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Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST Women (and affordable rent) only By Julia Furlan Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/11/05/women_residence/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/11/05/women_residence/index.html?source=rss The rules at New York's female-only residences may be old-school, but so is the rent "Do-or-die moment" for abortion coverage By Lynn Harris Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/11/04/hcr_abortion_amendments/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/11/04/hcr_abortion_amendments/index.html?source=rss Take action today for women's healthcare reform Egyptians battle over veil ban By Tracy Clark-Flory Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/11/02/veil/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/11/02/veil/index.html?source=rss In an attack on rising Islamism, the niqab is cast out of state-run schools Boo! I'm a big, scary feminist By Tracy Clark-Flory Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/28/prochoice_halloween/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/28/prochoice_halloween/index.html?source=rss Sexy costumes dominate Halloween, but nothing's stopping you from going as Roe v. Wade or abstinence-only ed Gang-raped at the school dance By Julia Furlan Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/27/gang_rape/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/27/gang_rape/index.html?source=rss The unspeakable happens to a 15-year-old California girl FBI rescues 52 child prostitutes By Tracy Clark-Flory Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/26/child_prostitution_bust/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/26/child_prostitution_bust/index.html?source=rss A nationwide sweep also leads to the arrest of nearly 700 suspected of exploiting children Why do women buy so much "merde," period? By Debra Ollivier Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/26/ollivier_response/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/26/ollivier_response/index.html?source=rss The author of "What French Women Know" responds to Kate Harding's criticisms How funny would it be if women couldn't vote? By Gabriel Winant Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/22/suffrage/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/22/suffrage/index.html?source=rss Conservative writer suggests rolling back suffrage, chuckles at own sly wit Feminist wedding controversy: The song! By Lynn Harris Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/21/secret_conservative_side/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/21/secret_conservative_side/index.html?source=rss A hilarious Brooklyn trio sing about a friend going from vegan feminist lesbian to tulle and "The Electric Slide" Carrie Prejean sued over boob job By Tracy Clark-Flory Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/20/prejean_breasts/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/20/prejean_breasts/index.html?source=rss Miss California pageant organizers say the dethroned beauty queen has failed to pay back a loan for breast implants Meet Judy, the talking embryo By Tracy Clark-Flory Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/17/judytheembryo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/17/judytheembryo/index.html?source=rss The antiabortion group Choice Kills introduces a new spokesperson -- or should I say "spokesfetus"? Sharia law meets "Girls Gone Wild" By Tracy Clark-Flory Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/16/somalia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/16/somalia/index.html?source=rss Extreme Somali Islamists are whipping bra-clad women and forcing them to shake their breasts It's hip to be queer By Judy Berman Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/16/gay_cool/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/16/gay_cool/index.html?source=rss Will extending same-sex domestic partner benefits to federal employees make the White House cool? Balloon boy saga: Strange family videos By Tracy Clark-Flory Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/15/balloon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/15/balloon/index.html?source=rss A peek at the Heenes' world, from a painful appearance on "Wife Swap" to a kid's rap video called "Not Pussified" January Jones' breasts: All real By Tracy Clark-Flory Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/15/january/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/15/january/index.html?source=rss GQ's photo editor says the "Mad Men" actress received no cleavage enhancement on its November cover Betty Draper gets a boob job? By Tracy Clark-Flory Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/14/january_jones/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/14/january_jones/index.html?source=rss GQ turns "Mad Men's" January Jones into a porntastic blowup doll Here she is, Miss Homeless Belgium By Lynn Harris Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/14/miss_homeless_belgium/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/14/miss_homeless_belgium/index.html?source=rss Can a pageant put a face on a tragic problem? Move over, Real Doll. Hello, robot sex pillow By Lynn Harris Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/07/blob_mance/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/07/blob_mance/index.html?source=rss A German designer envisions a lonely man-on-blob future Letterman classes up his sex scandal By Tracy Clark-Flory Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/06/letterman_apology/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/06/letterman_apology/index.html?source=rss The "Late Show" host offers a candid apology and reveals himself as basically human Conde Nast to close four "lady" mags By Tracy Clark-Flory Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/05/conde_naste/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/05/conde_naste/index.html?source=rss The demise of Gourmet, Cookie and others is sad news for the publishing world and especially female editors The Polanski backlash By Sarah Hepola Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/01/polanksi_backlash/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/10/01/polanksi_backlash/index.html?source=rss As debate over the director rages on, Kate Harding appears on the "Today" show to talk about her Monday Salon story The "mancession" is no feminist triumph By Tracy Clark-Flory Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/09/30/mancession/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/09/30/mancession/index.html?source=rss Men's sky-high unemployment rates don't mean women will take over the workforce Feminists have no sense of humor By Lynn Harris Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/09/30/nellie_mckay/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/09/30/nellie_mckay/index.html?source=rss So how come we love Nellie McKay? Princess Leia: "They say I look like Yoda" By Tracy Clark-Flory Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/09/29/fisher/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/09/29/fisher/index.html?source=rss Carrie Fisher has a few choice words for those who attack her weight Surprise: Rich women still having babies By Andrew Leonard Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/28/fertility_rate_paradigm_shift/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/28/fertility_rate_paradigm_shift/index.html?source=rss A demographic shocker: Fertility rates in developed nations may not be cratering, after all