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Much of the feminist activity existing online today, now popularly dubbed “Third Wave Feminism” or “Youth Feminism,” partly evolved from by a group called the RiotGrrrls, started in 1992 by female punk rockers in response to the sexism they saw permeating punk culture. Using “Grrrl,” a term coined by Bikini Kill singer/activist Kathleen Hanna to […]

This election has turned into a battle of the sexes. Polls have consistently shown that the vast majority of American men prefer Bush, and the majority of women prefer Gore. This situation has left the left behinds on both sides wishing they could somehow excommunicate the greater part of their gender. In the absence of […]

I lham Hameedduddin, in a loose robe and head scarf, is often mistaken for a foreigner. Although her mother is Indian and her father Arab Indian, Hameedduddin was raised in the United States, attended public schools, and is working toward a BA at Middlesex College in New Jersey. Nevertheless, she says, “Neighbors are surprised I […]

Listening to Tim Tompkins describe his job, it can be hard to tell if you’re in a graduate sociology seminar or at a community activist meeting. Tompkins is the creator and director of New York City’s five-year-old Partnerships for Parks, a joint public-private initiative run out of the Parks and Recreation Department, but partly underwritten […]

This week, the Transportation Department released an audit revealing that airlines have failed to provide quality customer service. In response, Democratic Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon and Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona have announced that they will sponsor legislation in the next Congress to force airlines to clean up their act. “Road rage” has […]

Two weeks ago, needing to get from Boston to New York for a meeting, I decided to try Amtrak’s new Acela Express. It was on time, at 3 hours and 20 minutes. Even so, the office-to-office trip took nearly two hours longer than the air shuttle ordinarily does. Last week I had to be in […]

This weekend’s Summit of the Americas aims to extend a NAFTA-style free trade area to the entire Western Hemisphere. As Secretary of State Colin Powell recently put it, ”We will be able to sell American goods, technology, and services without obstacles or restrictions from the Arctic to Cape Horn.” And foreign businesses will likewise be […]

“Unprecedented” is a word being thrown around in discussion of the Fast Track bill, scheduled for what now looks to be a cliff-hanger vote in the House on Thursday. But as several lawmakers and watchdog groups have pointed out, one need look no further than NAFTA Chapter 11 for some ugly forecasts of what’s to […]

The LA TImes Support for free trade is dropping fast. In a recent poll, 58% of Americans agreed with the statement that foreign trade is “bad for the U.S. economy because cheap imports hurt wages.” Only 32% agreed with the statement that trade is “good for the U.S. economy; it creates foreign demand, economic growth […]