Feminism

Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer.

The Senate Puts Pregnant Workers on the Verge of Getting New Protections The Senate Puts Pregnant Workers on the Verge of Getting New Protections

A bill to ensure that pregnant workers receive accommodations on the job has been approved as an amendment to the must-pass omnibus spending bill.

Dec 22, 2022 / Bryce Covert for The Nation

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A Gift Guide for the Whole Planet A Gift Guide for the Whole Planet

With accelerating climate change, threats against abortion rights, and need everywhere, you can make a difference by giving.

Dec 19, 2022 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Reading Judith Butler’s “Gender Trouble” in the Age of Ron DeSantis

Reading Judith Butler’s “Gender Trouble” in the Age of Ron DeSantis Reading Judith Butler’s “Gender Trouble” in the Age of Ron DeSantis

More than 30 years after it was published, the seminal queer theory text still has some things to say.

Dec 14, 2022 / Feature / Naomi Gordon-Loebl

Women Are Half the Population, Not a Special Interest Group

Women Are Half the Population, Not a Special Interest Group Women Are Half the Population, Not a Special Interest Group

Democrats do themselves no favors when they pretend “women’s issues” are a niche category of human affairs.

Dec 13, 2022 / Column / Alexis Grenell

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Change Can’t Wait: Students Protest Sexual Violence at American University Change Can’t Wait: Students Protest Sexual Violence at American University

After an intruder sexually assaulted a dorm resident, students at American University walked out en masse to expose their school’s inaction.

Dec 7, 2022 / StudentNation / Finley Muratova and Enrique Colon

A panel from Love That Bunch, by Aline Kominsky-Crumb

The Queen of Candor: Aline Kominsky-Crumb 1948–2022 The Queen of Candor: Aline Kominsky-Crumb 1948–2022

Her fearless autobiographical stories revolutionized cartooning.

Dec 5, 2022 / Obituary / Jeet Heer

How Social Media Ensures that No One Hears Amber Heard

How Social Media Ensures that No One Hears Amber Heard How Social Media Ensures that No One Hears Amber Heard

The entertainment-misogyny complex has created a host of incentives for demonizing figures like Amber Heard for speaking out about their trauma. 

Nov 30, 2022 / Deborah Epstein and Ray Epstein

Nancy Fraser’s Lessons From the Long History of Capitalism

Nancy Fraser’s Lessons From the Long History of Capitalism Nancy Fraser’s Lessons From the Long History of Capitalism

She talked to The Nation about capitalism's evolutions and what the left can do to better prepare for the next political crisis.

Nov 29, 2022 / Q&A / Rhoda Feng

When It Comes to Endometriosis, “Doing Your Own Research” Might Actually Be Necessary

When It Comes to Endometriosis, “Doing Your Own Research” Might Actually Be Necessary When It Comes to Endometriosis, “Doing Your Own Research” Might Actually Be Necessary

The health care system often neglects women and people with uteruses. For those who suffer from invisible diseases, informing oneself can be life-saving work.

Nov 28, 2022 / Kate Shannon Jenkins

We’re Thankful for Our Abortions

We’re Thankful for Our Abortions We’re Thankful for Our Abortions

Many people who have abortions celebrate their experience. Here's why my colleagues and I at We Testify are thankful. 

Nov 24, 2022 / Nikiya Natale

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