http://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazineOn The Issues Magazine, feminist and progressive, challenges conventional thinking about hot topics. On BlogTalkRadio we continue the lively, independent discussion begun in our Online magazine.enCopyright OntheIssues Magazine (C/O Blogtalkradio)Tue, 25 Jun 2019 08:00:00 GMTThu, 07 Jun 2012 17:00:00 GMTPolitics ProgressiveBlogTalkRadio Feed v2.0https://dasg7xwmldix6.cloudfront.net/hostpics/b3cbe8bf-4c61-4470-95c6-da32ac31e575postcard%20jpeghighlit.jpghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazineOn The Issues Magazine, feminist and progressive, challenges conventional thinking about hot topics. On BlogTalkRadio we continue the lively, independent discussion begun in our Online magazine.feeds@blogtalkradio.comBlogTalkRadio.compolitics progressive,women,feminism,abortion,abortion rights,prochoice,prostitution,womens rights,abortion and anti-abortion politics,activismOn the IssuesnoOn The Issues Magazine, feminist and progressive, challenges conventional thinking about hot topics. On BlogTalkRadio we continue the lively, independent discusepisodichttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2012/06/07/level-the-playing-field-girls-women-and-sportsPolitics Progressivehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2012/06/07/level-the-playing-field-girls-women-and-sports/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2012/06/07/level-the-playing-field-girls-women-and-sportsThu, 07 Jun 2012 17:00:00 GMTLevel the Playing Field: Girls, Women and SportsWhat is the role of sports in our culture? How do gender “roles” play out in sports? What is the effect of media coverage and spectatorship? What is the interplay with feminism? How should sports respond to misogyny, homophobia and transphobia? Two events --the passage of Title IX, , which opened the way for women’s greater participation in sports in the U.S., and the beginning of the Summer Olympics in London-- bring these issues to the fore and we'll be exploring them with contributors to the latest edition of On the Issues Magazine, Level the Playing Field: Girls, Women and Sports. 00:30:00On the Issuesnowomen in sports,women,sports,Olympics,Title IXWhat is the role of sports in our culture? How do gender “roles” play out in sports? What is the effect of media coverage and spectatorship? What is the interplhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2012/03/08/abortion-rights-generation-to-generationPolitics Progressivehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2012/03/08/abortion-rights-generation-to-generation/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2012/03/08/abortion-rights-generation-to-generationThu, 08 Mar 2012 17:00:00 GMTAbortion Rights: Generation to GenerationAbortion rights are currently under attack on many fronts, and a new generation of  activists is developing new approaches to defend a woman's right to choose.  But previous generations of pro-choice activists, some of them veterans of the fight that made abortion legal in the first place, are still at work and have important lessons to offer. In this episode ofOn the Issues Magazine on BlogTalk Radio, host JoAnn Kawell will be joined by  Sarah Erdreich, Barbara Santee and Kathryn Joyce, all contributors to the special expanded online edition of On the Issues Magazine on Abortion. 00:31:00On the Issuesnoabortion rights,women,prochoice,feminism,women healthAbortion rights are currently under attack on many fronts, and a new generation of  activists is developing new approaches to defend a woman's right to choose.http://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2012/03/02/abortion-rights-on-the-frontline-todayPolitics Progressivehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2012/03/02/abortion-rights-on-the-frontline-today/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2012/03/02/abortion-rights-on-the-frontline-todayFri, 02 Mar 2012 16:00:00 GMTAbortion Rights: Today's Defenders   As anti-abortion forces in the United States unveil new forms of attack on women's right to choose, defenders of abortion rights are fighting back with their own new forms of activism. In this episode of On the Issues Magazine on BlogTalk Radio, host JoAnn Kawell will be joined by  Jasmine Burnett, Gloria Feldt and Carole Joffe, all contributors to the special expanded online edition of On the Issues Magazine on Abortion. 00:31:00On the Issuesnoabortion rights,womens movement,prochoice,feminism,womens healthAs anti-abortion forces in the United States unveil new forms of attack on women's right to choose, defenders of abortion rights are fighting back with thehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2011/10/27/activismPolitics Progressivehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2011/10/27/activism/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2011/10/27/activismThu, 27 Oct 2011 16:30:00 GMTActivism! Creating ideas, reaching out, offering inspiration: progressive and feminist activists are fired up and taking action. Feminist activist Stephanie Gilmore joins us to talk about Slutwalk-- the new movement organized in the wake of a Toronto policman's remark that if women didn't want to be raped, they needed to stop dressing like sluts. Artist Heather Ault will discuss her popular poster series, Visualizing 4000 Years of Choice, and writer Amanda Marcotte will explain why the supposed divide between online and offline organizing isn't a real one. (Sorry, no call-ins on this program.) 