As Pride Month Begins, Republicans Double Down on Restricting Transgender Americans As Pride Month Begins, Republicans Double Down on Restricting Transgender Americans
An unprecedented effort in state legislatures across the country.
Jun 1, 2021 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Astrological Is Political The Astrological Is Political
Why Alice Sparkly Kat uses postcolonial theory to read the stars.
Jun 1, 2021 / Q&A / Mary Retta
An American Sports Icon’s Legacy of LGBTQ Rights An American Sports Icon’s Legacy of LGBTQ Rights
Billie Jean King’s long history of activism proved that the personal is political.
May 28, 2021 / Robert Lipsyte
The History the Japanese Government Is Trying to Erase The History the Japanese Government Is Trying to Erase
Failing to teach what the wartime state did only emboldens the forces of misogyny and racism.
May 26, 2021 / Chelsea Szendi Schieder
Democrats Must Take Charge of the Debate About Abortion Democrats Must Take Charge of the Debate About Abortion
The danger of allowing right-wing extremists to silence the pro-choice majority is becoming clearer than ever.
May 25, 2021 / Ilyse Hogue and Ellie Langford
The Supreme Court May Have Just Signed Roe v. Wade’s Death Warrant The Supreme Court May Have Just Signed Roe v. Wade’s Death Warrant
The newly ultraconservative court has agreed to hear a direct challenge to the landmark 1973 abortion case—a move that can mean nothing good.
May 18, 2021 / Elie Mystal
Jordan Peterson’s New Rules Are Old News Jordan Peterson’s New Rules Are Old News
The Canadian contrarian is back with another book. It isn’t any better than the last one.
May 18, 2021 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Working Women Need the PRO Act Working Women Need the PRO Act
Passing off anti-union beliefs under the guise of feminism isn’t just cynical—it’s flat-out wrong.
May 17, 2021 / Mindy Isser
The Fierce Prophetic Vision of Poor Women The Fierce Prophetic Vision of Poor Women
Women like Claire McClinton, Johnnie Tillmon, and Julia Ward Howe have allowed us glimpses of what a country that served and empowered all women looks like.
May 15, 2021 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis
Return to the Joys of Full-Time Office Work? No, Thanks. Return to the Joys of Full-Time Office Work? No, Thanks.
CEOs are touting the benefits of office “culture” as a reason to return to our cubicles. But that culture has often meant harassment, discrimination, and painful water-cooler conve...
May 14, 2021 / Elie Mystal