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Women's Issues

  • Blogs

    April 26, 2012

    Al Franken cries on Senate floor [VIDEO]

    Al Franken got emotional on the Senate floor today while speaking on behalf of reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act.Franken broke down while recalling the late Sheila Wellstone's vision of an America where women who are fleeing domestic violence don't have to worry about becoming homeless. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2012

    Abortion crackdowns advancing through Minnesota legislature

    Yesterday, the House and Senate approved two distinct abortion crackdowns.The House bill would ban so-called "telemedicine abortions" and require the physical presence of a doctor when an abortion is performed. The Senate bill would mandate abortion clinics to be licensed and subject them to random ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2012

    MN Senate committee passes two anti-abortion bills

    ​Remember all the talk about the MNGOP staying focused on job creation? Well, instead of that, Republican lawmakers continue to devote their energies to making it more difficult for women to get abortions.Yesterday, a divided Senate committee passed two anti-abortion measures -- one that would req ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 6, 2010

    Sara Marcus

    ​Remember all the talk about the MNGOP staying focused on job creation? Well, instead of that, Republican lawmakers continue to devote their energies to making it more difficult for women to get abortions.Yesterday, a divided Senate committee passed two anti-abortion measures -- one that would req ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 1, 2010

    Ananya Dance Theatre: Kshoy!/Decay!

    ​Remember all the talk about the MNGOP staying focused on job creation? Well, instead of that, Republican lawmakers continue to devote their energies to making it more difficult for women to get abortions.Yesterday, a divided Senate committee passed two anti-abortion measures -- one that would req ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2010

    Al Franken, reproductive rights, and a debate that goes nowhere

    This is not news: Both sides of the abortion debate are dug in tighter than a stubborn mule. Here's a perfect example.

  • Blogs

    January 11, 2010

    Franken wants "morning-after" pill available for military women

    The freshman senator again wades into the culture wars.

  • News

    March 25, 2009

    Battered women among bad economy's victims

    Overcrowded shelters and lack of available jobs greet help-seekers

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2009

    Minneapolis Police implement new program to combat domestic violence

    The joint effort between the MPD and city attorney's office is aimed at increasing the conviction rate of domestic abusers.

  • Calendar

    March 4, 2009

    V-Day Minneapolis 2009: The Vagina Monologues

    The joint effort between the MPD and city attorney's office is aimed at increasing the conviction rate of domestic abusers.

  • Calendar

    March 4, 2009

    V-Day Minneapolis 2009: Benefit Concert

    The joint effort between the MPD and city attorney's office is aimed at increasing the conviction rate of domestic abusers.

  • Calendar

    March 4, 2009

    V-Day Minneapolis 2009: What I Want My Words to do to You

    The joint effort between the MPD and city attorney's office is aimed at increasing the conviction rate of domestic abusers.

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2008

    Nancy Drew Crew's 'whitebread' hip-hop mystifies

    The joint effort between the MPD and city attorney's office is aimed at increasing the conviction rate of domestic abusers.

  • Calendar

    October 15, 2008

    Literary Legends: Khaled Hosseini

    The joint effort between the MPD and city attorney's office is aimed at increasing the conviction rate of domestic abusers.

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2008

    Sarah Palin: Republican women say she represents a new kind of feminism

    The joint effort between the MPD and city attorney's office is aimed at increasing the conviction rate of domestic abusers.

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2008

    The Little Bookstore That Could

    The joint effort between the MPD and city attorney's office is aimed at increasing the conviction rate of domestic abusers.

  • News

    June 11, 2008

    Domestic Abuse Service Center faces deep cuts

    A vital service for domestic violence survivors sees its budget gutted

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2008

    Same-sex domestic violence is real--and deadly

    A vital service for domestic violence survivors sees its budget gutted

  • Calendar

    January 16, 2008

    Jessica Valenti: Why Feminism Matters

    A vital service for domestic violence survivors sees its budget gutted

  • Calendar

    October 24, 2007

    Talk of the Stacks: Arvonne Fraser

    A vital service for domestic violence survivors sees its budget gutted

  • Calendar

    October 24, 2007

    Arvonne Fraser

    A vital service for domestic violence survivors sees its budget gutted

  • Calendar

    October 24, 2007

    Arvonne Fraser

    A vital service for domestic violence survivors sees its budget gutted

  • Unknown

    October 4, 2006

    The Straight Dope®

    A vital service for domestic violence survivors sees its budget gutted

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2006

    Caveat Preemptor

    A vital service for domestic violence survivors sees its budget gutted

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2006

    Choice or Rationalization?

