FIFA Denies Women’s World Cup Players an Equal Playing Field—Literally FIFA Denies Women’s World Cup Players an Equal Playing Field—Literally
A bafflingly sexist move could scar the 2015 Women's World Cup.
Oct 31, 2014 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Will Colorado and North Dakota Voters Criminalize Abortion on Tuesday? Will Colorado and North Dakota Voters Criminalize Abortion on Tuesday?
Using bait-and-switch strategies and confusing language, anti-choice advocates are trying to restrict access to safe, legal abortion.
Oct 31, 2014 / Blog / Dani McClain
Who’s Buying the Midterm Elections? A Bunch of Old White Guys Who’s Buying the Midterm Elections? A Bunch of Old White Guys
Forty-two people are responsible for nearly a third of Super PAC spending in the 2014 election cycle.
Oct 31, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
LIVESTREAM: Katha Pollitt Explains Why We Need to Reclaim Abortion Rights LIVESTREAM: Katha Pollitt Explains Why We Need to Reclaim Abortion Rights
On Wednesday November, 5 at 7pm EST, Pollitt joins MSNBC’s Irin Carmon and the New School’s Terri Gordon for a live event.
Oct 30, 2014 / The Nation
The Missing Women of Afghanistan The Missing Women of Afghanistan
After 13 Years of war, Afghan women are still fighting for basic human rights.
Oct 30, 2014 / Ann Jones
Fatal Encounter: A Transgender Woman Meets the US Marine Corps Fatal Encounter: A Transgender Woman Meets the US Marine Corps
The murder of a transgender woman in the Philippines reveals the homophobia in the Marine Corps and the dangers of US military presence in the region.
Oct 29, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Walden Bello and Foreign Policy In Focus
The Campaign to Gut the Right to Abortion in Tennessee Is Getting Shady The Campaign to Gut the Right to Abortion in Tennessee Is Getting Shady
Anti-abortion groups are using fear, misinformation and possibly even illegal meddling at the polls to push a constitutional amendment that would open the door to restrictive legis...
Oct 28, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
Will Black Voters Help Protect Abortion Rights in Tennessee? Will Black Voters Help Protect Abortion Rights in Tennessee?
How one reproductive justice organization is working to make sure black voters help defeat Amendment 1.
Oct 27, 2014 / Blog / Dani McClain
The Women’s Equality Party Is a Joke The Women’s Equality Party Is a Joke
Cuomo's creation of the Women’s Equality Party is an attempt to use feminism against the Working Families Party, the real champions of New York’s women.
Oct 24, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Goldberg
Exclusive Excerpt: How Pro-Choicers Can Take Back the Moral High Ground Exclusive Excerpt: How Pro-Choicers Can Take Back the Moral High Ground
It’s time to claim abortion rights as a social good.
Oct 21, 2014 / Feature / Katha Pollitt