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Ellen Goodman: Failures of Imagination

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Sep 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: Popping the Cork Halfway on Plan B

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Aug 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: Wedding Bells Only for Breeders?

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Aug 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: The Baby Bump Fixation

Staff / Truthdig Jul 27, 2006 "How did this fixation on celebrity babies, this upbeat bump beat, happen just as we are being told that parenthood is onerous and grueling and that parents are overworked and overwhelmed?" Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Ellen Goodman: What’s Eating Us About Eating Lobster?

Ellen Goodman / Truthdig Jul 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 )