    A vital service for domestic violence survivors sees its budget gutted

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2005

    Opining Women?

    A vital service for domestic violence survivors sees its budget gutted

  • Columns

    September 28, 2005

    Savage Love

    A vital service for domestic violence survivors sees its budget gutted

  • Arts

    June 8, 2005

    A Dream Undeterred

    Ananya Dance Theatre meditates on global culture

  • Arts

    June 1, 2005

    Hip Hop's Lone Ladies Call for Backup

    The B-Girl Be Summit preaches strength in numbers

  • News

    May 25, 2005

    Anarchy and Apron Strings

    The new domesticity: On the needle with the Knit Grrrls

  • News

    February 23, 2005

    The Art of Legislating Morality

    The new domesticity: On the needle with the Knit Grrrls

  • News

    December 1, 2004

    Gimme Shelter

    Budget cuts and Bush are leaving victims of domestic violence out in the cold

  • Arts

    May 26, 2004

    Between Planets

    Let the heroine carry the big gun: Seven local women writers talk about creating their own worlds- and the problems with life on earth

  • News

    July 9, 2003

    The Morning-After Pill Gets a Push

    The post-sex pill: Great idea--if you can get it

  • News

    March 19, 2003

    A Woman's Work is Never Done

    Women make up well more than half of the Guthrie's audience, but less than 10 percent of its produced playwrights. Is this a tragedy or a farce?

  • Music

    October 16, 2002

    Electroclash of the Titans

    Über-girl group W.I.T. sexes up New York's nu-wave boys club

  • News

    July 3, 2002

    Off Beat

    Über-girl group W.I.T. sexes up New York's nu-wave boys club

  • Music

    August 29, 2001

    She Bop

    From panel discussions to boobs aflame, feminism and punk rock form a holy union at Chicago's Ladyfest

  • News

    June 27, 2001

    No Choice

    Dr. Mildred Hanson is one of the few Minnesota physicians who hasn't been bullied out of performing abortions. At 77, she's more afraid of what will happen when she retires.

  • Music

    January 31, 2001

    Tigre Beat

    In the post riot-grrrl sweepstakes, the Donnas lust for control, while Le Tigre looks for liberation

  • Movies

    November 1, 2000

    Do-Me Equalism

    Jiggle TV becomes James Bond for girls--and boys--in the new Charlie's Angels

  • Arts

    February 2, 2000

    Time Out of Joint

    In the Jungle's latest play, Victorian womanhood learns about feminism from the droppings of history

  • Books

    October 6, 1999

    Man in the Middle

    Feminist Susan Faludi looks for the lost continent of American masculinity

  • Feature

    April 1, 1999

    Safe Haven for Individuals in Danger

    Feminist Susan Faludi looks for the lost continent of American masculinity

  • Feature

    December 1, 1998

    The Stifling of the Body Electric

    Remember, the mind's the thing

  • Books

    November 25, 1998
  • Feature

    June 24, 1998

    Acting Your Age

    Remember, the mind's the thing

  • News

    September 24, 1997

    The Good Ol' Miners Club

    A harassment suit filed by the first women to work in northern Minnesota's taconite mines set a precedent for suits over hostile work environments. But nearly 16 years after they went to court, the plaintiffs still haven't recouped a penny.

  • Feature

    September 10, 1997

    Lilith's Library

    Joan Drury has led Duluth's Spinsters Ink from the end of one feminist heyday to the dawn of another. How? Dogged vision and deep pockets.

  • Art

    July 17, 1996

    Past Lives

    Joan Drury has led Duluth's Spinsters Ink from the end of one feminist heyday to the dawn of another. How? Dogged vision and deep pockets.

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