Gender and Sexuality

Newt Gingrich (Serial Adulterer) Rises as Herman Cain (Alleged Adulterer) Falls

Newt Gingrich (Serial Adulterer) Rises as Herman Cain (Alleged Adulterer) Falls Newt Gingrich (Serial Adulterer) Rises as Herman Cain (Alleged Adulterer) Falls

It’s insane that an affair—and not his cockamamie ideas—finished Cain.

Dec 7, 2011 / JoAnn Wypijewski

Why Immigration Is a Feminist Issue

Why Immigration Is a Feminist Issue Why Immigration Is a Feminist Issue

With draconian laws like Georgia’s HB 87 hitting women especially hard, women’s groups are taking up the fight for immigrants’ rights.

Dec 6, 2011 / Feature / Laura Flanders

Misogyny is Killing My Generation Misogyny is Killing My Generation

HIGH SCHOOL FINALIST: Suddenly, my opinion of a record I had been listening to for over eight years was turned on its head.

Dec 2, 2011 / Kevin Xiong

Nation Conversations: Jordan Smith: Reproductive Health? Not in Rick Perry’s Texas

Nation Conversations: Jordan Smith: Reproductive Health? Not in Rick Perry’s Texas Nation Conversations: Jordan Smith: Reproductive Health? Not in Rick Perry’s Texas

As governor of Texas, Rick Perry has deliberately and systematically bankrupted state-provided healthcare for low income and uninsured women.

Dec 1, 2011 / The Nation

Netanyahu to Israeli Jews: Don’t Marry Americans Netanyahu to Israeli Jews: Don’t Marry Americans

New Israeli ads portray American Jews as ignorant lost souls. 

Dec 1, 2011 / Dana Goldstein

Bishops vs. Women: Which Side Is Obama On?

Bishops vs. Women: Which Side Is Obama On? Bishops vs. Women: Which Side Is Obama On?

The president must decide what is more important: pandering to the Catholic hierarchy or protecting women's health.

Nov 30, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Rick Perry’s War on Women

Rick Perry’s War on Women Rick Perry’s War on Women

How the Texas governor launched an assault on Planned Parenthood and women’s health.

Nov 30, 2011 / Feature / Jordan Smith

Melissa Harris-Perry: Colorado Personhood Amendment ‘Goes Too Far’ Melissa Harris-Perry: Colorado Personhood Amendment ‘Goes Too Far’

Two weeks after Mississippi's infamous  "personhood" amendment was soundly defeated, anti-abortion activists have revived the legislation in Virginia and Colora...

Nov 22, 2011 / Press Room

Putting Teen Pregnancy in Perspective Putting Teen Pregnancy in Perspective

The media love reporting on year-to-year fluctations in the American teen birth rate. Less attention is paid to the fact that teen pregnancy is exponentially more common in the Uni...

Nov 18, 2011 / Dana Goldstein

The Mexican Education War The Mexican Education War

As in the United States, many Mexican education reformers focus on teachers' unions--but both countries need a broader public schools agenda.

Nov 10, 2011 / Dana Goldstein

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