00:29:00On the Issuesnoactivism,women,Slutwalk,artwork,feminismCreating ideas, reaching out, offering inspiration: progressive and feminist activists are fired up and taking action. Feminist activist Stephanie Gilmore joinhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2011/04/20/women-organize-to-fight-environmental-toxinsPolitics Progressivehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2011/04/20/women-organize-to-fight-environmental-toxins/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2011/04/20/women-organize-to-fight-environmental-toxinsWed, 20 Apr 2011 15:00:00 GMTWomen Organize to Fight Environmental Toxins   How are women affected by toxins in water, air, products? And how can feminists respond? This edition of On The Issues Magazine on Blog Talk Radio looks at new frames for environmental activism.Prize-winning investigative journalist Karen Charman will discuss the recent revival of interest in nuclear power and the lessons to be learned from Japan and Three Mile Island. Environmental health advocate Margie Kelly will talk about how mothers have organized to get the chemical BPA out of baby bottles.  Carolyn Raffensperger, Executive Director of the Science and Environmental Health Network, will join to us to explore how we can ‘Act as if Future Generations Matter.’00:29:00On the Issuesnoenvironment,toxins,nuclear,BPA,womenHow are women affected by toxins in water, air, products? And how can feminists respond? This edition of On The Issues Magazine on Blog Talk Radio looks at nhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2010/08/27/women-equality-and-religionPolitics Progressivehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2010/08/27/women-equality-and-religion/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2010/08/27/women-equality-and-religionFri, 27 Aug 2010 15:00:00 GMTWomen, Equality and ReligionWomen in the U.S. have come some way toward gender equality in the 90 years since they won the right to vote. New laws have helped women in many areas of life-- but some areas remain out of reach of the law. Religion is one. In this program, Angela Bonavoglia, author of several books on Catholics and the Church, will talk about what she calls "Gender Apartheid" within the Catholic Church and Reverend Rebecca Turner will discuss what's changed for women and what hasn't in the Southern Baptist church in which she was raised.00:30:00On the Issuesnowomen,women equality,women and religion,women the Catholic Church,religionWomen in the U.S. have come some way toward gender equality in the 90 years since they won the right to vote. New laws have helped women in many areas of life--http://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2010/03/05/passionfreedomwomenPolitics Progressivehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2010/03/05/passionfreedomwomen/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2010/03/05/passionfreedomwomenFri, 05 Mar 2010 16:00:00 GMTPassion/Freedom/WomenWhat motivates women who fight for freedom even at their own peril? Journalist Theresa Braine tells the story of Esther Chavez Cano--tenacious investigator of multiple murders of women in Mexico-- and writer Barbara Becker explores what makes Aminatou Haidar put her life on the line to defend human rights in the Western Sahara. Join us as we talk about "Passion, Freedom and Women" on On the Issues Magazine on BlogTalk Radio.00:30:00On the Issuesnowomen,human rights,womens rights,Western Sahara,women in MexicoWhat motivates women who fight for freedom even at their own peril? Journalist Theresa Braine tells the story of Esther Chavez Cano--tenacious investigator of mhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2009/12/08/race-feminism-our-futurePolitics Progressivehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2009/12/08/race-feminism-our-future/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2009/12/08/race-feminism-our-futureTue, 08 Dec 2009 20:00:00 GMTRace, Feminism, Our FutureIn this edition of On The Issues, we take on race and feminism, two of the most provocative social, political and cultural topics of our times. To approach the subjects with fresh eyes, we invited partners from the SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Network to be Consulting Editors. Loretta Ross, SisterSong's National Coordinator and one of those Consulting Editors, joins us on BlogTalk Radio along with several other contributors to the magazine.00:30:00On the Issuesnorace,feminism,racism,women,postracialismIn this edition of On The Issues, we take on race and feminism, two of the most provocative social, political and cultural topics of our times. To approach thehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2009/08/26/Our-Genders-Our-RightsPolitics Progressivehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2009/08/26/Our-Genders-Our-Rights/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2009/08/26/Our-Genders-Our-RightsWed, 26 Aug 2009 15:00:00 GMTOur Genders, Our