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It Shouldn’t Matter How You Got Too Drunk to Consent It Shouldn’t Matter How You Got Too Drunk to Consent
The message in New York State law is clear: If you get drunk or high or wasted, whatever happens is your fault. We have a chance to change that.
May 31, 2024 / Katha Pollitt
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Abortion Bans Are “an Assault on the Practice of Medicine” Abortion Bans Are “an Assault on the Practice of Medicine”
Restrictive laws don’t just take away the right to choose, say physicians and ob-gyns, but also prevent proper treatment of pregnancies.
May 7, 2024 / Subject to Debate / Katha Pollitt
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Why Do Men in Government Keep Telling Women to Have Kids? Why Do Men in Government Keep Telling Women to Have Kids?
Heads of state around the world want to prevent population decline. But they’re leaving all the responsibility to mothers.
Feb 20, 2024 / Subject to Debate / Katha Pollitt
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Why Have Feminists Been So Slow to Condemn the Hamas Rapes? Why Have Feminists Been So Slow to Condemn the Hamas Rapes?
Israel's war in Gaza is an atrocity. But we can deplore its actions while also condemning the atrocities perpetrated by Hamas.
Dec 15, 2023 / Katha Pollitt
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In Turbulent Times, Look for the Helpers In Turbulent Times, Look for the Helpers
It’s been a rough year. If you can lend a hand, these causes need—and deserve—your assistance.
Dec 7, 2023 / Column / Katha Pollitt
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Mike Johnson’s “18th-Century Values” Mike Johnson’s “18th-Century Values”
The new speaker of the House says he's a history buff. But has he learned from it, or is he condemned to repeat it?
Nov 30, 2023 / Subject to Debate / Katha Pollitt
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Linda Hirshman Was a Different Kind of Feminist Linda Hirshman Was a Different Kind of Feminist
In some ways, the lawyer and historian was a product of her time—but in more ways than most, she was ahead of it.
Nov 13, 2023 / Katha Pollitt
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Affirmative Action for Men? Affirmative Action for Men?
College admissions policies claiming to maintain a gender balance are giving male applicants yet another advantage.
Oct 14, 2023 / Subject to Debate / Katha Pollitt
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The Women of America’s Heartland The Women of America’s Heartland
Monica Potts’s book The Forgotten Girls is a document of the effects of poverty, sexism, and, of course, the rapacious capitalism that has abandoned communities across America.
Aug 31, 2023 / Subject to Debate / Katha Pollitt
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The Double Bind of Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” The Double Bind of Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie”
The message of Barbie is that girls can be anything, but you still have to be gorgeous while you’re doing it.
Jul 28, 2023 / Katha Pollitt