On Sex Ed, “Our Side” Is Finally Fighting Back On Sex Ed, “Our Side” Is Finally Fighting Back
The new group EducateUS is creating a counter-movement to the conservative groups stoking a culture war over sexuality education.
Apr 24, 2024 / Joan Walsh
How a Scrappy Group of Young Moms Transformed the Way We Think About Teen Pregnancy How a Scrappy Group of Young Moms Transformed the Way We Think About Teen Pregnancy
Over a 10-year campaign, they talked back to public health experts, government officials, and even purported allies who were treating them like they were the problem.
May 12, 2023 / Amy Littlefield
Florida Man Trashes the Constitution and History in Pursuit of the White House Florida Man Trashes the Constitution and History in Pursuit of the White House
Thanks to an anemic opposition, Ron DeSantis won reelection by a landslide. But if national Democrats don’t learn from the Florida party's mistakes, the governor could take his cra...
Mar 20, 2023 / Chris Lehmann for The Nation
Man-Made Myths About the Female Body Have Led to Centuries of Bad Sex Man-Made Myths About the Female Body Have Led to Centuries of Bad Sex
The erasure of the clitoris from the study of anatomy is one of the biggest cover-ups in modern history.
Mar 7, 2019 / Rebecca Gordon
Can These Pornographers End ‘MILFs,’ ‘Teens,’ and ‘Thugs’? Can These Pornographers End ‘MILFs,’ ‘Teens,’ and ‘Thugs’?
Porn may never be the same.
Sep 29, 2016 / Natasha Lennard
An NFL Player Stands Up to Rape and Gives a Lesson in Consent An NFL Player Stands Up to Rape and Gives a Lesson in Consent
Detroit Lions linebacker DeAndre Levy stands up to toxic masculinity and rape culture in professional football.
May 3, 2016 / Dave Zirin
Sorry, Ted Cruz: Women Don’t Want Your ‘Rubbers’ Sorry, Ted Cruz: Women Don’t Want Your ‘Rubbers’
Trying to combat the notion of a GOP “war on women,” Cruz explains the backwards thinking that’s behind it.
Dec 2, 2015 / Joan Walsh
‘Masturbation Will Lead to Homosexuality’: China’s LGBT Sex-Ed Problem ‘Masturbation Will Lead to Homosexuality’: China’s LGBT Sex-Ed Problem
When it comes to the birds and the bees, LGBT Chinese students remain in the dark.
Apr 2, 2015 / Cole Delbyck
Obama’s Evangelical Gravy Train Obama’s Evangelical Gravy Train
Despite the president’s promise to cut funding to discredited HIV and pregnancy prevention programs, taxpayer dollars are still bankrolling anti-gay, anti-choice conservative relig...
Jul 8, 2014 / Andy Kopsa
Putting Teen Pregnancy in Perspective Putting Teen Pregnancy in Perspective
The media love reporting on year-to-year fluctations in the American teen birth rate. Less attention is paid to the fact that teen pregnancy is exponentially more common in the Uni...
Nov 18, 2011 / Dana Goldstein