Ellen Goodman is a Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist who has spent most of her life chronicling social change and its impact on American life.
Ellen Goodman is a Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist who has spent most of her life chronicling social change and its impact on American life.
Ellen Goodman / TruthdigNov 2, 2006
Nancy Pelosi can stand the political heat, and so can a raft of women candidates slugging their way to Election Day. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Ellen Goodman / TruthdigOct 26, 2006
Whether they're donning a slutty Halloween costume or a full-body Islamic veil, many modern women believe they are making their own choices of self-representation -- but they're actually caught in a cultural vise. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Ellen Goodman / TruthdigOct 19, 2006
The equation between "values voters" and conservative evangelical Christians has become so automatic that no one even noticed that the Values Voters Summit was held on Rosh Hashanah, a high holy day on the Jewish calendar. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Ellen Goodman / TruthdigSep 7, 2006
Here is something I never imagined five years ago: that America would lose its status as the good guy in the struggle against terrorism. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Ellen Goodman / TruthdigAug 10, 2006
With the FDA set to restrict over-the-counter sales of the "morning-after pill" to people over 18, right-wingers are sending the message to young girls that motherhood is their punishment for having sex. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Ellen Goodman / TruthdigAug 3, 2006
Washington state's Supreme Court says it limited marriage to heterosexual couples in order to encourage procreation. OK, so what about straight couples that can't or don't want to have kids? Are they banned from marriage, too? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Ellen Goodman / TruthdigJul 20, 2006
The columnist says Bush's veto of the stem cell bill has set him apart from his colleagues in the GOP and put him squarely in the ranks of the loony right. She also takes on a range of other "wedge issues" that have proved so divisive as to end up dividing even the staunchest conservatives. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Ellen Goodman / TruthdigJul 13, 2006
The arguments for banning the cooking of live lobsters may have their merits, but by making lobster meat just another shrink-wrapped commodity we further disconnect ourselves from the food chain that sustains us. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Ellen Goodman / TruthdigJul 6, 2006
Although it's sexier and more startling to talk about boys falling behind girls in schools, the real dividing line is race and class. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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