Gender and Sexuality

Shulamith Firestone Wanted to Abolish Nature—We Should, Too

Shulamith Firestone Wanted to Abolish Nature—We Should, Too Shulamith Firestone Wanted to Abolish Nature—We Should, Too

Revisiting her brilliant, irritable, deeply flawed manifesto in the pandemic.

Jul 14, 2021 / Feature / Sophie Lewis

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The Art of the Meal The Art of the Meal

Sharing recipes and dinner-plate photos was a balm for isolation, and a reminder that magic is made in breaking bread together.

Jul 7, 2021 / Mary Lewis

Celebrating the Holidays

Celebrating the Holidays Celebrating the Holidays

Remembering our history.

Jun 30, 2021 / OppArt / Josh Gosfield

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Maybe We Shouldn’t Go Back to Normal Maybe We Shouldn’t Go Back to Normal

“Normal has always been a perilous reality.”

Jun 30, 2021 / Bri M.

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Are Pro-Choice Catholics Worthy of Communion? Are Pro-Choice Catholics Worthy of Communion?

The backlash over the bishops’ challenge to Biden starts from the wrong premise.

Jun 29, 2021 / Michael F. Pettinger

Celebrating Pride Month

Celebrating Pride Month Celebrating Pride Month

A dance to LGBTQ!

Jun 29, 2021 / OppArt / Peter Kuper

Stonewall Place

The Fight for LGBTQ Rights Must Include Reparations The Fight for LGBTQ Rights Must Include Reparations

If passed, a Senate resolution introduced in June would apologize to LGBTQ federal workers for historical acts of discrimination. Real reparations demand far more.

Jun 29, 2021 / Omar G. Encarnación

Britney Spears posters

#FreeBritney Is Damn Right #FreeBritney Is Damn Right

The law has failed Britney Spears and likely many others—young, old, often female. Now it’s time to change it.

Jun 25, 2021 / Elie Mystal

We Owe It to the World’s Children to Slow Population Growth

We Owe It to the World’s Children to Slow Population Growth We Owe It to the World’s Children to Slow Population Growth

Crowding the planet harms younger generations as much as it does the environment.

Jun 24, 2021 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Celebrating the Power of Unity

Celebrating the Power of Unity Celebrating the Power of Unity

Mural painted with local children, Skokie, Ill.

Jun 23, 2021 / OppArt / Jenny Vyas

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