The “O” in Socialism The “O” in Socialism
Just recently, things were looking up for socialism. In April, a much-discussed Rasmussen poll reported that only 53 percent of Americans expressed a preference for capitalism. The...
Jun 12, 2009 / The Notion / Betsy Reed
The Gender-Bending Recession The Gender-Bending Recession
Are men opting in--at home? Maybe, but mostly because they have little choice, and they're not altogether happy about it. That was the gist of a story the other day in the New York...
Apr 25, 2009 / The Notion / Betsy Reed
GOP to New Orleans: Liberals Did It GOP to New Orleans: Liberals Did It
One of the more deeply twisted--and, one would have hoped, now thoroughly discredited--right-wing storylines of the Bush era is currently enjoying a comeback: all that chaos and su...
Apr 16, 2009 / The Notion / Betsy Reed
Unemployment: A New Boys Club? Unemployment: A New Boys Club?
The LA Times is calling it the "he-cession." The stark facts show that the economic crisis is hitting men particularly hard: The official male unemployment rate just spik...
Apr 6, 2009 / The Notion / Betsy Reed
Shamelessly Exploiting Natasha Richardson Shamelessly Exploiting Natasha Richardson
Now this is truly sick. "Canadacare May Have Killed Natasha" says the New York Post, trumpeting an article written by Cory Franklin, first published by the Chicago Tribun...
Mar 26, 2009 / The Notion / Betsy Reed
A ‘Clean’ CEDAW A ‘Clean’ CEDAW
In the coming months, the Obama Administration and the Senate will have the chance to right a major wrong of the Bush era: the US government's refusal--along with such beacons of w...
Mar 12, 2009 / The Notion / Betsy Reed
Race to the Bottom Race to the Bottom
How Hillary Clinton's campaign played the race card--and drove a wedge into the feminist movement.
May 1, 2008 / Feature / Betsy Reed
State of the Union State of the Union
For better or worse, there isn't always magic in marriage, but it does involve a certain alchemy.
Jun 18, 2004 / Feature / Richard Kim and Betsy Reed