A Man’s Guide to Abortion A Man’s Guide to Abortion
You don’t have to be a woman to stand up for reproductive rights.
Jun 3, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt
A Radical Reunion: Harvard’s Student Strikers, 50 Years Later A Radical Reunion: Harvard’s Student Strikers, 50 Years Later
We are older, grayer, and for the most part, more rotund—but our commitments to left politics haven’t changed.
May 6, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Back in Westeros Back in Westeros
Game of Thrones’ final season depicts a fractured world’s last shot at redemption.
Apr 19, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt
How Women Are Made Invisible by Design How Women Are Made Invisible by Design
When a “generic male” is the measure of all things, women suffer the consequences.
Apr 9, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Admissions Scandal Is About Parental Narcissism—and the Schools’ Complicity The Admissions Scandal Is About Parental Narcissism—and the Schools’ Complicity
This is what college looks like for entitled parents who don’t care about education, and whose children don’t care either.
Mar 21, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt
What to Celebrate—and Mourn—This International Women’s Day What to Celebrate—and Mourn—This International Women’s Day
Over the last year, women’s rights took one step back, and two steps forward.
Mar 8, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt
She’s With Stupid She’s With Stupid
Sure, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slips up sometimes–but have you listened to her Republican colleagues?
Feb 7, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The End of Likability Politics The End of Likability Politics
The nasty women of America are delivering on their promises—and they don’t care what their conservative male colleagues think.
Jan 10, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Give Your Heart Out! Give Your Heart Out!
A list of 10 charitable organizations to help out this holiday season.
Dec 7, 2018 / Column / Katha Pollitt
You Can’t Get Conservative White Women To Change Their Minds You Can’t Get Conservative White Women To Change Their Minds
The great electoral opportunity of 2020 is not in converting Trump voters. It’s motivating the large numbers of Americans who don’t vote at all.
Nov 22, 2018 / Column / Katha Pollitt