Michelle Bachelet, New Head of UN Women: Where There Is Poverty, ‘the State Cannot Be Neutral’ Michelle Bachelet, New Head of UN Women: Where There Is Poverty, ‘the State Cannot Be Neutral’
The choice of former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet to head the new United Nations agency for women may be the most important and smartest appointment Ban Ki-moon makes in his...
Sep 27, 2010 / Barbara Crossette
People With Problems People With Problems
Music, the mail, and the personal and political of gays in the military.
Sep 23, 2010 / Blog / Eric Alterman
LGBT Students Debate Coming Out for Advantage in On-Campus Recruitment LGBT Students Debate Coming Out for Advantage in On-Campus Recruitment
With companies' increased focus on diversity, being LGBT can be an asset.
Sep 21, 2010 / StudentNation / Anjali Tsui
Melissa Harris-Lacewell on the GOP’s War Against Women’s Rights Melissa Harris-Lacewell on the GOP’s War Against Women’s Rights
Five Republican Senate nominees recently announced that they do not support a woman's right to an abortion even in the case of rape or incest.
Sep 17, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Melissa Harris-Lacewell on the GOP’s War Against Women’s Rights Melissa Harris-Lacewell on the GOP’s War Against Women’s Rights
Five Republican Senate nominees recently announced that they do not support a woman's right to an abortion even in the case of rape or incest.
Sep 17, 2010 / Video / The Rachel Maddow Show
Franzenfreude, Continued Franzenfreude, Continued
Literary taste-making can't be the one place in America where gendered expectations play no role.
Sep 15, 2010 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Who’s to Blame for Sarah Palin? Who’s to Blame for Sarah Palin?
The first and most ferocious Mama Grizzly rose up in response to a desire for right-wing female leadership.
Aug 30, 2010 / The Notion / Betsy Reed
On ‘Friday Night Lights’, Abortion Stigma Goes Primetime On ‘Friday Night Lights’, Abortion Stigma Goes Primetime
Manipulating information women who are seeking abortion receive is a staple of antichoice politics. A recent episode of Friday Night Lights reveals how damaging that strategy is.
Aug 26, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Nancy Northup
America Hates Children America Hates Children
The right-wing "owns" sex—it's always taught to children on their terms.
Aug 26, 2010 / Editorial / JoAnn Wypijewski
Crossing the Line Crossing the Line
Women on the US-Mexico border seek alternatives to embattled abortion clinics.
Aug 26, 2010 / Feature / Laura Tillman