Katha Pollitt

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Katha Pollitt is a columnist for The Nation.

Before We Even Begin to Have a Conversation About Forgiving Brett Kavanaugh

Before We Even Begin to Have a Conversation About Forgiving Brett Kavanaugh Before We Even Begin to Have a Conversation About Forgiving Brett Kavanaugh

Christine Blasey Ford has come forward with highly credible allegations of sexual assault that deserve a full airing and much reflection.

Sep 17, 2018 / Katha Pollitt

Susan Collins’s Reputation as a Moderate Is On the Line

Susan Collins’s Reputation as a Moderate Is On the Line Susan Collins’s Reputation as a Moderate Is On the Line

She says she’s pro-choice, so how can she justify voting for Brett Kavanaugh?

Sep 12, 2018 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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Power in the Ivory Tower Power in the Ivory Tower

What on earth is going on at NYU?

Aug 29, 2018 / Column / Katha Pollitt

The News in Motherhood: the Good, the Bad, the WTF

The News in Motherhood: the Good, the Bad, the WTF The News in Motherhood: the Good, the Bad, the WTF

All around the world, mothers and pregnant women are undervalued, discriminated against, and punished. 

Aug 20, 2018 / Katha Pollitt

Pro-choice rally

Why Women Are Sharing Their Abortion Stories Why Women Are Sharing Their Abortion Stories

Even though abortion is technically legal, it can still come with shame, stigma, and fear.

Aug 3, 2018 / Column / Katha Pollitt

How to Destroy Democracy, the Trump-Putin Way

How to Destroy Democracy, the Trump-Putin Way How to Destroy Democracy, the Trump-Putin Way

All around the world, strongmen are seizing power and subverting liberal norms.

Jul 20, 2018 / Katha Pollitt

The Right Abandoned Civility a Long Time Ago

The Right Abandoned Civility a Long Time Ago The Right Abandoned Civility a Long Time Ago

So why is it always the left that’s being told to pipe down?

Jun 29, 2018 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Ireland Abortion Love

Abortion and Love Abortion and Love

Ireland’s wildly successful movement to repeal the Eighth Amendment has given us a new way to frame reproductive rights.

Jun 7, 2018 / Column / Katha Pollitt

It’s ‘Feminist Christmas’ in Ireland

It’s ‘Feminist Christmas’ in Ireland It’s ‘Feminist Christmas’ in Ireland

“We'll never go back,” say activists, as a vote to repeal the ban on abortion wins by an overwhelming margins.

May 27, 2018 / Katha Pollitt

Will Ireland Vote to End Its Constitutional Ban on Almost All Abortion?

Will Ireland Vote to End Its Constitutional Ban on Almost All Abortion? Will Ireland Vote to End Its Constitutional Ban on Almost All Abortion?

Despite polls suggesting yes, pro-repeal campaigners are nervous.

May 24, 2018 / Katha Pollitt

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