Extra, extra! Newspaper reporter interviews radical feminist!

published at Rain and Thunder: A Radical Feminist Journal of Discussion and Activism, Winter 2010, Issue #45

“Hi: I’m a writer at The Oregonian in Portland, working on a story about the sex culture in Portland and Oregon. I’m trying to find someone who can talk a bit about the anti-porn movement in the region.”

Three hours later we began a tense conversation. In between his email and the agreed-upon time for me to call I jotted down a few bullet points, then promptly forgot to reference them once our conversation found a lively cadence.
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Radical Feminism on the Web: The Carnival of Radical Feminists

Rain and Thunder: A Radical Feminist Journal of Discussion and Activism, Autumn Equinox 2009, Issue #44

In the face of diminishing print media slots, even writers with steady gigs are embracing the self-publishing cyberworld of blogs. Many newly-minted radical feminist writers have backburnered dreams of being paid staff journalists at print publications for the obvious reasons, but their urge to keep writing the good write remains untamed and blogs are their verdant stamping ground. read more

Samantha Berg: HerStories interview

One of a nine-part series of interviews done for the 19th Carnival of Radical Feminists at the blog Buried Alive.

Maybe you’re curious like me. How do people get from place to place, idea to idea? What’s their story? I’ve been fascinated with the details of people’s personal journeys ever since discovering online feminism. The idea for interviews this time around is nothing more than my curiosity given a voice. -pisaquari
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Paradigm shifts and paying for sex

published at The Portland Alliance, May 2008

There’s a fascinating book by Thomas Kuhn called The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Kuhn’s the guy who came up with the much-abused term “paradigm shift”, but there are good reasons why the book is famous and “paradigm shift” ascended the throne of trite progressive catchphrases.

Before we get back to the salacious topic of prostitution promised in the title, let’s get a grip on what a paradigm shift actually is according to the man who invented the phrase.
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The quest to be human: An interview with “Getting Off” author Robert Jensen

The Portland Alliance, November 2007

Robert Jensen’s latest book, Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity, fuses investigative journalism with compelling personal testimony to make the argument that men should stop consuming pornography. Local radical feminist S.M. Berg recently spoke with writer Robert Jensen about men, pornography, and the quest to be human.

SMB: The title speaks of the end of masculinity. What do you hope men will gain by ending masculinity instead of trying to reform it?
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