In Search of the Elusive PUMAs In Search of the Elusive PUMAs
Monday, August 25 Good Omen: the people sitting in front of me on the plane read The Nation! Anna and Russ from Washington DC are coming to the convention as tourists. Apparentl...
Aug 26, 2008 / Katha Pollitt
Good-Bye, John Edwards Good-Bye, John Edwards
So now we know. John Edwards did have sex with that woman, Rielle Hunter, just as the National Enquirer said. So much for all those jokes about Bat Boy and Hillary's alien baby...
Aug 9, 2008 / Katha Pollitt
Stealth Assault on Reproductive Rights Stealth Assault on Reproductive Rights
When pro-choicers accuse anti-choicers of being anti-contraception they're often taken as crying wolf -- even though no anti-choice organization explicitly endorses birth contr...
Aug 4, 2008 / Katha Pollitt
Flocking to Faith Flocking to Faith
Obama's incredible faith-based initiative.
Jul 31, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt
McCain Opposes Contraception — Pass It On McCain Opposes Contraception — Pass It On
I realize it's not as world-shaking as the caricature of the Obamas on the cover of The New Yorker, which has the high-end media in a total tizzy. It's probably not even as imp...
Jul 17, 2008 / Katha Pollitt
Who’s Afraid of Judy Maccabee? Who’s Afraid of Judy Maccabee?
Women increasingly are taking leadership roles in Jewish life--and that's a problem?
Jul 2, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Feminists for McCain? Not So Much Feminists for McCain? Not So Much
NARAL and Planned Parenthood give him a big fat zero. What else do you need to know?
Jun 19, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Iron My Skirt Iron My Skirt
Once the bitterness of the present moment has faded, people will recognize they owe Hillary Clinton a standing ovation, even if they can't stand her.
Jun 5, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Déjà Vu in South Dakota Déjà Vu in South Dakota
It's going to take a concerted national effort to defeat the state's latest anti-choice ballot initiative.
May 22, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Backlash Spectacular Backlash Spectacular
From campus to courtroom, longstanding gains for women are being eroded everywhere you look.
May 8, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt