Gender and Sexuality

Letters Icon

Letters From the July 3-10, 2017, Issue Letters From the July 3-10, 2017, Issue

A struggle preserved in sepia… Debt and taxes—and family… Harshing the Dems’ Mello… Puzzled no more… Low notes… Web-only: Exchange between the Wildlife Conservation Society and Gre...

Jun 15, 2017 / Letters / Our Readers

Why Is Reproductive Justice Vital in This Political Moment? A New Book Breaks It Down

Why Is Reproductive Justice Vital in This Political Moment? A New Book Breaks It Down Why Is Reproductive Justice Vital in This Political Moment? A New Book Breaks It Down

Loretta Ross is one of the mothers of the reproductive-justice movement. Now she and historian Rickie Solinger have a new book out seeking to introduce the concept to new audi...

Jun 13, 2017 / Dani McClain

Republican Town Hall Protest

Lack of Empathy Is Not the Problem Lack of Empathy Is Not the Problem

Progressives want education, health care, and housing for everyone. And we’re the close-minded ones?

Jun 9, 2017 / Katha Pollitt

The Two Women’s Movements

The Two Women’s Movements The Two Women’s Movements

Feminism has been on the march since the 1970s, but so has the conservative backlash.

Jun 1, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Kim Phillips-Fein

Women’s Rights, birth control

The Trump Administration Is Coming for Your Birth Control The Trump Administration Is Coming for Your Birth Control

They’ve stocked government agencies with anti-choice fanatics who see contraception as the enemy and funding it as a con.

May 31, 2017 / Katha Pollitt

trump post ahca

These Protesters Are Hitting Trump Where It Actually Hurts These Protesters Are Hitting Trump Where It Actually Hurts

Could the president be influenced by threats to his profit margin?

May 23, 2017 / Mattea Kramer

war on women protest

Trump Escalates the War on Women Trump Escalates the War on Women

Reproductive rights are not merely a women’s health issue—they are an essential component of economic health and security as well.

May 23, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Rev. William Barber Moral Mondays

The Rev. William Barber Is Bringing MLK’s Poor People’s Campaign Back to Life The Rev. William Barber Is Bringing MLK’s Poor People’s Campaign Back to Life

Barber is stepping down from his post at the North Carolina NAACP to lead what he calls a “national moral revival.”

May 19, 2017 / Dani McClain

stacey abrams

Georgia Can Elect the First African-American Woman Governor in History Georgia Can Elect the First African-American Woman Governor in History

Democrats, please don’t mess this one up!

May 17, 2017 / Steve Phillips

Roger Ailes and Bill O’Reilly

Bill O’Reilly Could Have Been Stopped Years Ago—Here’s How Bill O’Reilly Could Have Been Stopped Years Ago—Here’s How

It’s time to rethink the use of confidentiality agreements in workplace harassment cases.

May 11, 2017 / Terri Gerstein

x