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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
(12 comments) SHARE Thursday, January 27, 2011 Why Are We Sexualizing Young Girls?
Why is our overly-sexualized culture being foisted on young girls? Parents need to ramp up opposition.
SHARE Thursday, January 27, 2011 Questions for the New Year
From Wikileaks to Net Neutrality, there are a lot of unresolved questions lurking in my mind as we move from one year to the next.
(2 comments) SHARE Thursday, September 30, 2010 Seeing the World Through the Lens of Gender
When you look through the gender lens at what's happening economically, politically, and socially, all kinds of issues emerge that don't always garner the attention they deserve.
(7 comments) SHARE Friday, August 20, 2010 The Insanity of Our Times
Has America gone mad? From building an Islamic community center to DADT, from anti-immigration hysteria to widespread corruption, what will it take to set us right again?
(6 comments) SHARE Saturday, July 24, 2010 Remembering the Women Who Brought Us the Vote
It's the 90th anniversary of women's suffrage, yet some women still don't vote. If only they knew what women endured to give us that right maybe they would.
(13 comments) SHARE Monday, April 19, 2010 The Shady Side of Sixty
Growing older has its rewards even if it is a bit alarming.
(1 comments) SHARE Thursday, March 25, 2010 Worrying More and Enjoying It Less
From earthquakes and mudslides to lost civility and educational failures, there's a lot to be concerned about in 21st century America.