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2008:
Check out this interview that Activate did with me about politics, blogging, and feminism.

The Aisle of Least Resistance, The American Prospect Online, July 21, 2008

Counter Cyberbullies with Compassion, The Christian Science Monitor, July 9, 2008

Obama is Not a God, The American Prospect Online, July 9, 2008

The Carrie Bradshaw Effect,Huffington Post, June 27, 2008

The Celeb Factor in Politics, The American Prospect Online, June 27, 2008

Party Crashing: How the Facebook Generation Does Politics, Alternet, June 26, 2008

Generation Y Refuses Race-Gender Dichotomy, Alternet, June 18, 2008

Alice and Rebecca Walker Clash: Do Feminists Have to Choose Between Diapers and Dreams?, Alternet, June 13, 2008

Dear Hillary, The American Prospect Online, June 9, 2008

Generation Entitled, Dame Magazine, June 5, 2008

Fanning the Flame of Youth Civic Engagement, Women's Media Center, June 3, 2008

'Opting In' to Progressive Parenthood, Alternet, May 21, 2008

A Crisis of Attention and Intention,The American Prospect Online, May 19, 2008

The Undocumented American Dream,The American Prospect Online, May 5, 2008

Violence That Doesn't Make the News, metro, April 23, 2008

More Than a Mother-Daughter Debate,The American Prospect Online, April 22, 2008

Tax Time Reminds Us to Reflect on Govt. Representation, Huffington Post, April 15, 2008

Oprah's Stale Definition of Charity,The American Prospect Online, April 11, 2008

The Emotional Voter, guest blog on Glamour Magazine's blog, Glamocracy, April 3, 2008

Notes From an Intergenerational Conversation, guest blog on Shifting Careers, The New York Times, April 1, 2008

A Real Dialogue on Race,The American Prospect Online, March 24, 2008

Taping Over Old Ideas of Community,The American Prospect Online, March 21, 2008

An Intergenerational Feminist Dialogue on the Election, Jewcy.com, March 17-21, 2008

Come Together? Yes, We Can., The Washington Post, March 9, 2008

Jar of Coins, The Sun Magazine, March 2008

Is Work/Life Balance Possible?, Skirt Magazine, March 2008

'16 web sites to try for new ideas,' The Writer, April 2008

A More Enlightened Security Policy,The American Prospect Online, February 26, 2008

A Head Scarf if Not Just a Scarf, The Christian Science Monitor, February 25, 2008

Iraq: Experiencing the War at Home, Alternet, February 21, 2008

Ladies in the Lead, Dame Magazine, February 18, 2008

Send Obama a valentine for shining light on interracial love, The New York Daily News, February 14, 2008

Minunderstanding 'Generation Me',The American Prospect Online, February 11, 2008

Why Race and Gender Do Matter,The American Prospect Online, January 28, 2008

Admitting the Complexities of Abortion, Huffington Post, January 21, 2008

Take Care of Yourself, Experience Life, January/February 2008

The Democratic Race as John Hughes Comedy,The American Prospect Online, January 14, 2008

Love Your Fat Self, Utne Reader, January/February

2007:

Virgin or Slut: Pick One, Alternet, December 20, 2007

Putting the Humanity Back in Philanthropy, The American Prospect Online, December 17, 2007

Good Calories, Bad Calories Q&A, Alternet, December 12, 2007

Where Politics and Buddhism Intersect, The American Prospect Online, December 7, 2007

All the News That's Fit to Depress, The American Prospect Online, December 3, 2007

Mating in Captivity Q&A, Alternet, November 28, 2007

Untying the Gender Bind, Dame Magazine, November 28, 2007

The Faith Column Part III: Gender on a Spectrum, The New Statesman, November 29, 2007

The Faith Column Part II: Identity Crossroads, The New Statesman, November 28, 2007

The Faith Column Part II: Is Feminism Dead?, The New Statesman, November 27, 2007

The Faith Column Part I: Ugly, Boring, and Angry, The New Statesman, November 26, 2007

Female Rights Workers Gain Thanks in Award Season, Women's eNews, November 22, 2007

The Problem with Youth Activism, The American Prospect Online, November 19, 2007
(And my response to a college student's op-ed denouncing my column on Campus Progress.org.)

