Ann Friedman, Editor
Ann (26) survived her thoroughly Midwestern, devoutly Catholic upbringing and lived to call herself a committed feminist. She is the deputy editor of The American Prospect, where she occasionally blogs for TAPPED. She was previously the Prospect's web editor, an editorial fellow at Mother Jones magazine, a program associate at Legal Momentum, and a reporter for several local newspapers in Missouri and Iowa. She holds degrees in journalism and Spanish literature from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Selected articles:
- McCain's Sexist VP Pick, The American Prospect Online, August 29, 2008.
- The Generation Trap. The American Prospect, September 2008 Issue.
- Beyond Hillary: Strength in Numbers. The American Prospect, July/August 2008 Issue.
- Listening to Iraq. The American Prospect, May 2008 Issue.
- TAP Talks with Lilly Ledbetter. The American Prospect Online, April 23, 2008.
- Solidarity Politics. The American Prospect, March 2008 Issue.
- 'I think this is a book that men would like'. The Guardian, October 25, 2007.
- No Laughing Matter. The Huffington Post, October 2, 2007.
- First Ladies in Two Modes. The American Prospect, October 2007 Issue.
- The Real Estate of Abortion Politics. The American Prospect Online, September 21, 2007.
- Becky Stark's Live Journal. VenusZine.com
- Let's Talk About Sex. The American Prospect Online, Mar 29, 2007
- Vaccine but not heard. Guardian UK's Comment is free, Mar 23, 2007
- A Pain, and Proud of It. In These Times, April 2007 issue
- Moral Panic Comes 'Unhooked'. Campus Progress, Mar 8, 2007
- Grade Inflation. The American Prospect Online, Mar 1, 2007
- V for Vendetta. The American Prospect Online, Feb 14, 2007
- Our Best Shot. The American Prospect Online, Feb 1, 2007.
- Review: Look Both Ways: Bisexual Politics by Jennifer Baumgardner. Mother Jones, Jan/Feb 2007 issue.
- The Little Pill that Could. The American Prospect, Feb 2007 issue
- Mail-Order Abortions: Pfizer's Little Secret. Mother Jones, Nov/Dec 2006 issue
- The Byline Gender Gap. AlterNet.org, Oct 10, 2006
TV Appearances:
- CNN Newsroom, August 30, 2008.
- CNN Newsroom, September 9, 2007
- CNN's The Situation Room, September 7, 2007
- CNN Newsroom, August 17, 2007
- CNN's The Situation Room, July 31, 2007
- Al Jazeera English, July 6, 2007
Recent Entries from Ann
Recents Comments from Ann
- Yes, Mystery Dyke, a poor person is a poor person regardless of gender or skin color. Absolutely. But the reason I chose to highlight INCITE's action alert specifically is that I trust the mainstream media and other bloggers are talking
(posted to Hurricane Gustav approaches, and INCITE needs your support) - HardCandy, I absolutely see adoption as a choice. Though I see it as a secondary choice that fits under the broad category of "carrying the pregnancy to term." In other words, I think every woman has the right to choose
(posted to Sarah Palin and the meaning of choice) - Noting that some low-income people have been left behind in a place that's at serious risk for natural disaster -- and asking people in other parts of the country to keep those folks in mind -- is not the same
(posted to Gustav hits the Gulf Coast) - True, many many women have written (online and in print) about their personal experiences with pregnancy and abortion. But the unique thing about this blog is that it was started because of an unwanted pregnancy and is exclusively devoted to
(posted to One honest, unvarnished perspective on unplanned pregnancy) - Shorter Sarah Palin speech: Alaska! [Cut to baby] "Community organizers" suck. [Cut to baby] DRILL, BABY, DRILL! [Cut to baby] John McCain=American hero. [Cut to entire family onstage.]
(posted to Sarah Palin speaking at the RNC right now...)
Responses to Comments from Ann
- "... when a new, complete human organism is formed--which is precisely what happens at the moment of conception." I'm sorry, but that just made me laugh out loud. Last time I checked, a complete human organism has, like, organs and (posted to One honest, unvarnished perspective on unplanned pregnancy)
- On the issue of genetics, genes really are the most fundamental reality available to us for defining what the essence of a particular form of life is. And a newly formed human embryo, or blastocyst, is in its essence a (posted to One honest, unvarnished perspective on unplanned pregnancy)
- Aaaaaand... scene. (posted to One honest, unvarnished perspective on unplanned pregnancy)
- I know "and scene" is a great place to end. But! I wanted to pass along that the Canadian bill mentioned above in comments which would confer additional charges to those accused of violent acts on pregnant women is no (posted to One honest, unvarnished perspective on unplanned pregnancy)
- D'oh--looks like my long-winded and link-filled post on Delia Derbyshire was held by the anti-spam software. She's worth checking out, since she's very much a pioneer of electronic music. polly6 - where might I be able to hear your music/mixes? (posted to Credit where credit is due: Female music producers)










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