Occupy the Holidays Occupy the Holidays
Need holiday gift ideas that will warm hearts? Try these.
Dec 14, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Bishops vs. Women: Which Side Is Obama On? Bishops vs. Women: Which Side Is Obama On?
The president must decide what is more important: pandering to the Catholic hierarchy or protecting women's health.
Nov 30, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Penn State’s Patriarchal Pastimes Penn State’s Patriarchal Pastimes
There is a message here about masculine privilege.
Nov 16, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Rick Perry, God and Me: When I Got the Call Rick Perry, God and Me: When I Got the Call
God called me one night and asked me to run for president. He almost talked me into it.
Nov 2, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt
We Are All Occupiers Now: The Mainstreaming of OWS We Are All Occupiers Now: The Mainstreaming of OWS
Don't be left behind: everyone from Jeffrey Sachs to Deepak Chopra and Suze Orman is jumping on the Occupy Wall Street wagon.
Oct 19, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Ban Birth Control? They Wouldn’t Dare… Ban Birth Control? They Wouldn’t Dare…
Wake up, sleepyheads: the antichoicers are coming for contraception.
Oct 5, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Whispers of Jackie O Whispers of Jackie O
The former first lady speaks from beyond the grave—and shows how far we’ve come (and haven’t).
Sep 21, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Katha Pollitt
The Poor: Still Here, Still Poor The Poor: Still Here, Still Poor
We keep hearing about how the recession wounded the middle class. But the poor are hurting much worse.
Sep 7, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Michele Bachmann, Wife in Chief? Michele Bachmann, Wife in Chief?
Is a vote for Bachmann actually a vote for her husband?
Aug 24, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Birth Control: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Birth Control: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Birth control is lifesaving medicine. Yet the myth that it is “controversial” persists.
Jul 27, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt