We've all heard the speculation about Major Nidal Hasan's terrorist motives for going on a shooting rampage in Fort Hood. I have no idea what his true motives were, but I know that his racial and religious profile jumps to the top of almost every story ...
said, "we could do this by e-mail." Two years ago, after my father's death, my mother found herself living alone for the first time in six decades. The situation, to her children and grandkids, was fraught with peril. Yes, my 86-year-old mother was a ...
For the full version of this essay, pick up a copy of the Spring 2009 issue of Ms. on newsstands, or have a copy sent to your door by joining the Ms. community at www.msmagazine.com. Let's say you cannot speak. You don't dare ask for help, but ...
Shortly after Bush claimed the 2000 election, I realized the Left had been caught flat-footed because we had no organizing system even remotely comparable to the Right's vast network of churches. I distinctly remember one conversation in which a friend ...
Self-injury is making headlines. According to the latest statistics, from 15% to 22% of all adolescents and young adults have intentionally injured themselves at least once in their lifetimes. That number spiked to 54% in one study of girls between ...
How can they do that? How could they think that? I've spent the last few years researching the answers to these questions as they apply to issues like anxiety, obsession, and identity. In the heat of the current political campaign, it occurs to me that ...
As I stood before Michelle Obama, Caroline Kennedy, Oprah, and Maria Shriver at last Sunday's Women for Obama rally, I was struck by the emotional strength of every point they made. This campaign, Maria Shriver said, is really "about us, and what ...
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