Culture of Death: Who Gets to Be a Person in Mississippi? Culture of Death: Who Gets to Be a Person in Mississippi?
As the state votes on a personhood amendment defending the ‘sanctity of life,’ leadership is measured in executions and assassinations.
Nov 3, 2011 / Blog / Patricia J. Williams
‘You Are the NOW of Now!’ The Future of (Online) Feminism ‘You Are the NOW of Now!’ The Future of (Online) Feminism
The proof-of-concept phase for feminist online movement-building is long past. Now it's time for a funded feminist web.
Nov 2, 2011 / Courtney E. Martin
Ai-jen Poo: Domestic Workers and the Roots of Exclusion Ai-jen Poo: Domestic Workers and the Roots of Exclusion
Domestic workers, many of them women of color or undocumented immigrants, are one of the most vulnerable labor pools when it comes to workplace abuses and sexual violence.
Nov 2, 2011 / Video / Francis Reynolds and Emily Douglas
Regulating CPCs: Consumer Protection or Affront to Free Speech? Regulating CPCs: Consumer Protection or Affront to Free Speech?
Baltimore and New York are requiring crisis pregnancy centers to disclose basic information about their services. But some judges say these ordinances violate the First Amendment.
Oct 31, 2011 / Kate Murphy
Melissa Harris-Perry: Mississippi’s Attempt to Limit Women’s Reproductive Rights Melissa Harris-Perry: Mississippi’s Attempt to Limit Women’s Reproductive Rights
A Constitutional amendment is on the November 8 ballot in Mississippi which wants to amend the Bill of Rights to declare a fertilized human egg as a legal person.
Oct 27, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
A Reality Check on Teen Sex A Reality Check on Teen Sex
New York City’s new sex ed curriculum is based on real evidence: very young teens are having sex, and need to know how to stay safe.
Oct 26, 2011 / Blog / Dana Goldstein
Video: We Still Believe Anita Hill Video: We Still Believe Anita Hill
Twenty years after Anita Hill boldly brought workplace sexual harassment to the American public consciousness, The Nation celebrates the progress we have made in the two decades si...
Oct 26, 2011 / Video / Francis Reynolds and Emily Douglas
Where Are the Women at Occupy Wall Street? Everywhere—and They’re Not Going Away Where Are the Women at Occupy Wall Street? Everywhere—and They’re Not Going Away
Women helped found and sustain the leaderless, anarchist-influenced movement—and despite running into bursts of sexism and ignorance, they are determined to stick around.
Oct 26, 2011 / Sarah M. Seltzer
Video: We Still Believe Anita Hill Video: We Still Believe Anita Hill
Twenty years after Anita Hill boldly brought workplace sexual harassment to the American public consciousness, The Nation celebrates the progress we have made in the two decades si...
Oct 26, 2011 / Francis Reynolds and Emily Douglas
Eve Ensler: Wall Street and Women’s Work Eve Ensler: Wall Street and Women’s Work
How can women make their voices central to the debate that the Occupy movement has created?
Oct 19, 2011 / Video / Francis Reynolds and Emily Douglas