Bishops vs. Women: Which Side Is Obama On? Bishops vs. Women: Which Side Is Obama On?
The president must decide what is more important: pandering to the Catholic hierarchy or protecting women's health.
Nov 30, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Penn State’s Patriarchal Pastimes Penn State’s Patriarchal Pastimes
There is a message here about masculine privilege.
Nov 16, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Rick Perry, God and Me: When I Got the Call Rick Perry, God and Me: When I Got the Call
God called me one night and asked me to run for president. He almost talked me into it.
Nov 2, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt
We Are All Occupiers Now: The Mainstreaming of OWS We Are All Occupiers Now: The Mainstreaming of OWS
Don't be left behind: everyone from Jeffrey Sachs to Deepak Chopra and Suze Orman is jumping on the Occupy Wall Street wagon.
Oct 19, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt
How Anita Hill Changed the World How Anita Hill Changed the World
From SlutWalks to class action lawsuits to ordinary women feeling empowered to speak out against sexual harassment—that’s change we can believe in.
Oct 5, 2011 / Feature / Katha Pollitt
Ban Birth Control? They Wouldn’t Dare… Ban Birth Control? They Wouldn’t Dare…
Wake up, sleepyheads: the antichoicers are coming for contraception.
Oct 5, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Whispers of Jackie O Whispers of Jackie O
The former first lady speaks from beyond the grave—and shows how far we’ve come (and haven’t).
Sep 21, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Katha Pollitt
The Poor: Still Here, Still Poor The Poor: Still Here, Still Poor
We keep hearing about how the recession wounded the middle class. But the poor are hurting much worse.
Sep 7, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt
DSK: He Said, She Said DSK: He Said, She Said
The real credibility problems in the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case shouldn’t make us forget how many women lose out in a justice system that suspects them of lying, or out for ...
Aug 25, 2011 / Blog / Katha Pollitt
Michele Bachmann, Wife in Chief? Michele Bachmann, Wife in Chief?
Is a vote for Bachmann actually a vote for her husband?
Aug 24, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt