Having More Women on the Federal Courts Is Long Overdue Having More Women on the Federal Courts Is Long Overdue
In a well-functioning democracy, representation matters not only in the legislative and executive branches of government but also in the courts.
Feb 1, 2023 / Michele Goodwin
Fresh Off Victory Against “Roe,” the Religious Right Is Pushing a Record Number of Anti-Trans Bills Fresh Off Victory Against “Roe,” the Religious Right Is Pushing a Record Number of Anti-Trans Bills
The attacks on trans people echo the right’s anti-abortion playbook note for note. It’s up to us to recognize what’s really going on here.
Jan 31, 2023 / Amy Littlefield and Heron Greenesmith
The Mainstream Media’s Fearmongering About Trans Kids Is Nothing But Clickbait The Mainstream Media’s Fearmongering About Trans Kids Is Nothing But Clickbait
In a transphobic world, parents of trans children have every reason to worry. It’s craven for journalists to take advantage of that fear.
Jan 31, 2023 / McKenzie Wark
What the Attacks on New Mexico Democrats Say About Being a Woman in Politics What the Attacks on New Mexico Democrats Say About Being a Woman in Politics
Female politicians are three times more likely than their male colleagues to be targeted with threats and harassment.
Jan 31, 2023 / Cecilia Nowell
The Long, Bitter History of Globalism The Long, Bitter History of Globalism
A conversation with Tara Zahra about the early-20th-century origins of globalism, how debates over a globalized world have morphed across a century, and her new book, Against the W...
Jan 31, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins
Republicans Are Trapped by Their Party’s Anti-Abortion Extremism Republicans Are Trapped by Their Party’s Anti-Abortion Extremism
Riled up anti-choice activists ensure that the fight over abortion will continue to dominate elections.
Jan 27, 2023 / Jeet Heer
“Restore Roe” Is Not the Answer to the Abortion Access Crisis “Restore Roe” Is Not the Answer to the Abortion Access Crisis
We deserve better than the return of a law that never worked for everyone.
Jan 27, 2023 / Mary Drummer
I’m the Proud Dad of a Drag Queen—and I Want a Better World for My Kid I’m the Proud Dad of a Drag Queen—and I Want a Better World for My Kid
Why are many thoughtful, well-educated people so ready to lump drag queens, nonbinary, and transgender people in a single rejectable category?
Jan 27, 2023 / Ira Chernus
Conservatives Have a Sketchy New Legal Plot to Ban the Abortion Pill Conservatives Have a Sketchy New Legal Plot to Ban the Abortion Pill
By forum-shopping their way to a hearing before a zealot judge, conservatives hope to win an unwinnable case—and not for the first time.
Jan 26, 2023 / Elie Mystal
Letters From the February 6/13, 2023, Issue Letters From the February 6/13, 2023, Issue
The pink tide and democracy… Netizen power… The rules of the game…
Jan 26, 2023 / Our Readers