Katha Pollitt

Columnist

@kathapollitt

Katha Pollitt is a columnist for The Nation.

Women Who Love Republicans Who Hate Them

Women Who Love Republicans Who Hate Them Women Who Love Republicans Who Hate Them

What's the matter with them? Do they have Stockholm syndrome?

Aug 29, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt

¿Control de armas? Sigan soñando. ¿Control de armas? Sigan soñando.

El país ha sido sacudido por dos asesinatos masivos en quince días, pero la posibilidad de restringir la circulación de armas sigue siendo tan remota como antes.

Aug 13, 2012 / En español / Katha Pollitt

Gun Control? Dream On.

Gun Control? Dream On. Gun Control? Dream On.

As the country reels from two mass shootings in two weeks, meaningful gun restrictions feel as far away as ever.

Aug 8, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt

The ‘New York Times’ Misses the Mark on Inequality, Marriage

The ‘New York Times’ Misses the Mark on Inequality, Marriage The ‘New York Times’ Misses the Mark on Inequality, Marriage

An article in the Sunday Times fails to see our social and political framework in which its subjects’ life stories developed.

Jul 17, 2012 / Blog / Katha Pollitt

Obamacare(s) for Women

Obamacare(s) for Women Obamacare(s) for Women

The Affordable Care Act extends coverage to almost 14 million women. Ladies, give the president a hand.

Jul 11, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Nora Ephron: Writer, Filmmaker, Feminist, Wit Nora Ephron: Writer, Filmmaker, Feminist, Wit

A brilliant, elegant, hilarious woman at the top of her creative powers since forever—since before I used to proofread her Esquire column back in the early ’7...

Jun 28, 2012 / Blog / Katha Pollitt

Score So Far at the University of Missouri: Books 0, Football Coach $2.7 Million Score So Far at the University of Missouri: Books 0, Football Coach $2.7 Million

A university press is placed on the chopping block while the school’s head coach is paid nearly seven times its annual operation cost.

Jun 20, 2012 / Blog / Katha Pollitt

What’s the Matter With Creationism?

What’s the Matter With Creationism? What’s the Matter With Creationism?

Forty-six percent of Americans believe that God created human beings within the last 10,000 years or so. Worry.

Jun 14, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Update on Bei Bei Shuai: Bad News From Indiana Update on Bei Bei Shuai: Bad News From Indiana

A pregnant woman who tried to kill herself after the father of the unborn child left her could face up to sixty-five years in prison for attempted feticide and murder.

Jun 6, 2012 / Blog / Katha Pollitt

Robo de salario: ¿Crimen sin castigo? Robo de salario: ¿Crimen sin castigo?

Esta es una economía en las sombras: el 89 ´por ciento de las niñeras ni siquiera cobra salario mínimo.

Jun 1, 2012 / Katha Pollitt

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