Gender and Sexuality

Countdown to Election: 52 Days

Countdown to Election: 52 Days Countdown to Election: 52 Days

Nothing comic about Trump’s actions.

Sep 19, 2020 / OppArt / R. Sikoryak

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Dying Wish: DISSENT!

Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Dying Wish: DISSENT! Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Dying Wish: DISSENT!

To honor RBG, we’ve got to fight with all our might to reclaim the Supreme Court—and that means packing it.

Sep 19, 2020 / Elie Mystal

For the First Time Ever, the House Has Passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

For the First Time Ever, the House Has Passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act For the First Time Ever, the House Has Passed the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

The bill would require employers to give pregnant employees accommodations so they can keep working while protecting their health.

Sep 17, 2020 / Bryce Covert

Melania

Melania Trump Really Doesn’t Care Melania Trump Really Doesn’t Care

A new book by her ex–best friend shows how the first lady sold her soul.

Sep 17, 2020 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Wake of the Giant

Wake of the Giant Wake of the Giant

Prejudice against Black Americans is countered by unity and strength, a giant force to fight for justice.

Sep 17, 2020 / OppArt / Dáreece Walker

Student voters

Of Course Republicans Want to Suppress the Youth Vote Of Course Republicans Want to Suppress the Youth Vote

Republicans know the country is changing demographically and politically. That’s why they want to prevent young people from voting.

Sep 17, 2020 / StudentNation / Asiah Williams

Women stand holding posters and calling for justice.

Mexico’s Women Demand Justice on Gender Violence Mexico’s Women Demand Justice on Gender Violence

Enraged at institutional failure to address the mounting crisis, they have occupied the National Human Rights Commission.

Sep 16, 2020 / Meaghan Beatley

Young, LGBTQ Voters of Color Could Swing This Election

Young, LGBTQ Voters of Color Could Swing This Election Young, LGBTQ Voters of Color Could Swing This Election

They constitute a crucial voting bloc: About 9 million LGBTQ adults are eligible to vote, and nearly half of them are under age 35.

Sep 15, 2020 / StudentNation / DeAsia Paige

Two men hold street signs reading

What ‘The New York Times’ Won’t Tell You About Woman Suffrage What ‘The New York Times’ Won’t Tell You About Woman Suffrage

While Times readers have learned much about the failings of white suffragists, they have remained in the dark about the paper’s own strident attacks on the very idea of allowing wo...

Sep 10, 2020 / Mary Walton

For Trump, Defaming His Rape Accuser Is Part of His Job

For Trump, Defaming His Rape Accuser Is Part of His Job For Trump, Defaming His Rape Accuser Is Part of His Job

Such is the central claim at the heart of the DOJ’s attempt to intervene in E. Jean Carroll’s defamation lawsuit against Trump.

Sep 9, 2020 / Elie Mystal

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