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Elayne Clift is a writer,lecturer, workshop leader and activist. She is senior correspondent for Women's Feature Service, columnist for the Keene (NH) Sentinel and Brattleboro (VT) Commons and a contributor to various publications internationally. Her latest book is ACHAN: A Year of Teaching Thailand (Bangkok Books, 2007). She is also the editor of Women, Philanthropy and Social Change: Visions for a Just Society (UPNE/Tufts U., 2007). She lives in Saxtons River, Vt. and invites readers to visit her website: www.elayneclift.com

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Hillary Clinton - Why didn't she address Israel's transgressions?, From FlickrPhotos
SHARE More Sharing        Monday, March 21, 2016
Do Unto Others: A Chilling Look at Israel's Treatment of Palestinians and Why HRC Should Have address It at AIPAC Why didn't Hillary Clinton address Israel's transgressions in her speech to AIPAC? Here's some history she, and everyone, should know if there is any hope for a two-state solution.
SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, February 11, 2016
Time for a Second Look at the Second Wave Young women need to understand what's at stake in this election. Hillary Clinton and her team aren't exactly helping them. They need historical context and full information to make good decisions, and they need to vote!
SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, February 3, 2016
The Perversity of Sexual Assault Knows No Bounds First it was the military. Then college campuses and churches. Then prisons. Then war crimes and UN Peacekeepers. Now come stories of sexual aggression in Baltimore's public housing sector, refugee and migrant camps abroad, and the public squares of some of Europe's finest cities. How does it end?
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, January 30, 2016
What's Missing in Dialogues About Poverty? Republicans just don't get poverty and don't want to - or else they'd have to fix it.
SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, January 9, 2016
A Post Feminist Era? Not By a Long Shot Jordanian women are demonstrating that there's a feminist community in every corner of the world.
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Friday, January 1, 2016
Overcoming the Politics of fear FDR was right about not letting fear paralyze us. So are others who refute right-wing scare-mongers seeking to be President. We all have a responsibility as well as a stake in this.
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, December 24, 2015
The Pathologizing of Children The over-prescribing of psychotropic drugs to children, some still in the crib, is alarming. Parents, physicians and educators must remember to "do no harm."
SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, December 3, 2015
Shut Up and Put Up: A Military Culture of Retaliation When Rape Happens The military's culture of silence and its shocking retaliation against whistleblowers needs to be stopped.
Pink out for Planned Parenthood, From FlickrPhotos
(7 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, October 29, 2015
The Continuing Harassment of Planned Parenthood The Gotcha Game surrounding Planned Parenthood isn't likely to end soon. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)is right: "The American people are sick and tired of it."
Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders?, From ImagesAttr
(11 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, October 1, 2015
He Said, She Said: An Election Dilemma Choosing between Bernie and Hillary is a real challenge for some Democrats. Here's what I need to see in any candidate.
(3 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Thursday, September 24, 2015
Glimmers of Hope for Our Common Future It's hard these days to hang on to a positive picture of our common future. But there are some glimmers of hope.
Listening Skills, From ImagesAttr
SHARE More Sharing        Saturday, August 22, 2015
The Fine Art of Listening Listening doesn't always come easily but it's deeply important in a world full of pain - and promise.
The troubling death of a lion reveals much about mainstream media. Notably the need for courage, intelligence, and heart., From ImagesAttr
(14 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Troubling Times in the Bush, and in Media's Back Rooms A murdered lion, death by Israeli zealots, MSNBC program cancellations. What could they possibly have in common?
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Friday, July 24, 2015
What Does It Mean to Be A Developed Nation? Are there lessons to be learned from our Southern neighbors before we call ourselves a developed country?
Jean-Leon Gerome: The Slave Market, From ImagesAttr
(7 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, July 15, 2015
Ferguson, Feminism and Faith Offer Lessons for Our Common Future Surely the time has come to tell our personal narratives about violence, oppression and marginalization if we are to realize our common humanity.
(2 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Is Big Pharma Getting Away with Murder? When profit-driven Big Pharma behaves badly patients suffer but stockholders rejoice. What's wrong with that picture?
SHARE More Sharing        Friday, June 26, 2015
Where Are Women's Organizations in the Fight for Reproductive Rights? What explains the invisibility of feminist organizations as women's reproductive rights continue to be eroded? And why don't they want to talk about that question with a feminist writer and activist?
(6 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Sexual Bliss for Women with a Little Pink Pill - Really? Flibanserin is Big Pharma's latest controversial innovation designed, it seems, to respond to American women's quest for an eternal wet dream. Why is Puritanical America so fixated on sex, sexual desire and sexual performance?
Lyme Disease, transmitted by the bite of a small tick, is now endemic in several states., From ImagesAttr
(1 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Monday, June 1, 2015
Is Lyme the Next Infectious Disease Disaster? Lyme disease is now endemic in several states and growing exponentially across the country. Why are infectious disease specialists still in denial about its severity and chronic nature?
Talking about police brutality isn't the same as changing it. Let's change it., From ImagesAttr
(5 comments) SHARE More Sharing        Friday, May 29, 2015
Policing Post Mortem: What Needs to Happen Next? Let's not let police brutality go the way of gun control legislation or the war on women. Some suggestions for stopping the violence.

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