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Contributors: Net Briefs - April 2011

Zmag Article, April, 01 2011 Various Contributors
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Items of interest from our email box, this month focusing on women

Graves: What's at Stake for Women in Wal-Mart v. Dukes

Znet Article, March, 28 2011 Fatima Goss Graves
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No matter how available wage data is sliced and diced, a single truth remains: a wage gap exists between male and female workers.

Ehrenreich: Smile or Die

Video, March, 17 2011 Barbara Ehrenreich
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Acclaimed journalist, author and political activist Barbara Ehrenreich explores the darker side of positive thinking.

Armitstead: Rosa Luxemburg

Audio, March, 16 2011 Claire Armitstead
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In International Women's Week, the Guardian asks 'who are the heroines of literature?' The Books podcast 'Heroines and feminists' profiles Rosa Luxemburg.

Campbell: Saluting the revolutionary women of Egypt on International Women’s Day

Znet Article, March, 11 2011 Horace Campbell
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When the revolutionary momentum in North Africa erupted onto the world stage at the start of January 2011, the world was exposed to a new force in international politics.

Johnson: Tahrir Square, 8th March

Znet Article, March, 11 2011 Glen Johnson
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Not a good day for women...

Shiva: The Rights of Mother Earth

Audio, March, 10 2011 Vandana Shiva
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The Universal Rights of Mother Earth, Gaia, and the struggles of indigenous peoples to stay on the land.

Bronski: The Gay Oscars

Zmag Article, March, 01 2011 Michael Bronski
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On the "Kids Are All Right" and other Best Picture nominees

Folbre: The Socialist Feminist Imaginary

Audio, February, 28 2011 Nancy Folbre
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A Haven's Center talk...

Radwan: How Egyptian Women Took Back the Street Between Two “Black Wednesdays”

Znet Article, February, 21 2011 Noha Radwan
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A first hand report on how Egyptian women took back the streets.

Pollitt: It Takes a Village, Not a Tiger

Znet Article, February, 16 2011 Katha Pollitt
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Are you a tiger mother, a soccer mom, a helicopter parent, an attachment mom, a permissive free spirit who just wants your child to be herself?

Bello: Sexual Prey in the Saudi Jungle

Znet Article, February, 02 2011 Walden Bello
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He was an officer in the Saudi Royal Navy assigned to the strategic Saudi base of Jubail in the Persian Gulf, and he wanted to hire a maid.

Dettmer: Beyond Gay Marriage

Zmag Article, February, 01 2011 Lisa Dettmer
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The need for dialogue on LGBT agendas besides gay marriage

Bronski: Sense and Sentimentality

Zmag Article, February, 01 2011 Michael Bronski
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LGBT stategies for families after the Jarrell/Boseman case

Carlsen: Women Lead Latin America’s Growing Anti-Militarization Movements

Znet Article, January, 26 2011 Laura Carlsen
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When George W. Bush left the White House, the rest of the world breathed a sigh of relief. The National Security Doctrine of unilateral attacks, the invasion of Iraq under the false pretext of weapons of mass destruction, and the abandonment of mu...