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 / 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
Birth Control: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Birth Control: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Birth control is lifesaving medicine. Yet the myth that it is “controversial” persists.
Jul 27, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt
No, Erica Jong, Sex Is Not Passé No, Erica Jong, Sex Is Not Passé
A shaky trend story gets it very wrong about young women and sex.
Jul 14, 2011 / Katha Pollitt
Talk the Talk, Walk the SlutWalk Talk the Talk, Walk the SlutWalk
A bold, do-it-yourself protest movement has arrived. When was the last time feminism was this much fun?
Jun 28, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt
A Conversation With Saudi Women’s Rights Campaigner Wajeha al-Huwaider A Conversation With Saudi Women’s Rights Campaigner Wajeha al-Huwaider
The internationally renowned activist talks to Katha Pollitt about women and driving in Saudi Arabia, a feminist Islam, and the chances for a “Saudi Spring.”
Jun 8, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Dear France, We’re So Over Dear France, We’re So Over
What's the point of having all those smart, social-democratically inclined secular citizens if, it turns out, they're self-satisfied creeps who will defend DSK?
May 25, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt
DSK Déjà Vu DSK Déjà Vu
Sure, Dominique Strauss-Kahn is innocent until proven guilty. But can’t the French elite focus for two minutes on the crime of which he is accused?
May 19, 2011 / Katha Pollitt
Women Who Ran With the Republicans Women Who Ran With the Republicans
The GOP's hardcore antichoice policies are turning off more and more female voters, creating a huge opportunity for Democrats.
May 11, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt