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Susan J. Douglas

- Views
- 02 Dec 08
How Will the Media Cover Obama?

It's the morning after Election Day and, like millions, I am filled with elation and hope. CNN let… more

vol. 32, iss. 12
- Views
- 07 Oct 08
The End of Aggressive Ignorance?

How surreal is life right now? Between a right-wing, government-loathing president insisting on bringing socialism to Wall Street,… more

vol. 32, iss. 11 debates, election 2008, mccain-palin
- Views
- 30 Sep 08
What Bush Has Stolen From Us

Many of us had been waiting for tougher talk from Barack Obama about John McCain and the Bush… more

vol. 32, iss. 10 bush administration, election 2008, elections
- Views
- 10 Sep 08
Feminism Without Feminism

As the Republicans were swooning over Sarah Palin, proclaiming "A Star is Born," we saw something else hatched… more

web only election 2008, feminism
- Views
- 10 Jun 08
Damned If Feminine, Damned If Feminist

What role has sexism played in the race for the Democratic nomination? Hillary Clinton answered that seething question… more

vol. 32, iss. 07 femininity, feminism
- Views
- 29 May 08
Tilting at Media Windmills?

In April, the news media began a predictable turn to "image scandals" in the presidential campaign. And then… more

vol. 32, iss. 06
- Views
- 24 Apr 08
News You Can Lose

Brace yourselves. The real presidential campaign -- the kind the news media have forced us to get used… more

vol. 32, iss. 05
- Views
- 25 Mar 08
Debt: Our 9 Trillion Pound Gorilla

Who would have thought that we might ever miss Ross Perot? Squawking at us with his graphs and… more

vol. 32, iss. 04
- Views
- 12 Feb 08
A Foggy Kristol Ball

The Op-Ed pages of the New York Times, still the most influential and prestigious newspaper in the country,… more

vol. 32, iss. 03
- Views
- 22 Jan 08
The Jamie Lynn Effect

The story was so big it made front page of the New York Times: Jamie Lynn Spears, Britney's… more

vol. 32, iss. 02 gender, media
- Views
- 18 Dec 07
Beware the Credit-Industrial Complex

Barely regulated banks are getting away with one usurious practice after the next: not only the subprime fiasco, but the extortionate service fees on your bank accounts and the escalating interest fees, late fees and truncated payment cycles on your credit cards

vol. 32, iss. 01 corporation
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- 20 Nov 07
Tax and Spend? Hell, Yeah!

Why does anyone need $50 million a year? What do you do with it--buy five houses in Aspen like Enron's Ken Lay did?

vol. 31, iss. 12 election 2008, media reform
- Views
- 09 Oct 07
The Times vs. Feminism

The Book Review's recent nasty review of Katha Pollitt's memoir is only the latest in a long line of outlandish attacks on feminists

vol. 31, iss. 11 books, gender
- Views
- 18 Sep 07
Twilight of the Market’s Idols

Not Larry Craig, but George Bush and his careless economic policies, have left the Republican party cornered in a bathroom stall

vol. 31, iss. 10 bush, economy
- Views
- 28 Aug 07
How Does Laura Bush Sleep at Night?

The worst First Lady in recent memory has had no consistent program or agenda to changes things for the better, while at the same time providing PR cover for her husband

vol. 31, iss. 09 administration, administration, administration, administration, bush
- Views
- 12 Jul 07
Is Cheney Evil or Just a Weasel?

By likening Dick to He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named, we confirm the bully's power rather than undermine it

vol. 31, iss. 08 administration, administration, administration, administration, media
- Views
- 19 Jun 07
The Enduring Lies of Ronald Reagan

Though the GOP continues to canonize the fortieth president, we can't forget his legacy as a liar and a foreign policy flop

vol. 31, iss. 07 politics
- Views
- 29 May 07
The Legacy of Tailhook

Supporting our troops at any cost overshadows holding them accountable for sexual assault within military

vol. 31, iss. 06 gender, military, military, military
- Views
- 26 Apr 07
Why Women Hate Hillary

She reinforces the Genghis Khan principle of American politics that our leaders must be ruthless and macho

vol. 31, iss. 05 elections, gender
- Views
- 22 Mar 07
Why Does CNN Suck?

