Nation Topics - Gender Issues | The Nation

Fifteen years ago, rappers like Public Enemy, KRS-One and Queen Latifah
were received as heralds of a new movement.

On the self-titled debut record by punk/dance band Le Tigre, there's a
short song called "Eau d'Bedroom Dancing" that pays tribute to the
timeless tradition of spinning around one's bedroom, al

Their support of Democrats declined in 2002, helping to sink the party's fortunes.

The war between religious fanaticism and secular modernity is fought
over women's bodies.

If single women have been told once, they've been told a thousand times:
Don't think you're ever too successful or too young to have your ovaries
shrivel up and die. Use 'em or lose 'em!

Selling women short.

At a V-Day summit, feminist antiviolence activists shared strategy and gnocchi.

Right-wing foundation seeks eligible young women for meaningful,
long-term relationship.

Trading in their books for buckets, welfare recipients learn
"responsibility."

America is living in the blowback years.