Launching 2.0, Dame Magazine, November 14, 2007

A Tale of Two Sisters: An Intimate Project Helps Twins Bridge Decades of Separation, NYU Alumni Magazine, Fall 2007

Columbia University Students Go On Hunger Strike, The Huffington Post, November 9, 2007

The American Idea, As If You Asked, The American Prospect Online, November 5, 2007

Generation Overwhelmed, The American Prospect Online, October 22, 2007

How to Address Obesity in a Fat-Phobic Society, Alternet, October 17, 2007

Time to Rethink our Economic Priorities, The American Prospect Online, October 5, 2007

Rethinking Antidepressants and Youth Suicide, Alternet, September 25, 2007

New School Racisim: Jena 6 and Beyond, The American Prospect Online, September 20, 2007

The Missing Measure of Our Outrage, The American Prospect Online, September 10, 2007

Why Men Should Be Included in Abortion Discussion, Alternet, September 6, 2007

Telluride Film Festival Feminist Round-Up, Feministing, September 6, 2007

Reflections on Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters, The WIP, August 15, 2007

AIDS in Africa: Patch Up the Broken Record, metro, August 14, 2007

Women's Studies Writers Vie for More Media Turf, Women's eNews, August 9, 2007

Hillary in the pillory, The Christian Science Monitor, August 9, 2007

It's she-man John vs. he-man Hill, The New York Daily News, July 22, 2007

Fox and CBS Refuse to Air Condom Ads, Alternet, July 12, 2007

Sisterhood Uninterrupted, The New Republic, Open University, July 10, 2007

Great, if Not Dangerous Expectations, Work+Life Fit, June 19, 2007

Ceasefire in the Intergenerational Femninist Fights, metro, June 19, 2007

Father-Daughter Connection is Critical in Self Worth, Newsday, June 17, 2007

Healing the Generational Rift in Feminism, Huffington Post, June 12, 2007

Why Feminists Fight With Each Other, Alternet, June 12, 2007

Underneath Pop Star Scandals is a Serious Message about Young Women and Addiction, Huffington Post, June 7, 2007

Are Young People Apathetic?, metro, June 7, 2007

New Book Adds Realism to Gen Y's Great Expectations, Huffington Post, June 4, 2007

Urban Theater Puts Teens Center Stage, Women's eNews, May 25, 2007

Separating Fact from Fiction in the Age of Obesity, Alternet, May 24, 2007

Time Off for the Overworked American, American Prospect Online, May 21, 2007

Misinterpreting the Virginia Tech Legacy, Huffington Post, May 9, 2007

For Girls Who Hate Their Bodies: A Spiritual Crisis, The Christian Science Monitor, April 24, 2007

The Frightening New Normalcy of Hating Your Body, Alternet, April 18, 2007

Sprinting Into the Future: A Week in the Life of Two NYU Undergrads Reveals a New Generation of Power Students, NYU Today, Spring 2007

Stop Counting, Start Living, metro, April 16, 2007

The Un-Pretty Perfect Girl, Alternet PEEK, April 6, 2007

Health care hypocrisy about birth control, metro, March 27, 2007

Gay Expectations Make for Complex Relationships, Huffington Post, March 26, 2007

Oprah's 'Secret' Could Be Your Downfall, Alternet.org, March 26, 2007

Our Bodies, Our Shells, Time Out New York, March 21, 2007

Feminist Art Crowds the Culture Calendar, Women's eNews, March 19, 2007

Fighting Apart for Time Together, American Prospect Online, March 13, 2006

Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters (an excerpt), Bitch Magazine, Spring 2007

Does Being a Feminist Mean Voting for Hillary?, Alternet, February 26, 2007
Courtney was interviewed about this piece on KPFA 94.1 on March 1, 2007.

The Messy Relationship Between Bloggers and Politicians, The Christian Science Monitor, February 16, 2007

Why Love is Our Most Powerful, Lasting Form of Activism, Alternet, February 14, 2007
Courtney was interviewed on BBC Live at Five about this piece.

'Oh, Obama!, WireTap, February 11, 2007
Reprinted on The Nation.

'Young Women Re-Craft Feminism as DIY Project, Women's eNews, February 9, 2007

'Mommy Wars': It's Time for a Real Cease Fire, The Cincinnati Enquirer, February 4, 2007

Never Again, Again?, Huffington Post, January 28, 2007

Learning My Instincts, Newsweek, January 26, 2007

Willful Ignorance, American Prospect, January 17, 2007
Check out the discussion that ensued as a result of the article at RH Reality Check

After laughter, action, The Baltimore Sun, January 7, 2006
Reprinted in Minnesota Star Tribune, the Patriot-News, San Mateo County Times, Common Dreams, The Boulder Daily Camera, and Newsday.
Additionally, Courtney was interviewed by Humor Feed, a British satire site as a result of the article.