As the news media struggle to find equilibrium in an era of increased competition and decreased trust, we… more

vol. 31, iss. 04 media, television
- Views
- 20 Feb 07
Molly And the Mainstream

Even after her death, the media couldn't figure out what made Molly Ivins so beloved.

vol. 31, iss. 02 media
- Views
- 11 Jan 07
I Hate to Say We Told You So, But

Now that the Bush administration has sustained massive, serial repudiations of its tragic folly in Iraq--from the Iraq… more

vol. 31, iss. 01 iraq war, war on terror
- Views
- 07 Dec 06
Danger: A Policy With No Brains

Susan J. Douglas argues that "The Michicagn Civil Rights Initiative" (MCRI), which bans the use of affirmative action by all public institutions in the state, shows we have fogotten much further there is to go before feminism and civil rights movements achieve justice.

vol. 30, iss. 12 election 2006, gender, race
- Views
- 31 Oct 06
Fear and Voting in the USA

People are terrified over the future of the republic.

vol. 30, iss. 11 books, election 2006, elections, media, politics
- Views
- 19 Sep 06
9/11 Refracted

Post-9/11 reporting has been full of commercialization, ideology and manipulation, not unbiased reporting.

vol. 30, iss. 10 iraq war, media, movies, war on terror
- Culture
- 01 Sep 06
Plagiarists: Catch Your Own Clue

Plagarism is running rampant.

vol. 30, iss. 09 art culture, books
- Views
- 01 Aug 06
Enough With the Celebutantes!

celebrity culture is a major culprit in the backlash against women.

vol. 30, iss. 08 gender, media
- Views
- 22 Jun 06
Regime Change and Its Discontents

Can books still make history? They used to. This seemed particularly true in the '60s, when Rachel Carson's… more

vol. 30, iss. 07 administration, books, politics
- Views
- 26 May 06
If Ken Lay Was Black

Why aren't we hearing more about the Enron trials in the MSM?

vol. 30, iss. 06 corruption, race
- Views
- 21 Apr 06
Congenital Liars and Hypocrites

The crowning achievement of the Bush administration's first term was public relations, spin and salesmanship. So how can… more

vol. 30, iss. 05 administration
- Views
- 04 Apr 06
Lou Dobbs, Now More Than Ever

One of the Bush administration's overriding goals has been to discredit every institution that threatens the imperial presidency: … more

vol. 30, iss. 04 media
- Views
- 24 Feb 06
Friedan and King: Super Models

Within the space of a week, three stories were front page news--the deaths of Betty Friedan and Coretta… more

vol. 30, iss. 03 gender
- Views
- 24 Jan 06
Let Them Eat Crap

Begin on the sixth floor, third room from the end, swathed in fluorescence: a 60-year-old woman was having… more

vol. 30, iss. 02 medical and health
- Views
- 03 Jan 06
My fellow Americans

Evil-doers are now using nursing homes as sleeper cells, training our seniors to become suicide bombers.

vol. 30, iss. 01 politics
- Views
- 23 Nov 05
The Times Disses Women

The New York Times has serious female troubles, and it's time to call them on it. Why are… more

vol. 29, iss. 26 gender
- Views
- 26 Oct 05
Missing Their Moment

I recently received a letter from Nancy Pelosi, my close personal friend. Well, at least the letter was… more

vol. 29, iss. 24 politics
- Views
- 26 Sep 05
The Margins Go Mainstream

Hurricane Katrina is being touted as a turning point in American politics. Much has also been made of… more

vol. 29, iss. 22 media
- Views
- 25 Aug 05
Nose-Ringed No More

This is the summer of Bush's discontent. The more he tries to project that everything is just A-OK,… more

vol. 29, iss. 20 administration
- Views
- 18 Jul 05
The Immoral Majority

Back in the late '70s, the Republicans learned that if you hailed people as "taxpayers" rather than citizens,… more

vol. 29, iss. 18
- Views
- 31 May 05
Jesus, Is This News?

