Joan Rivers Gets the Last Laugh Joan Rivers Gets the Last Laugh
Who today would argue publicly that women aren’t funny?
Sep 10, 2014 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Why It’s Time to Repeal the Religious Freedom Restoration Act Why It’s Time to Repeal the Religious Freedom Restoration Act
The law, passed in 1993 with near-unanimous support, has become an excuse for bigotry, superstition and sectarianism.
Jul 30, 2014 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Where Will the Slippery Slope of ‘Hobby Lobby’ End? Where Will the Slippery Slope of ‘Hobby Lobby’ End?
There’s no telling how far religious exemptions will go under Justice Alito’s ruling.
Jul 2, 2014 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Sex Trafficking, Lies & Money: Lessons From the Somaly Mam Scandal Sex Trafficking, Lies & Money: Lessons From the Somaly Mam Scandal
Why exactly did the telegenic Cambodian campaigner use fake trafficking victims to raise philanthropic cash from Westerners? And when will Nicholas Kristof ever learn?
Jun 4, 2014 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Will Ireland Lift Its Draconian Abortion Ban? Will Ireland Lift Its Draconian Abortion Ban?
The country’s abortion restrictions are under fire—and prochoice activists are surprisingly optimistic.
Apr 30, 2014 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Climate Change Is the Tragedy of the Global Commons Climate Change Is the Tragedy of the Global Commons
It’s not like women’s rights or prison reform. There are too many people making money out of feeding our insatiable demand for more.
Apr 22, 2014 / Katha Pollitt
Why Do So Many Leftists Want Sex Work to Be the New Normal? Why Do So Many Leftists Want Sex Work to Be the New Normal?
Yes, let’s erase stigma. But feminists, please: let’s not forget to talk about male privilege.
Apr 2, 2014 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Christie: A Bully’s Bully Christie: A Bully’s Bully
Oh, how we love those Republican “straight-shooters.”
Jan 14, 2014 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Year in Feminism The Year in Feminism
Amid the bad news for women, the year had its bright moments.
Dec 30, 2013 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Progressive’s Guide to Holiday Giving The Progressive’s Guide to Holiday Giving
Want to help Texas women? African AIDS orphans? Here's how.
Dec 4, 2013 / Column / Katha Pollitt