What Gloria Steinem Got—Almost—Right What Gloria Steinem Got—Almost—Right
In real life, our political preferences are shaped by all sorts of social and psychological factors, including our sense of what other people think.
Feb 9, 2016 / Katha Pollitt
The Film ‘No Más Bebés’ Gives Reproductive-Justice Advocates Fuel for Today’s Fights The Film ‘No Más Bebés’ Gives Reproductive-Justice Advocates Fuel for Today’s Fights
The forced sterilizations depicted in the movie are anything but ancient history.
Feb 5, 2016 / Dani McClain
Why Have I (Almost) Always Voted for the Male Candidate? Why Have I (Almost) Always Voted for the Male Candidate?
I’ve had many chances to cast a ballot for a woman in primary races. I had plenty of reasons why I shouldn’t.
Feb 4, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Asking for a Friend: How to Tell if You’re Sexist in Bed Asking for a Friend: How to Tell if You’re Sexist in Bed
Liza answers a maybe-benighted male, and a woman whose politics are clashing with her dating life.
Feb 4, 2016 / Asking for a Friend / Liza Featherstone
A Group of Mexican Immigrant Women Were Sterilized Without Their Consent. Can a New Film Bring Justice? A Group of Mexican Immigrant Women Were Sterilized Without Their Consent. Can a New Film Bring Justice?
No Más Bebés brings dignity and a sense of power to the mothers the law ignored.
Jan 27, 2016 / Claudia Dreifus
Why Are We Paying Sales Tax on Tampons? Why Are We Paying Sales Tax on Tampons?
States exempt food and other necessities, but not menstrual products, from sales tax. How is that fair?
Jan 26, 2016 / Jennifer Weiss-Wolf
The Book That Turns Hillary Clinton Into a Cartoon The Book That Turns Hillary Clinton Into a Cartoon
Doug Henwood ignores everything good Hillary Clinton has ever done—and neglects the double binds and difficulties women face in public life.
Jan 15, 2016 / Katha Pollitt
Why the Mainstream Media Adore Megyn Kelly Why the Mainstream Media Adore Megyn Kelly
The Fox News anchor earns undeserved praise simply for not being the worst of the worst.
Jan 13, 2016 / Column / Eric Alterman
Why This Socialist Feminist Is Not Voting for Hillary Why This Socialist Feminist Is Not Voting for Hillary
Socialist feminism assumes that redistribution is the best way to improve life for women. Clinton has demonstrated contempt for turning this project into policy.
Jan 5, 2016 / Feature / Liza Featherstone
The Year When Students of Color Put Campuses on Notice The Year When Students of Color Put Campuses on Notice
Administrators’ vague rhetoric about diversity and inclusion won’t end a growing movement to make universities reimagine themselves.
Dec 30, 2015 / Jailyn Gladney