A Red State Rebuke to Religious Fear-Mongering A Red State Rebuke to Religious Fear-Mongering
North Dakota voters soundly reject a proposal to tear down the wall of separation between church and state. In so doing, they confirm popular distaste for the right-wing strategy o...
Jun 13, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
Meet Bob McDonnell, the Right’s Fallen Rising Star Meet Bob McDonnell, the Right’s Fallen Rising Star
The Virginia governor would be a leading contender for the Republican vice-presidential nomination if he hadn’t signed an extreme anti–abortion rights bill.
What Would George Tiller Do? What Would George Tiller Do?
On the third anniversary of Dr. Tiller’s death, let’s honor his memory by trusting women.
May 31, 2012 / Blog / Jessica Valenti
Are Most Americans Really ‘Pro-Life’? Are Most Americans Really ‘Pro-Life’?
The anti-choice movement may be winning on labels, but they’re losing on the issues.
May 25, 2012 / Blog / Jessica Valenti
Baby Gender Trouble Baby Gender Trouble
Being pregnant, I get a front-row seat to the gender-policing that happens before a baby’s even born.
May 24, 2012 / Blog / Salamishah Tillet
The Fake Violence Against Women Act The Fake Violence Against Women Act
House Republicans want to legislate a hierarchy of victimhood.
May 17, 2012 / Blog / Salamishah Tillet
As Nancy Keenan Steps Down, a Chance for NARAL to Be About More Than ‘the Votes’ As Nancy Keenan Steps Down, a Chance for NARAL to Be About More Than ‘the Votes’
Whoever takes the helm at NARAL have to face intractable political realities. But will she also seek to develop for the movement a vision of what should be, not just what is?
May 11, 2012 / Blog / Emily Douglas
Women: Occupy the Left Women: Occupy the Left
Why is it so hard to understand that women's rights are an economic issue?
May 2, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
What Feminists Can Learn From the GOP What Feminists Can Learn From the GOP
Republican opposition to the Violence Against Women Act demonstrates the power and importance including the most marginalized.
Apr 27, 2012 / Blog / Jessica Valenti
Did Conservative Sting Operatives Target Planned Parenthood—Again? Did Conservative Sting Operatives Target Planned Parenthood—Again?
Has an anti-choice group secretly videotaped “patients” asking about sex-selective abortion?
Apr 24, 2012 / Blog / Jessica Valenti