Mexico’s Anti-Abortion Backlash Mexico’s Anti-Abortion Backlash
In just two years, half the country’s states have passed extreme fetal-rights amendments.
Jan 4, 2012 / Feature / Mary Cuddehe
Beyond Pink vs. Blue Beyond Pink vs. Blue
Why gendered toys really matter: they influence the careers kids choose later on.
Dec 30, 2011 / Blog / Dana Goldstein
Does Romney Oppose Discrimination Against Gays? Does Romney Oppose Discrimination Against Gays?
Gov. Mitt Romney claims to have consistently opposed anti-gay discrimination throughout his career, but his past statements contradict him.
HHS: Let’s Treat ALL Women Like Children HHS: Let’s Treat ALL Women Like Children
Did you assume the politicization of science was gone with the Bush administration and the reality-based community was back in charge? Think again.
Dec 8, 2011 / Blog / Katha Pollitt
‘As a Father of Two Daughters,’ Obama Embraces Politics Over Science on Emergency Contraception ‘As a Father of Two Daughters,’ Obama Embraces Politics Over Science on Emergency Contraception
The FDA made the right decision on EC—and Obama rejected it.
Dec 8, 2011 / Blog / Emily Douglas
Republican Ads Get Personal Republican Ads Get Personal
New TV ads from Rick Perry and Mitt Romney have tossed aside any policy discussion in favor of touting their personal religiosity.
Newt Gingrich (Serial Adulterer) Rises as Herman Cain (Alleged Adulterer) Falls Newt Gingrich (Serial Adulterer) Rises as Herman Cain (Alleged Adulterer) Falls
It’s insane that an affair—and not his cockamamie ideas—finished Cain.
Dec 7, 2011 / Editorial / JoAnn Wypijewski
Why Immigration Is a Feminist Issue Why Immigration Is a Feminist Issue
With draconian laws like Georgia’s HB 87 hitting women especially hard, women’s groups are taking up the fight for immigrants’ rights.
Dec 6, 2011 / Feature / Laura Flanders
Misogyny is Killing My Generation Misogyny is Killing My Generation
HIGH SCHOOL FINALIST: Suddenly, my opinion of a record I had been listening to for over eight years was turned on its head.
Dec 2, 2011 / Kevin Xiong
Nation Conversations: Jordan Smith: Reproductive Health? Not in Rick Perry’s Texas Nation Conversations: Jordan Smith: Reproductive Health? Not in Rick Perry’s Texas
As governor of Texas, Rick Perry has deliberately and systematically bankrupted state-provided healthcare for low income and uninsured women.
Dec 1, 2011 / Audio / The Nation