Toothpaste, Cough Drops, Aspirin, Contraception Toothpaste, Cough Drops, Aspirin, Contraception
Please forward widely: "An Open Letter About Emergency Contraception," by Katha Pollitt and Jennifer Baumgardner
Feb 26, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Kristof to the Rescue? Kristof to the Rescue?
This morning I got an e-mail from Feminist Majority asking me to e-mail the President protesting the Iraqi Governing Council's approval of Resolution 137, which would abolish cur...
Feb 12, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Judy, Judy, Judy Judy, Judy, Judy
I used to think we should get rid of First Ladies.
Jan 29, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Lost in Space Lost in Space
A while back, in a column calling for more arts funding, I observed that a lot more people are interested in classical music, ballet, theater and museums than are interested in s...
Jan 15, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Good News for Women Good News for Women
There was plenty of gloomy news for women in 2003. American women make just under 80 cents on the male dollar for full-time, year-round work.
Dec 24, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Who Needs Christmas? They Do! Who Needs Christmas? They Do!
When did Christmas shopping become a patriotic duty, the contemporary equivalent of collecting tin cans in World War II?
Dec 11, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Adam and Steve–Together at Last Adam and Steve–Together at Last
Will someone please explain to me how permitting gays and lesbians to marry threatens the institution of marriage?
Nov 26, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Waving the Flag Waving the Flag
All right, so maybe Howard Dean could have thought of a better way of reaching out to white Southern men than saying he wanted "to be the candidate for guys with Confederate fl...
Nov 13, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt
There They Go Again There They Go Again
Why is it that "think pieces" about women and work and kids and marriage always leave one suspecting that the minute these corporate-lawyers-turned-stay-at-home-moms hang up th...
Oct 30, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Is the Pope Crazy? Is the Pope Crazy?
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Oct 16, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt