Feminism

Betsy DeVos speaks about Title IX

What Betsy DeVos Gets Wrong About Sexual Assault on Campus What Betsy DeVos Gets Wrong About Sexual Assault on Campus

Her focus on due process shows a fundamental misunderstanding of the dynamics at play in campus rape investigations.

Sep 12, 2017 / StudentNation / Elizabeth Adetiba

Betita in 1969

Legendary Chicana Organizer Betita Martínez Wrote a Perfect Parody for the Trump Era—in 1967 Legendary Chicana Organizer Betita Martínez Wrote a Perfect Parody for the Trump Era—in 1967

Martínez penned it after leaving her job at The Nation to work for SNCC.

Sep 11, 2017 / Tony Platt and Elizabeth Sutherland Martínez

Daenerys Targaryen and Drogon

This Season, ‘Game of Thrones’ Cut Deep This Season, ‘Game of Thrones’ Cut Deep

In a fantastically misogynist imaginary world, a highly qualified woman gets close to winning power.

Aug 31, 2017 / Katha Pollitt

Trump Racist Protest

Our Bigot in Chief Has Shown His True Colors Our Bigot in Chief Has Shown His True Colors

After Charlottesville, we must resist this man with every fiber of our being.​

Aug 23, 2017 / Editorial / Sasha Abramsky

Why Donald Trump Needs Muslim Women

Why Donald Trump Needs Muslim Women Why Donald Trump Needs Muslim Women

Liberals and conservatives have used the plight of Muslim women to champion wars—now this idea is being redeployed in a cultural war at home.

Aug 11, 2017 / Feature / Rafia Zakaria

Democrats Have a Problem. Can These Women Fix It?

Democrats Have a Problem. Can These Women Fix It? Democrats Have a Problem. Can These Women Fix It?

In Virginia, first-time female candidates could be the key to taking back the statehouse.

Aug 10, 2017 / Feature / Joan Walsh

Anti-Trump protest in NYC

How Are We Going to Survive the Next 42 Months of Trump? How Are We Going to Survive the Next 42 Months of Trump?

Many progressives are depressed and angry. But there are also glimmers of hope.

Jul 27, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt

I Tried to Use My Privilege to Defend a Stranger From Racism—and I Might Have Made the Situation Worse

I Tried to Use My Privilege to Defend a Stranger From Racism—and I Might Have Made the Situation Worse I Tried to Use My Privilege to Defend a Stranger From Racism—and I Might Have Made the Situation Worse

And a reader with radical dreams is trapped in a lame nonprofit job.

Jul 13, 2017 / Asking for a Friend / Liza Featherstone

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Letters From the July 31-August 7, 2017, Issue Letters From the July 31-August 7, 2017, Issue

Friend in the end… Pyrrhic impeachment… Defending the fourth estate… Backlash as whiplash…

Jul 13, 2017 / Letters / Our Readers

Joshua Svaty at an event announcing his candidacy for governor.

Hey, Democratic Candidates: Pro-Choice Women Are Your Base Hey, Democratic Candidates: Pro-Choice Women Are Your Base

Running an anti-choice candidate might pick up a few Republican votes—at the expense of turning off the party’s loyal voters.

Jul 13, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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