Gender and Sexuality

Cuomo looking angry, de Blasio trying to talk to him

Andrew Cuomo’s Fragile Masculinity Andrew Cuomo’s Fragile Masculinity

His macho paternalism won't solve New York's problems.

Sep 2, 2016 / Alexis Grenell

Jill Stein

The Green Party’s Jill Stein Wants a Green New Deal The Green Party’s Jill Stein Wants a Green New Deal

Plus Katha Pollitt on burkinis, and Harold Meyerson on labor victories for Labor Day.

Sep 1, 2016 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Notes From Many Years

Notes From Many Years Notes From Many Years

Helen Gurley Brown’s ideas about women were often as retrograde as the ones she claimed to fight. Why is she still appealing?

Sep 1, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Madeleine Schwartz

Donald Trump and Huma Abedin

Donald Trump Suggests Huma Abedin May Have Radical Ties Donald Trump Suggests Huma Abedin May Have Radical Ties

For the first time, Trump flirts with conspiracy theories about a top aide to Hillary Clinton.

Aug 29, 2016 / George Zornick

What Is It Like to Be an Abortion Provider in an Anti-Choice State?

What Is It Like to Be an Abortion Provider in an Anti-Choice State? What Is It Like to Be an Abortion Provider in an Anti-Choice State?

In Utah, Dr. Leah Torres has to contend with a slew of medically unsound regulations to care for her patients. And that’s before the death threats.

Aug 29, 2016 / Feature / Zoë Carpenter and Francis Reynolds

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The Wage Gap Is Worse for Black Women The Wage Gap Is Worse for Black Women

Black women earn just 67 cents for every dollar white men earn.

Aug 29, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Love in a Time of Capital: An Interview With Moira Weigel

Love in a Time of Capital: An Interview With Moira Weigel Love in a Time of Capital: An Interview With Moira Weigel

The author of a new history of dating talks with Nation advice columnist Liza Featherstone.

Aug 29, 2016 / Q&A / Liza Featherstone

Burkini

France Has a Strange Concept of Feminism—and Secularism France Has a Strange Concept of Feminism—and Secularism

Local bans on “burkinis” aren’t only wrong—they’re counterproductive.

Aug 25, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Can War Reporting Be a Feminist Project?

Can War Reporting Be a Feminist Project? Can War Reporting Be a Feminist Project?

Women journalists can go to places where men are barred—and build their careers by exposing the lives of other women.

Aug 24, 2016 / Feature / Rafia Zakaria

Women in Jail

Why Are There So Many Women in Jail? Why Are There So Many Women in Jail?

The number of women in jails has skyrocketed over the past four decades.

Aug 22, 2016 / Michelle Chen

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