Why It’s Time to Repeal the Religious Freedom Restoration Act Why It’s Time to Repeal the Religious Freedom Restoration Act
The law, passed in 1993 with near-unanimous support, has become an excuse for bigotry, superstition and sectarianism.
Jul 30, 2014 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Hidden Crisis on College Campuses The Hidden Crisis on College Campuses
These women are making substantive improvements on their college campuses to stop sexual assault before it happens.
Jul 24, 2014 / StudentNation / Hannah Finnie and StudentNation
We’re Arresting Poor Mothers for Our Own Failures We’re Arresting Poor Mothers for Our Own Failures
Mothers like Shanesha Taylor and Debra Harrell are caught in a childcare Catch-22 that we made for them.
Jul 22, 2014 / Blog / Bryce Covert
China Bars Sex Worker Rights Activist From Traveling to International AIDS Conference China Bars Sex Worker Rights Activist From Traveling to International AIDS Conference
Hooligan Sparrow, a lone voice for China’s sex workers, is being gagged on the eve of her appearance at the International AIDS Conference in Australia.
Jul 21, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Why a Win for Anti-Choice Protesters Might Also Strengthen Workers’ Rights to Strike Why a Win for Anti-Choice Protesters Might Also Strengthen Workers’ Rights to Strike
The Roberts court has expanded First Amendment protections to such an extent that strikes, pickets, and boycotts should be protected as free speech.
Jul 18, 2014 / Moshe Z. Marvit
Why Is Giving Birth in Detroit So Dangerous? Why Is Giving Birth in Detroit So Dangerous?
Women there die from pregnancy-related causes at three times the national average. A report highlights the dangers of birthing while black.
Jul 16, 2014 / Blog / Dani McClain
This Bill Could End State Abortion Restrictions This Bill Could End State Abortion Restrictions
Senate legislation could put the pro-choice movement back on the offensive.
Jul 15, 2014 / Blog / George Zornick
Hobby Lobby Is Now Discriminating Against a Transgender Employee Hobby Lobby Is Now Discriminating Against a Transgender Employee
After being denied access to workplace facilities for being transgender, a Hobby Lobby employee is now pressing a discrimination case with the Illinois Human Rights Commission.
Jul 14, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Transgender Violence Is a #YesAllWomen Issue Transgender Violence Is a #YesAllWomen Issue
By failing to connect the plight of trans women to the struggles of all women, feminists overlook the same culture of male entitlement they seek to combat.
Jul 10, 2014 / Meredith Talusan
The Shocking Ways We Talked About Birth Control in 1932 The Shocking Ways We Talked About Birth Control in 1932
Margaret Sanger and Charlotte Perkins Gilman and John Dewey, oh my!
Jul 10, 2014 / Back Issues / Richard Kreitner