Betsy Hartmann writes fiction and non-fiction about important national and global issues. Her latest novel Deadly Election is a political thriller about a right-wing administration in Washington intent on suspending civil liberties and democratic elections. Her previous thriller The Truth about Fire explores the link between the Far Right, domestic terrorism and the neo-Nazi movement in Europe. She is a professor at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts and is a well-known activist and commentator on international women’s rights, environment, and security concerns. Her latest research focuses on the politics of climate change.
Betsy Hartmann In February of this year the Indian government announced a new population policy based on a two-child norm. While social…
Betsy Hartmann In January I made my first trip to New Mexico. My partner and I visited the ancient Pueblo cliff dwellings…
Betsy Hartmann Conservative anti-immigrant and population control forces are once again threatening to take control of the Sierra Club, one of the…
Betsy Hartmann On November 13, the Board of Directors of Planned Parenthood of America (PPFA) turned down a motion from its own…
Betsy Hartmann "We don’t allow dogs to breed. We spay them. We neuter them. We try to keep them from having unwanted…
Betsy Hartman October 12, 1999 has the dubious distinction of being both Columbus Day and ‘Day of 6 Billion,’ ostensibly the day…
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