Katha Pollitt

Columnist

@kathapollitt

Katha Pollitt is a columnist forĀ The Nation.

Moore 1, Media 0 Moore 1, Media 0

I had a swell time at Fahrenheit 9/11, Michael Moore's documentary about George Bush's dubious progress from Florida to Iraq.

Jul 1, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Katha Pollitt

Sex and the Stepford Wife Sex and the Stepford Wife

As numerous reviewers of the overblown and over-remade remake of The Stepford Wives have pointed out, men do not really want to be married to robots.

Jun 17, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Desperately Seeking Health Insurance Desperately Seeking Health Insurance

As crises go, medical insurance is not a very sexy one.

Jun 3, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Do You Feel a Draft? Do You Feel a Draft?

The main effect of bringing back the draft would be to further militarize the nation.

May 20, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Show & Tell in Abu Ghraib Show & Tell in Abu Ghraib

What are the thousand words, I wonder, that are worth the pictures of grinning US soldiers sexually humiliating Iraqi prisoners in Abu Ghraib prison?

May 6, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Down and Out in Texas Down and Out in Texas

Did you know that since January 1, women in Texas have not been able to obtain abortions from the sixteenth week of pregnancy on?

Apr 22, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Pregnant and Dangerous Pregnant and Dangerous

The good news is that Utah has dropped murder charges against Melissa Rowland, who rejected her doctors' advice to undergo an immediate Caesarean section and gave birth to a stil...

Apr 8, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Pull Over, NASCAR Dads Pull Over, NASCAR Dads

Single women under 65--those separated, widowed, divorced or never married--represent at least 24 percent of the voting-age population and a whopping 46 percent of voting-age wom...

Mar 25, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Letters Letters

THE NICHOLAS KRISTOF MONOLOGUES?

Kingston, RI

Mar 18, 2004 / Katha Pollitt, Jennifer Baumgardner, and Our Readers

The Protocols of Mel Gibson The Protocols of Mel Gibson

My friends had one question for me after I saw Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ: Is it anti-Semitic?

Mar 11, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Katha Pollitt

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