RightsContributors to the Summer '09 edition of On The Issues Magazine talk about gender-- "a topic that is both utterly fundamental and wildly revolutionary"--and how gender norms and differing perspectives of gender identity shape everything from the scarcity of medical care for transgendered people to art.00:30:00On the Issuesnogender,sexual identity,gender roles,transgender,feminismContributors to the Summer '09 edition of On The Issues Magazine talk about gender-- "a topic that is both utterly fundamental and wildly revolutionary"--and hohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2009/06/05/Lines-in-the-SandPolitics Progressivehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2009/06/05/Lines-in-the-Sand/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2009/06/05/Lines-in-the-SandFri, 05 Jun 2009 14:30:00 GMTLines in the SandWhere should feminists draw the line when it comes to making political compromises or revising goals and strategies? When it comes to issues like abortion is there a line that can't be crossed without jeopardizing our deepest principles? Join long-time feminist activists Loretta Ross and Gloria Feldt and OTI publisher Merle Hoffman for a discussion of "Lines in the Sand," the latest edition of On the Issues Magazine00:30:00On the Issuesnoabortion,feminism,women,womens rights,pro choiceWhere should feminists draw the line when it comes to making political compromises or revising goals and strategies? When it comes to issues like abortion is thhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2009/04/02/animal-lawPolitics Progressivehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2009/04/02/animal-law/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2009/04/02/animal-lawThu, 02 Apr 2009 18:00:00 GMTAnimal LawAnimal Law is a new kind of legal practice specifically dedicated to animals and the way our laws apply to animals. Our guests will be Barbara Gislason, a pioneer in Animal Law and Merle Hoffman, founder and publisher of On the Issues Magazine.00:30:00On the Issuesnoanimal law,animal rights,animals,legal practice,petsAnimal Law is a new kind of legal practice specifically dedicated to animals and the way our laws apply to animals. Our guests will be Barbara Gislason, a pionehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2008/10/31/sarah-palin-and-the-apocalypsePolitics Progressivehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2008/10/31/sarah-palin-and-the-apocalypse/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2008/10/31/sarah-palin-and-the-apocalypseFri, 31 Oct 2008 16:00:00 GMTSarah Palin and the ApocalypseOn The Issues Magazine in its edition on "What Is Terror for Women" carries an article by publisher Merle Hoffman on Sarah Palin and anti-abortion terrorism, both of which rotate around apocalypic thinking. On this program, Hoffman and writer Carolyn Gage describe the type of terrorism that affect women daily and the impact of Sarah Palin's philosophy. 00:30:00On the IssuesnoOn The Issues Magazine,Merle Hoffman,Abortion and anti-abortion politics,Sarah Palin,ApocalypseOn The Issues Magazine in its edition on "What Is Terror for Women" carries an article by publisher Merle Hoffman on Sarah Palin and anti-abortion terrorism, bohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2008/09/05/Works-Hard-for-Her-Money-Feminists-and-ProstitutesPolitics Progressivehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2008/09/05/Works-Hard-for-Her-Money-Feminists-and-Prostitutes/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2008/09/05/Works-Hard-for-Her-Money-Feminists-and-ProstitutesFri, 05 Sep 2008 15:00:00 GMTWorks Hard for Her Money: Feminists and ProstitutesIs prostitution always a form of violence against women-- or can it, under certain circumstances, empower women? This is an old debate among feminists, and it was reopened this summer by the downfall of former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer. The contributors to the latest edition of On the Issues Magazine continue the discussion in this segment. 00:30:00On the Issuesnoprostitution,sex work,feminism,traffickingIs prostitution always a form of violence against women-- or can it, under certain circumstances, empower women? This is an old debate among feminists, and ithttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2008/08/06/introducing-on-the-issues-magazine-1Politics Progressivehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2008/08/06/introducing-on-the-issues-magazine-1/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/on-the-issues-magazine/2008/08/06/introducing-on-the-issues-magazine-1Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:00:00 GMTIntroducing On the Issues MagazineOn the Issues Magazine is an online publication that's proud of being progressive and feminist. In this program, you'll meet the editors, hear about the role that the arts play in the magazine, and learn about the many controversial topics-- from abortion to HIV-AIDS to prostitution covered in On the Issues Magazine.00:30:00On the Issuesnowomen,feminism,prostitution,abortion,AIDSOn the Issues Magazine is an online publication that's proud of being progressive and feminist. In this program, you'll meet the editors, hear about the role th