Women's eNews' 21 Leaders for the 21st Century Series:
Seven Who Stake Our Claim to the Future, January 4, 2007
Seven Who Will Not be Stopped, January 3, 2007
Seven Who Exert the Power of Their Voice, January 2, 2007


2006:

Using the F-word in Class, metro, December 21, 2006

Wake Up, Employers: Working Moms are Giving Up, Alternet.org, December 20, 2006

Cuddly Dolls Offer Honest Answers About Anatomy, Women's eNews, December 10, 2007 Reprinted on Alternet.org,December 13, 2006

The Shape of Water, feministing, December 7, 2006

No One is Immune From Racism, metro, December 4, 2006

Keep the Flame Alive with Uncertainty, metro, November 22, 2006

Is Overachieving Bad for Girls?, Alternet.org, November 16, 2006

Insurance Companies Guilty of Contributing to Eating Disorder Deaths, Huffington Post, November 14, 2006

Hot or Not?, Publisher's Weekly, November 13, 2006

Losing a Student, Gaining a Legacy, metro, November 13, 2006

Female sexuality a complex pursuit, metro, November 2, 2006

Love Without Suffocating: What a Novel Idea, feministing, November 1, 2006

Young Women Say Generation Labels Need Not Apply, Women's eNews, October 31, 2006

The Pleasure of Distance, Huffington Post, October 31, 2006

Toll of war is unquantifiable, metro, October 19, 2006

I wonder, should any of us be OK?, metro, October 12, 2006

Politics, Youth, and the Deception Circus, metro, October 5, 2006

Is the American Dream a Delusion?, Alternet.org, October 3, 2006

Shooting the Skeletal Messenger, Huffington Post, October 1, 2006

Positive Aging Acts are Popping Up All Over, Women's eNews, September 28, 2006

Our spent lives; a generation in debt, metro, September 28, 2006

U.S. vs. John Lennon, Huffington Post, September 21, 2006

Minority Old Boys Network Shamelessly Recruits Eye Candy, feministing, September 15, 2006

Move Over Kate: Real Women are In, metro, September 14, 2006

The Iraqi Innocents: Their Lives for What?, metro, August 30, 2006

Robo-Feminist, Barnard Magazine summer 2006

Plan B: Threat to life or affirmation?, metro, August 10, 2006

Megachurches Court Cool to Attract Teens, Alternet.org, August 8, 2006
Interviewed on Uprising, an LA-based Pacifica radio show on August 10, 2006.

Hunger for Drama Makes Others Starve, metro, August 2, 2006

Military Monsters of Our Own Making, metro, July 19, 2006

Metal Heads: The robotic antics of the Botmatrix, BUST, Aug/Sep, 2006

Friends Growing Apart, Together, metro, July 10, 2006

Joy Cardin, of NPR-affiliate Wisconsin Public Radio, interviewed Courtney about 'Saying I don't to expensive weddings' on June 30, 2006

Saying I don't to expensive weddings, The Christian Science Monitor, June 15, 2006
Reprinted by Yahoo news, The Free Lance-Star of Virginia, and Desert News of Utah
Also reprinted as
Sticker Shocked Lovers Say I Don't, CBS News, June 20, 2006

Can We Vaccinate Against Ignorance?, metro, June 14, 2006

X Women Kaggilion Million: The Last Hug, feministing, June 2, 2006

Representing Conscious Masculinity, feministing, May 24, 2006

Bliss is Ignorance: Beyond Magic Pills, metro, May 24, 2006

Joanne Levy-Prewitt, of the San Francisco Chronicle, writes about the perfect girl concept and Courtney in her syndicated column on Sunday, May 21: College Bound: A Weekly Guide to Higher Education

Pop Singer Makes Slaving For Beauty Look Ugly, Women's eNews, May 18, 2006

Essays on intergenerational feminism: Letter to My Mother, Alternet.org, May 12, 2006>
accompanied by Letter to My Daughter by my mother, Jere E. Martin

Mother's Day (And Night), metro, May 11, 2006

Power must come with responsibility, metro, May 3, 2006

Gen Y's opt out vision, The Christian Science Monitor, April 27, 2006
Reprinted in The Free Lance-Star of Virginia, The Las Vegas Tribune and The Arizona Daily Star

