Gender and Sexuality

An abortion rights activist demonstrates outside the US Supreme Court on April 2, 2025.

Abortion Care Is Central to Black Maternal Health Abortion Care Is Central to Black Maternal Health

This Black Maternal Health Week, it’s time to acknowledge this simple truth: Abortion care is maternal healthcare.

Apr 17, 2025 / Latona Giwa

Employees and supporters protest outside the headquarters for United States Agency for International Development (USAID), on Monday, February 3, 2025, after Elon Musk posted on social media that he and President Donald Trump would shut down the agency.

Elon Musk Has No Idea How USAID Works. This Former Staffer Knows. Elon Musk Has No Idea How USAID Works. This Former Staffer Knows.

USAID programs demonstrate a moral commitment that Americans today urgently need to preserve, not destroy.

Apr 15, 2025 / Arnold Isaacs

(L-R) The Rev. Katey Zeh from Religious Community for Reproductive Choice and Katie Quiñónez-Alonso, former executive director of Women’s Health Center in Maryland, look on as the Reverend Jim Lewis, an original member of the Clergy Consultation Service, talks about how he helped women access abortion care before Roe, during the clinic-blessing ceremony.

Bless This Clinic: How Clergy Are Showing Up for Abortion Clinics Bless This Clinic: How Clergy Are Showing Up for Abortion Clinics

Clinic blessings continue a legacy of religious leaders and people of faith championing abortion access.

Apr 15, 2025 / Rev. Katey Zeh and Asha Dahya

In 2021, McDonald’s Promised to Fight Sexual Harassment—What Happened?

In 2021, McDonald’s Promised to Fight Sexual Harassment—What Happened? In 2021, McDonald’s Promised to Fight Sexual Harassment—What Happened?

An investigation by The Nation and Type Investigations raises serious questions about the effectiveness of new global brand standards at stopping harassment at the fast food giant...

Apr 14, 2025 / Feature / Bryce Covert

9 Ways You Can Save the Internet Right Now

9 Ways You Can Save the Internet Right Now 9 Ways You Can Save the Internet Right Now

Because the danger to cultural preservation has never been greater.

Apr 11, 2025 / Maria Bustillos

Coal miners listen as President Donald Trump speaks and signs executive orders about coal production at the White House on April 8, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

Trump’s Tariff Pause Sets Back the “Make Men Manly Again” Movement Trump’s Tariff Pause Sets Back the “Make Men Manly Again” Movement

Parts of the online “manosphere” welcomed Trump’s tariffs as a way to bring back men’s work.

Apr 11, 2025 / Joan Walsh

Despite the Harris-Walz campaign’s slogans, 2024 was marked by a precipitous drop in Democratic turnout.

The Democrats’ Lost Millions The Democrats’ Lost Millions

The people who really decided the 2024 election are the ones who didn’t vote at all—and they could hold the key to a Democratic comeback.

Apr 10, 2025 / Feature / Kali Holloway

DC: President Trump Departs White House for Mar-a-Lago

How Far Will 8 Years of Trump Set Back American Women? How Far Will 8 Years of Trump Set Back American Women?

The president and his cronies are committed to rolling progress back to the Stone Age. The effects could outlast his second term.

Apr 8, 2025 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Shanette Williams at the Abortion in America conference in February.

Abortion Bans Upended Their Lives—Now They’re Fighting Back, One Story at a Time Abortion Bans Upended Their Lives—Now They’re Fighting Back, One Story at a Time

Across the country, abortion storytellers are putting the struggle for reproductive freedom into powerful new words.

Apr 7, 2025 / Feature / Regina Mahone

A demonstrator holds a sign in front of the US Supreme Court as the Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic case is heard on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.

This Supreme Court Case Is About More Than “Defunding” Planned Parenthood This Supreme Court Case Is About More Than “Defunding” Planned Parenthood

If South Carolina succeeds, there will be almost no check on states that discriminate against healthcare providers for any reason.

Apr 3, 2025 / Rachel Rebouché

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