The War on Gaza Is an Outrage. Sitting Out the Election Could Make It Worse. The War on Gaza Is an Outrage. Sitting Out the Election Could Make It Worse.
Either Kamala Harris or Donald Trump is going to win the presidency. Not voting, or voting third-party, risks putting Palestinians in even more danger.
Nov 1, 2024 / Katha Pollitt
Abusers Aren’t Always Powerful Men. Some of Them Are Regular Guys. Abusers Aren’t Always Powerful Men. Some of Them Are Regular Guys.
Even in an age when feminist rhetoric is familiar, violence against women is all too common.
Oct 31, 2024 / Column / Katha Pollitt
My Long, Strange Trip to Madison Square Garden to Meet the Trumpies My Long, Strange Trip to Madison Square Garden to Meet the Trumpies
Trump supporters told me repeatedly that Trump loves them. How can so many people believe this?
Oct 29, 2024 / Katha Pollitt
Jack Posobiec Calls Leftists “Unhuman.” JD Vance Seems to Agree. Jack Posobiec Calls Leftists “Unhuman.” JD Vance Seems to Agree.
The alt-right grifter’s new book echoes and endorses fascist rhetoric. And the Republican vice presidential candidate blurbed it.
Aug 15, 2024 / Katha Pollitt
What’s Left After Wokeness? What’s Left After Wokeness?
An interview with political philosopher Susan Neiman, the author of Left Is Not “Woke.”
Aug 6, 2024 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Whom Should Kamala Harris Choose as Her Running Mate? Whom Should Kamala Harris Choose as Her Running Mate?
Nation writers make their cases for who the next Democratic vice presidential candidate should be.
Jul 31, 2024 / Jeet Heer, Alexis Grenell, Sasha Abramsky, Erica Etelson, Anthony Flaccavento, Elie Mystal, Joan Walsh, John Nichols, and Katha Pollitt
I’m a Cat Lady, and I Vote I’m a Cat Lady, and I Vote
J.D. Vance’s misogynistic comments show what Republicans really think—and how out of step they are with the American public.
Jul 30, 2024 / Katha Pollitt
It Shouldn’t Matter How You Got Too Drunk to Consent It Shouldn’t Matter How You Got Too Drunk to Consent
The message in New York State law is clear: If you get drunk or high or wasted, whatever happens is your fault. We have a chance to change that.
May 31, 2024 / Katha Pollitt
Abortion Bans Are “an Assault on the Practice of Medicine” Abortion Bans Are “an Assault on the Practice of Medicine”
Restrictive laws don’t just take away the right to choose, say physicians and ob-gyns, but also prevent proper treatment of pregnancies.
May 7, 2024 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Why Do Men in Government Keep Telling Women to Have Kids? Why Do Men in Government Keep Telling Women to Have Kids?
Heads of state around the world want to prevent population decline. But they’re leaving all the responsibility to mothers.
Feb 20, 2024 / Column / Katha Pollitt