Love Me, I’m a Conservative Love Me, I’m a Conservative
Atlantic blogger Ross Douthat joins the New York Times's op-ed lineup. Depressing.
Mar 18, 2009 / Column / Katha Pollitt
National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers
March 10th is National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers, and man oh man could they use some love. Obama's victory may protect Roe v Wade in the Supreme Court, but st...
Mar 9, 2009 / Katha Pollitt
Lifestyles of the Rich and Generous? Lifestyles of the Rich and Generous?
Will the skewed values of the boom years give way to a spirit of generosity toward the poor?
Mar 5, 2009 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Open Letter to Defend Shirin Ebadi Open Letter to Defend Shirin Ebadi
From the Campaign for Peace and Democracy comes this open letter in defense of Shirin Ebadi, the Iranian 2003 Nobel Peace Laureate and defender of women's rights and human rights...
Feb 26, 2009 / Katha Pollitt
Freedom of Speech, Round 5,425 Freedom of Speech, Round 5,425
Two decades after the Ayatollah Khomeini called for a fatwa against Salman Rushdie, not much has changed on either side of the cultural divide.
Feb 18, 2009 / Column / Katha Pollitt
This Week’s Woman We Love to Hate This Week’s Woman We Love to Hate
Just in time for the Big Recession comes Nadya Suleman, the unemployed single mom with six kids under the age of seven plus a complete set of octuplets and no more sense than a ...
Feb 15, 2009 / Katha Pollitt
Today’s the Day to Donate to Tom Geoghegan Today’s the Day to Donate to Tom Geoghegan
Have you been wondering about the best possible moment to donate to the campaign of progressive labor lawyer/ writer/ activist Tom Geoghegan? As you may know, he's running in the...
Feb 11, 2009 / Katha Pollitt
From My Inbox: UPDATE on Dr. Susan Wicklund’s Clinic From My Inbox: UPDATE on Dr. Susan Wicklund’s Clinic
The Mountain Country Women's Clinic in Livingston MT has been open for one week. There were 51 picketers, and patients from hundreds of miles away. That tells you that for all ...
Feb 8, 2009 / Katha Pollitt
The Kindness of Strangers The Kindness of Strangers
The global economic crisis is showing how wishful was the notion that philanthropy could save the world.
Feb 4, 2009 / Column / Katha Pollitt
From My Inbox: Pledge-a-Picket for New Clinic in Montana From My Inbox: Pledge-a-Picket for New Clinic in Montana
Dr. Susan Wicklund, whose 2008 book This Common Secret, detailed her life as an abortion provider, has just opened a clinic in Livingston, Montana. Even before it opened on Febru...
Feb 4, 2009 / Katha Pollitt