This Simple Fix Could Lift Hundreds of Thousands of Working Women Out of Poverty This Simple Fix Could Lift Hundreds of Thousands of Working Women Out of Poverty
How can we help to make sure that Walmart’s employees can both financially support their children and tuck them in at night?
Jun 4, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Why 200 Black Men Raised Concerns About Obama’s Initiative Targeting Men and Boys of Color Why 200 Black Men Raised Concerns About Obama’s Initiative Targeting Men and Boys of Color
A conversation among black men challenges the assumptions at the heart of My Brother’s Keeper.
Jun 4, 2014 / Blog / Dani McClain
Justice for Black Trans Women: An Interview With Laverne Cox Justice for Black Trans Women: An Interview With Laverne Cox
“Far too often trans women don’t have justice,” transgender television star Laverne Cox tells The Nation. “I’m obviously not one for locking people up...
Jun 3, 2014 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith
#YesAllWomen Changes the Story of the Isla Vista Massacre #YesAllWomen Changes the Story of the Isla Vista Massacre
The struggle over the meaning of one man’s killing spree may prove to be a watershed moment in the history of feminism.
Jun 2, 2014 / Rebecca Solnit
Maya Angelou’s Civil Rights Legacy Maya Angelou’s Civil Rights Legacy
A brilliant author who organized with Dr. King and served on the staff of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
May 28, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols
Fear and Self-Loathing in Isla Vista Fear and Self-Loathing in Isla Vista
The UCSB shooter was obsessed with class status, racial hierarchies and the belief that certain women owed him sex and their attention.
May 28, 2014 / Blog / Dani McClain
The Tabloid Shaming of Chirlane McCray Ignores the Realities of Motherhood The Tabloid Shaming of Chirlane McCray Ignores the Realities of Motherhood
So she was ambivalent at first. So were a lot of us.
May 23, 2014 / Lizzy Ratner
Feminism Has Just Started (and It’s Not Stopping Now) Feminism Has Just Started (and It’s Not Stopping Now)
We are witnessing a full-fledged war, not of the sexes, but of gender roles.
May 20, 2014 / Rebecca Solnit
In the Real World, the So-Called ‘Boy Crisis’ Disappears In the Real World, the So-Called ‘Boy Crisis’ Disappears
Girls may outperform boys in school, but the workplace is still stacked against them.
May 19, 2014 / Blog / Bryce Covert
Jill Abramson Was Right Jill Abramson Was Right
The former Times executive editor seems to have been pushed out for defending fundamental journalistic principles.
May 15, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Goldberg