This Season, ‘Game of Thrones’ Cut Deep This Season, ‘Game of Thrones’ Cut Deep
In a fantastically misogynist imaginary world, a highly qualified woman gets close to winning power.
Aug 31, 2017 / Katha Pollitt
It’s Not Hysterical to Recognize the Threat Trump Poses It’s Not Hysterical to Recognize the Threat Trump Poses
Democracy, such as it is, really is in danger.
Aug 17, 2017 / Katha Pollitt
How Are We Going to Survive the Next 42 Months of Trump? How Are We Going to Survive the Next 42 Months of Trump?
Many progressives are depressed and angry. But there are also glimmers of hope.
Jul 27, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Hey, Democratic Candidates: Pro-Choice Women Are Your Base Hey, Democratic Candidates: Pro-Choice Women Are Your Base
Running an anti-choice candidate might pick up a few Republican votes—at the expense of turning off the party’s loyal voters.
Jul 13, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt
If Trump Is Julius Caesar, Then Americans Are a Confused and Violent Mob If Trump Is Julius Caesar, Then Americans Are a Confused and Violent Mob
Julius Caesar is hardly an endorsement of assassination—but neither is it the celebration of “small-d democrats” that the Public Theater wants it to be.
Jun 20, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Lack of Empathy Is Not the Problem Lack of Empathy Is Not the Problem
Progressives want education, health care, and housing for everyone. And we’re the close-minded ones?
Jun 9, 2017 / Katha Pollitt
The Trump Administration Is Coming for Your Birth Control The Trump Administration Is Coming for Your Birth Control
They’ve stocked government agencies with anti-choice fanatics who see contraception as the enemy and funding it as a con.
May 31, 2017 / Katha Pollitt
Letters From the May 22/29, 2017, Issue Letters From the May 22/29, 2017, Issue
Schlesinger and Navasky on McCarthyism… Pollitt, Navasky, Grandin, and Lawrence on ‘Russiagate’…
May 4, 2017 / Our Readers, Victor Navasky, Patrick Lawrence, Greg Grandin, and Katha Pollitt
The Democratic Party Is Fighting Over Its Future. How Important Will Defending Abortion Rights Be? The Democratic Party Is Fighting Over Its Future. How Important Will Defending Abortion Rights Be?
It’s one thing to acknowledge that anti-choice Democratic leaders exist. It’s another to say that the party should welcome them to get back into the majority.
May 3, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt
It’s Not ‘McCarthyism’ to Demand Answers on Trump, Russia, and the Election It’s Not ‘McCarthyism’ to Demand Answers on Trump, Russia, and the Election
Using the language of the anticommunist witch hunt for this moment is a mistake.
Apr 21, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt