The Peeping Press: Understanding the Male Media Gaze The Peeping Press: Understanding the Male Media Gaze
Let's remember: ogling isn't journalism.
Jun 19, 2013 / Blog / Jessica Valenti
Supreme Court Strikes Down Human Gene Patents Supreme Court Strikes Down Human Gene Patents
The unanimous decision is a victory for patients, women, scientists, doctors, researchers and human kind.
Jun 13, 2013 / Rose-Ellen Lessy
INFOGRAPHICS: How the Anti-Prostitution Pledge Hinders AIDS Prevention INFOGRAPHICS: How the Anti-Prostitution Pledge Hinders AIDS Prevention
Recipients of AIDS/HIV funding from the United States may soon be free of the harmful anti-prostitution requirement.
Jun 12, 2013 / Blog / Melissa Gira Grant
A Syrian Refugee Wedding A Syrian Refugee Wedding
Early marriage and domestic violence in the camps are a fact of life for girls fleeing the civil war.
Jun 5, 2013 / Feature / Lauren Wolfe
A Female President and the Power of Symbolism: A Response to Amy Schiller A Female President and the Power of Symbolism: A Response to Amy Schiller
I don’t have simplistic fantasies about being rescued from oppression by figureheads alone. But I also know that women and people of color are a threat to the status quo.
Jun 5, 2013 / Erica Brazelton
The Most Underestimated Feminist in DC The Most Underestimated Feminist in DC
With a two-seat gain while chair of the DSCC and a successful effort to get a budget through the Senate under her belt, Patty Murray has become a major force in the Senate.
Jun 4, 2013 / David Sarasohn
Fuck the High Road: The Upside of Sinking to Their Level Fuck the High Road: The Upside of Sinking to Their Level
Sometimes, you've got to feed the trolls.
Jun 3, 2013 / Blog / Jessica Valenti
Could the Facebook Win Be Feminism’s Tipping Point? Could the Facebook Win Be Feminism’s Tipping Point?
Rape jokes, anti-feminist jibes and other forms of hate speech are—in the public eye—no longer anomalies.
May 30, 2013 / Blog / Jessica Valenti
Will El Salvador’s Anti-Choice Government Let a Pregnant Woman Die? Will El Salvador’s Anti-Choice Government Let a Pregnant Woman Die?
Here’s what you can do to help save Beatriz, the victim of “pro-life” orthodoxy on overdrive.
May 30, 2013 / Blog / Katha Pollitt
Why the Military Protects the Command Structure Instead of the Victims Why the Military Protects the Command Structure Instead of the Victims
The military’s dismal record on sexual assault shows it just isn’t taking the problem seriously.
May 29, 2013 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel