Abortion

Democracy Is on the Ballot. But Will It Decide the Election?

Democracy Is on the Ballot. But Will It Decide the Election? Democracy Is on the Ballot. But Will It Decide the Election?

Democrats are still not connecting the authoritarian threat to the wider GOP agenda.

Nov 7, 2022 / Jeet Heer

Vote! Our Rights Depend on It.

Vote! Our Rights Depend on It. Vote! Our Rights Depend on It.

The mid-term elections will have wide-ranging effects on issues like abortion rights, climate change, and health care.

Nov 4, 2022 / OppArt / Holly Ballard Martz

Kamala Harris at a Kathy Hochul rally

Governor Kathy Hochul Summons the Feminist Cavalry. Did She Need To? Governor Kathy Hochul Summons the Feminist Cavalry. Did She Need To?

I can’t imagine she’ll lose to Trump-hugging, election-denying Lee Zeldin, but…

Nov 4, 2022 / Joan Walsh

The Post-“Dobbs” Election

The Post-“Dobbs” Election The Post-“Dobbs” Election

Katha Pollitt interviews Heidi L. Sieck of #VOTEPROCHOICE on how the midterms could affect reproductive rights.

Nov 2, 2022 / Katha Pollitt

Anti-Abortion Activists

After “Dobbs,” Anti-Abortion Activists Are Targeting Clinics in Blue States After “Dobbs,” Anti-Abortion Activists Are Targeting Clinics in Blue States

Without Roe, the effects of state bans are felt even where abortion is still legal. One Illinois clinic’s proximity to Missouri has made it an easy target for emboldened anti-...

Nov 2, 2022 / StudentNation / Walter Thomas-Patterson

Vote for Your Future!

Vote for Your Future! Vote for Your Future!

Women’s rights on the ballot.

Nov 1, 2022 / OppArt / Dara Herman Zierlein

Meredith Tax

Meredith Tax, 1942–2022 Meredith Tax, 1942–2022

The tireless organizer, feminist pioneer, and relentless coalition builder never let up.

Oct 31, 2022 / Alix Kates Shulman

Becca Andrews’s New Book Captures the Final Days of Legal Abortion

Becca Andrews’s New Book Captures the Final Days of Legal Abortion Becca Andrews’s New Book Captures the Final Days of Legal Abortion

The journalist was going to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Instead, her new book reports on what happened as it fell.

Oct 31, 2022 / Back Page / Amy Littlefield

Good News Alert: Democrats Might Actually Flip the Michigan Legislature

Good News Alert: Democrats Might Actually Flip the Michigan Legislature Good News Alert: Democrats Might Actually Flip the Michigan Legislature

What’s their secret sauce? Support for public education.

Oct 28, 2022 / Jennifer C. Berkshire

Lee Zeldin and Kathy Hochul participate in a debate hosted by Spectrum News NY1.

Why Isn’t Kathy Hochul Running Away With Her Race for Reelection? Why Isn’t Kathy Hochul Running Away With Her Race for Reelection?

Republican Lee Zeldin is pro-Trump, anti-choice, and running in a state Joe Biden carried by 23 percent—yet recent polls put him within the statistical margin of error of pulling o...

Oct 27, 2022 / Ross Barkan

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