Adele M. Stan

Adele M. Stan is an independent journalist who has written on the topics of politics, religion and women's issues for more than a decade. She covers politics for Working Woman magazine, and is a contributing writer to Mother Jones and a contributing editor to Ms. magazine. Her piece on election 2000, "The Year of the Working Woman," is the cover story for the November issue of Working Woman magazine, where she began her career in journalism.

Stan's writing has appeared on the op-ed pages of the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle and the New York Daily News, as well as in the pages of The New Republic, Ms., The Nation, The Village Voice and Mother Jones. Stan's 1996 cover story on the religious right for Mother Jones is considered by many to be the definitive magazine piece on the subject.

Stan is also the editor of the book Debating Sexual Correctness, a collection of essays on sexual politics. She has been interviewed on radio and television stations throughout the country for her writing on politics, gender issues and religious movements.

Previous articles include:

11/6/00- Nothing About Much Ado

      In the most important presidential election of her voting career, Adele Stan finds everybody talking about anything but the real issues at hand.

 

9/18/00- Whatever Happened to the Supremes?

      Adele Stan warns of impending disaster to the right to privacy if Bush is elected president.

 

7/6/00- Moderated Discussion: Focus on a Family Feud

      Can the GOP avoid a fight over the abortion issue? Adele Stan previews the potential Republican platform battle.

 

6/8/00- Moderated Discussion: Playing the Catholic Card

      Adele Stan discusses George W. Bush's misguided attempts to woo Catholic voters.

 

5/11/00- Making Room for Third Parties

      Adele Stan shares her ideas on how to make the American electoral system more democratic.

 

4/13/00- Gender Flop

      Adele Stan contends that neither Al Gore nor George W. Bush truly understand how to appeal to women voters.

 

3/9/00- Mr. McCain's Crusade

      Did John McCain martyr himself for the sake of the Republican Party? Adele Stan examines.

 

2/17/00- A Fundamental Right in Peril

      Adele Stan tries to rally pro-choice forces for what she says is a key presidential election.

 

1/20/00- Carpetbagger Nation

      Hillary Clinton has every right to represent New York in the Senate, Adele Stan argues.

 

12/16/99- By Their Works Ye Shall Know Them

      Does George W. Bush have a religion problem? Adele Stan examines the GOP frontrunner's ties to the religious right.

 

11/18/99- Sufferin' Suffrage

      Adele Stan looks at ways to reform "get out the vote" efforts.

 

10/21/99- The Partial-truth Abortion Bill

      Adele Stan decries the disingenuous tactics being employed by opponents of late-term abortion.

 

9/9/99- The Evolution of Al Gore

      Adele Stan lambastes Al Gore for failing to take a stand on the evolution debate.

 

8/12/99- An American Agenda, A Gay Agenda

      Adele Stan reviews the Republican Party's position on homosexual rights.

 

7/1/99- Is God a Republican?

      Adele Stan examines the invisibility of the religious left.

 

6/3/99- Old-time Religion Offers No Cure for Violence

      Adele Stan laments the call for a religious revival.

 

4/22/99- Earth to Democrats: What About an Agenda?

      Adele Stan chastises the party of the working class for their inattention to the realities of today's economy.

 

3/25/99- Is She or Isn't She? Elizabeth Dole and the 'F' Word

      Adele Stan contemplates the reaction of feminists to Elizabeth Dole's presidential campaign.

 

2/18/99- It's About Equality, Stupid!

      Adele Stan analyzes feminist reaction and inaction to President Clinton's transgressions.