Why I’m Supporting Barack Obama Why I’m Supporting Barack Obama
Hillary Clinton is smart, energetic, immensely knowledgeable, and, as she likes to say, hard-working. I've been appalled by the misogynous vitriol (and mean-girl snark) aime...
Feb 4, 2008 / Katha Pollitt
Ms.understanding Ms.understanding
The magazine walks into a trap labeled "political correctness," "left-wing anti-Semitism" and "multiculturalist Islam love."
Jan 31, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Sign the Open Letter From American Feminists Sign the Open Letter From American Feminists
With advice and counsel from the History in Action e-mail list, I wrote up the Open Letter below to protest the way the media slanders the women's movement as indifferent to the h...
Jan 20, 2008 / Katha Pollitt
The Weepy Witch & the Secret Muslim The Weepy Witch & the Secret Muslim
If the campaign becomes a competition between race and gender, the winner will be whichever white man the GOP nominates.
Jan 17, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Hillary Shows Feeling, is Slammed Hillary Shows Feeling, is Slammed
John Edwards just lost my vote. How dare he take cheap shots at Hillary Clinton for letting her eyes mist over (not "crying" as was widely reported) at a meeting with voters in ...
Jan 8, 2008 / Katha Pollitt
Branding the Candidates Branding the Candidates
The election is almost a year away, and already it's come down to branding. In Saturday night's Democratic debate the candidates discussed in considerable detail muclear terroris...
Jan 6, 2008 / Katha Pollitt
Maternity Fashions, Junior Size Maternity Fashions, Junior Size
Teens getting pregnant: bad. Teens having babies: good. If this makes no sense, wake up and smell the Enfamil: it's 2008!
Jan 3, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Bill Kristol Gets New York Times Op-Ed Slot Bill Kristol Gets New York Times Op-Ed Slot
Just shoot me. First, it was Sam Tanenhaus, conservative editor of the New York Times Book Review being put in charge of the News of the Week in Review section. That means one...
Dec 29, 2007 / Katha Pollitt
Taking Care of Caretaking Taking Care of Caretaking
This morning, TakeCareNet released the results of its survey of presidential candidates' positions on 26 public policies related to work, family, and caregiving. Co-sponsored b...
Dec 27, 2007 / Katha Pollitt