No matter how much columnists and media critics bemoan the sorry state of American journalism, no matter how… more

vol. 29, iss. 14 media, religion
- Views
- 14 Apr 05
Fairness Now

As long as we are dreaming of the near impossible—the reinstitution of the concept that the airwaves are… more

vol. 29, iss. 12 media
- Views
- 18 Feb 05
Debtor Nation

As the president and his corporate patrons seek to turn the management of Americans’ retirements—a.k.a., our “golden years”—over… more

vol. 29, iss. 08
- Views
- 19 Jan 05
Tsunami Reveals News Gap

Satellite photos of coastlines eradicated, images of utterly bereft mothers who had lost their children, accounts of how… more

vol. 29, iss. 05
- Views
- 22 Nov 04
Stages of Grief

It is on refrigerators throughout the land: the map of California and the West Coast, the upper Midwest… more

vol. 29, iss. 01 election 2004, politics
- Views
- 30 Sep 04
Get Real, Man

Dear Mr. Kerry: On September 11, the History Channel aired a documentary based on the 9/11 Commission report.… more

vol. 28, iss. 24
- Views
- 23 Aug 04
Coming This Fall…

The TV talk of the summer has been how the Fox Network brazenly copied ABC’s upcoming reality show… more

vol. 28, iss. 21
- Features
- 20 Jul 04
Win Over Women

Republicans have waged a 20-year war against women, mothers and families, and ensured that it’s harder to be a mother here than in any other industrialized country—unless you’re rich, of course

vol. 28, iss. 18 election 2004, gender, politics, social justice
- Views
- 01 Jul 04
We Are What We Watch

A few weeks ago, Fox-TV offered up the finale of “The Swan”—the mutant offspring of the Miss America… more

vol. 28, iss. 17 gender, media, social justice, war in iraq
- Features
- 19 Apr 04
Confronting the Mommy Myth

As I write this, much of the country is focused on the 9/11 hearings and revelations about Team… more

vol. 28, iss. 12 gender, politics, social justice
- Views
- 22 Mar 04
Bushettes: Its a Bad Thing

Ah, the dreams of the women’s movement. We envisioned a day when there would be women in high… more

vol. 28, iss. 10 gender, media, politics, social justice
- Views
- 19 Feb 04
What the FCC?!?

I am sure that if you, like me, see the footage of the “wardrobe malfunction” one more time… more

vol. 28, iss. 08 media, regulation
- Features
- 09 Feb 04
Locker Room Politics

Finally, a president with the guts to denounce that widespread, national scourge: Steroid use among professional athletes. Indeed,… more

vol. 28, iss. 07
- Views
- 16 Dec 03
Dissing Dubya

As you know, many of us are more outraged over this presidency than perhaps any other (which is… more

vol. 28, iss. 03 administration, election 2004, politics
- Views
- 17 Nov 03
Post-Feminist Swill Redux

There it sat on the dining room table exuding kryptonite: the Sunday New York Times Magazine with the… more

vol. 28, iss. 01
- Features
- 17 Oct 03
Seize the Moment

Many progressive Americans sense that we are at a watershed moment in our relationship to the mainstream media.… more

vol. 27, iss. 26
- Views
- 05 Sep 03
Third World, Here We Come

How, like, totally embarrassing. In the wake of the big blackout, critics charged that the United States has… more

vol. 27, iss. 22
- Views
- 11 Aug 03
This Summer, the Worm Is Turning

Ah, this is the life. To be on vacation near the ocean, sunning on the beach by day,… more

vol. 27, iss. 20 media, military, war in iraq
- Views
- 07 Jul 03
Nose Loops: A Media Accessory