Treatment Limits Hobble Eating Disorder Centers, Women's eNews, April 27, 2006

Duke rape: shock over the usual, metro, April 24, 2006

Our delusions are their demise, metro, April 18, 2006

Paradox of the Perfect Girl, Alternet.org, March 29, 2006

I appeared on a panel, 'Feminism and Women Under 40,' sponsored by Pace Law School on March 21, 2006

One Big Fat Lie, Alternet.org, March 2, 2006

Seeing with New Eyes: Mapping Justice with Eric Cadora; Clamor Magazine, Spring 2006

Internet Activism; Yes!: A Journal of Positive Futures, Spring 2006

On the 'Loss to my Own Heart': Documentary wrestles with women's experiences of abortion; the Village Voice, January 23, 2006

Women's eNews' 21 Leaders for the 21st Century Series:
Seven Who Construct New Realities, January 4, 2006
Seven with Gifts that Transmit Power, January 3, 2006
Seven Who Listen to the Voices of Women, January 2, 2006

DIY Gifts: Oral History CD; ReadyMade Magazine, December 2005/January 2006

2005:

American Girl Expects Strong Sales Despite Boycott;Women's eNews, December 6, 2005

For Career Lift, Female Executives Try Flying;Women's eNews, November 6, 2005

Check out Courtney's work in the Best of Village Voice Issue, October 12-18, 2005

Courtney appeared at Colorado College on October 13th to faciliate a public discussion on body image following a screening of Jean Kilbourne's Dying to Be Thin.

Violence Shelter Considers Hiring Male Director; Women's eNews, August 22, 2005.
This story was reprinted at Alternet.org and prompted a controversial debate of postings.

The Famine Mystique; off our backs, 35th Anniversary Issue

Get involved!: If you are a woman under 30 years old and would like to be a part of Courtney's internet survey for her upcoming book, Perfect Girls, Starving Daughters, send her an email at perfectgirlsstarvingdaughters@yahoo.com.

Home Ec Stirs Domestic Politics into College Mix; Women's eNews, May 12, 2005

Basketball, Bitch, and Beyond: Surveying the Third Wave Feminist Landscape; Clamor Magazine, May/June 2005

Performed in Poetic People Power, Coming Clean: Poems for the Earth
Wednesday, April 13, 2005 at Bowery Poetry Club, NYC, 8 pm

Performed in Union Square, directed by Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj
Friday, April 9, 2005 at Genesis New Works Festival, Crossroads Theater
New Brunswick, New Jersey, 8pm

Book Review of Grassroots: A Field Guide for Feminist Activism; Clamor Magazine, March/April 2005

Book Review of Grassroots: A Field Guide for Feminist Activism; Bitch Magazine, Winter 2005

2004:

Learning for Free: A Columbia professor’s poli-sci class is the crack in the ivory tower that lets the neighborhood in; The Village Voice, April 14-20, 2004

The Indypendent Sells Out?; Clamor Magazine, November/December 2004

A Family of Enraged and Impassioned Women; Yes!: A Journal of Positive Futures, Fall 2004

Boo's clues; Time Out New York Kids, Fall 2004

Letter to the Editor RE: McGreevey's Web: The Personal and the Political; The New York Times, August 14, 2004

Review of Crossing the Blvd: Strangers, Neighbors, Aliens in a New America by Warren Lehrer and Judith Sloan; Oral History Review, Summer/Fall 2004

The March for Women’s Lives: Reflections of a third-generation feminist; Utne.com, April 27, 2004

Double Lives: Negotiating the private and the public in an interracial relationship; off our backs (the feminist newsjournal), May-June 2004

Road Trip Revelries: Nowhere is actually where everything is; Utne Reader, January/February 2004

2003:

Amen published as Clamor Magazine's Communique #33 in a series for subscribers.

The Path to Actualization; Project Spera, Spring 2003

No More Junk, Eat Healthy!; Clamor Magazine, May/June 2003

Redefining the Family: Young feminists move beyond the myth of Ozzie and Harriet; Barnard Magazine, Spring 2003

Watch Out: Seejay Launches BTWOF; Poets & Writers, Sept-Oct 2003

iMentor: Virtual Volunteering Toward Youth Empowerment; Clamor Magazine, January/February 2003

2002:

First Prize in Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest

Rhythmic and rowdy: The Rise of spoken-word poetry; The Writer, May 2002

 
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