Gender and Sexuality

Richard Kim on Why Prop 8 Won Richard Kim on Why Prop 8 Won

The Nation's Richard Kim explores why the No on Prop 8 campaign failed to gain much momentum in California.

Nov 11, 2008 / Video / GRITtv

Olbermann on Prop 8: ‘It’s About the Human Heart’ Olbermann on Prop 8: ‘It’s About the Human Heart’

Reflecting on the success of the anti-gay Prop 8 measure in California, Olbermann makes the case for love and understanding.

Nov 11, 2008 / Video / Countdown

Marital Discord: Why Prop 8 Won Marital Discord: Why Prop 8 Won

With bald lies and racial pandering, an anti-gay marriage intiative succeeds in California.

Nov 6, 2008 / Editorial / Richard Kim

Jon Stewart Slams Anti-Gay Marriage Prop 8 Jon Stewart Slams Anti-Gay Marriage Prop 8

Jon Stewart rips Proposition 8, an initiative that would rewrite the constitution to eliminate the rights of same-sex couples to marry in California.

Nov 4, 2008 / Video / The Daily Show

Women’s Choice at Risk on Election Day Women’s Choice at Risk on Election Day

Attorney Sarah Weddington discusses the impact this election could have on reproductive rights.

Oct 31, 2008 / Feature / Reeve Hamilton

McCain Scoffs at ‘Mother’s Health’ Abortion Exemption McCain Scoffs at ‘Mother’s Health’ Abortion Exemption

Obama and McCain exchange blows on abortion rights and a mother's health, the latter of which is too extreme for the Republican.

Oct 16, 2008 / Video / Talking Points Memo

Scenes From the Crackup Scenes From the Crackup

Behind the scrim of boom times there was always debt and sex--and the intimate economy of panic and desire.

Oct 16, 2008 / Editorial / JoAnn Wypijewski

Follow-ups for Sarah Palin Follow-ups for Sarah Palin

Don't let reproductive rights get lost in the run-up to Election Day.

Oct 8, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt

UN Summit Must Address Population Issues UN Summit Must Address Population Issues

As the UN meets today to assess its plan to heal a suffering world, the billions of women who still lack fundamental rights--especially reproductive rights- must be heard.

Sep 14, 2008 / Feature / Barbara Crossette

Beauty and the Beast Beauty and the Beast

The old warrior deploys sex as a central political weapon to recharge his potency and his party's fortunes. Is there a trap here?

Sep 10, 2008 / Editorial / JoAnn Wypijewski

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