It would hardly be an overstatement to say that the late spring and early summer of 2003 have… more

vol. 27, iss. 17 media, war in iraq
- Views
- 02 Jun 03
The ABCs of Media Deregulation

As soon as most people see the words “duopoly,” “cross-ownership rules,” or “FCC” in the headlines their eyes… more

vol. 27, iss. 15 government: agencies, media
- Views
- 28 Apr 03
Bush Can Be Beaten

Let’s face it: For now, Team Bush has won. What happens in Iraq over the next months and… more

vol. 27, iss. 13 war in iraq
- Views
- 20 Mar 03
Shock and Awe: How to Combat Awful War Coverage

Now that Team Bush has gotten its way and unilaterally launched an invasion of Iraq, those of us… more

vol. 27, iss. 12 media, social justice, war in iraq
- Views
- 28 Feb 03
Technical Foul Against Title IX

Every weekend, like millions around the country, I witness a revolution. I go to a sports facility, outdoors… more

vol. 27, iss. 09 gender, politics, social justice
- Views
- 10 Feb 03
The Real American Taliban

It is not surprising when The Nation features an article about the Bush administration’s assault on women’s reproductive… more

vol. 27, iss. 07 gender, medical and health, politics, social justice
- Views
- 22 Nov 02
Patriarchy, New and Improved

Any feminist, female or male, who has seen ABC’s The Bachelor was repulsed. For those who have missed… more

vol. 27, iss. 02 gender, social justice
- Views
- 26 Apr 02
Manufacturing Postfeminism

I’m sitting here, in one hand Vogue’s April edition called “The Shape Issue,” featuring Angelina Jolie (“Rebel with… more

vol. 26, iss. 13
- Views
- 29 Mar 02
The West Wing’s Workaholics

On Wednesday nights, like millions of Americans swimming upstream to a vision of a presidency marked by intelligence,… more

vol. 26, iss. 11
- Views
- 26 Nov 01
Patriots and Scoundrels

It has been hard, these past few weeks, not to feel helpless, depressed, fearful and, most of all,… more

vol. 25, iss. 26
- Culture
- 29 Oct 01
Oedipus in Manhattan

The blind report to the blind.

vol. 25, iss. 24

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Susan J. Douglas

vol. 32, iss. 11 debates, election 2008, mccain-palin

vol. 32, iss. 10 bush administration, election 2008, elections

web only election 2008, feminism

vol. 32, iss. 07 femininity, feminism

vol. 32, iss. 02 gender, media

vol. 31, iss. 12 election 2008, media reform

vol. 31, iss. 11 books, gender

vol. 31, iss. 10 bush, economy

vol. 31, iss. 09 administration, administration, administration, administration, bush

vol. 31, iss. 08 administration, administration, administration, administration, media

vol. 31, iss. 06 gender, military, military, military

vol. 31, iss. 05 elections, gender

vol. 31, iss. 04 media, television

vol. 31, iss. 01 iraq war, war on terror

vol. 30, iss. 12 election 2006, gender, race

vol. 30, iss. 11 books, election 2006, elections, media, politics

vol. 30, iss. 10 iraq war, media, movies, war on terror

vol. 30, iss. 09 art culture, books

vol. 30, iss. 08 gender, media

vol. 30, iss. 07 administration, books, politics

vol. 30, iss. 06 corruption, race

vol. 29, iss. 14 media, religion

vol. 29, iss. 01 election 2004, politics

vol. 28, iss. 18 election 2004, gender, politics, social justice

vol. 28, iss. 17 gender, media, social justice, war in iraq

vol. 28, iss. 12 gender, politics, social justice

vol. 28, iss. 10 gender, media, politics, social justice

vol. 28, iss. 08 media, regulation

vol. 28, iss. 03 administration, election 2004, politics

vol. 27, iss. 20 media, military, war in iraq

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vol. 27, iss. 12 media, social justice, war in iraq

vol. 27, iss. 09 gender, politics, social justice

vol. 27, iss. 07 gender, medical and health, politics, social justice

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