Is Genetic Medicine Making the World Less Fair? Is Genetic Medicine Making the World Less Fair?
New reproductive technologies promise to prevent serious genetic disease. What happens if only the rich can access them?
Aug 23, 2019 / Laura Hercher
Remembering Ann Snitow, the Feminist Activist Who Embraced Uncertainty Remembering Ann Snitow, the Feminist Activist Who Embraced Uncertainty
Writer, teacher, and unstoppable organizer Ann Snitow died on August 10, days after turning in the final draft of her sixth book.
Aug 13, 2019 / Editorial / Alix Kates Shulman
Marie Newman Could Shape the Future of the Democratic Party Marie Newman Could Shape the Future of the Democratic Party
The congressional candidate in Illinois is challenging incumbent Dan Lipinski’s betrayals—and her party’s conservative tendencies.
Jul 29, 2019 / Feature / Rebecca Grant
Having an Abortion Was the Most Unselfish Thing I’ve Done Having an Abortion Was the Most Unselfish Thing I’ve Done
A writer reflects on the Trump era, the state of reproductive health in America, and her decision to get an abortion in 1974.
Jul 16, 2019 / Rebecca Gordon
To Fight Trump, Take to the Streets! To Fight Trump, Take to the Streets!
The Trump administration gets more malicious, harmful, and absurd every day. So why aren’t many of us outside protesting?
Jul 15, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Donald Trump and the Plot to Take Over the Courts Donald Trump and the Plot to Take Over the Courts
How the 45th president has packed the courts with ultraconservatives—and reshaped the judiciary for a generation.
Jul 15, 2019 / Feature / Elie Mystal
Marshae Jones Is Proof Pro-Lifers Don’t Care About Life Marshae Jones Is Proof Pro-Lifers Don’t Care About Life
Under Alabama law, women are good for nothing except producing a child.
Jun 28, 2019 / Katha Pollitt
The Enduring Harm of the West’s Moral Crusades The Enduring Harm of the West’s Moral Crusades
On Stonewall’s 50th anniversary, the US should reconsider its global war against sex work.
Jun 28, 2019 / Reclaiming Stonewall / Siddharth Dube
A Man’s Guide to Abortion A Man’s Guide to Abortion
You don’t have to be a woman to stand up for reproductive rights.
Jun 3, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt
La represión de Ecuador al aborto está encarcelando mujeres La represión de Ecuador al aborto está encarcelando mujeres
Durante décadas, fue considerado un asunto privado. Ahora, según una investigación de The Nation, las mujeres que terminan sus embarazos (de manera voluntaria o no) se enfrentan a ...
May 31, 2019 / En español / Zoë Carpenter