¿Control de armas? Sigan soñando. ¿Control de armas? Sigan soñando.
El país ha sido sacudido por dos asesinatos masivos en quince días, pero la posibilidad de restringir la circulación de armas sigue siendo tan remota como antes.
Aug 13, 2012 / Katha Pollitt
Gun Control? Dream On. Gun Control? Dream On.
As the country reels from two mass shootings in two weeks, meaningful gun restrictions feel as far away as ever.
Aug 8, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The ‘New York Times’ Misses the Mark on Inequality, Marriage The ‘New York Times’ Misses the Mark on Inequality, Marriage
An article in the Sunday Times fails to see our social and political framework in which its subjects’ life stories developed.
Jul 17, 2012 / Katha Pollitt
Obamacare(s) for Women Obamacare(s) for Women
The Affordable Care Act extends coverage to almost 14 million women. Ladies, give the president a hand.
Jul 11, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Nora Ephron: Writer, Filmmaker, Feminist, Wit Nora Ephron: Writer, Filmmaker, Feminist, Wit
A brilliant, elegant, hilarious woman at the top of her creative powers since forever—since before I used to proofread her Esquire column back in the early ’7...
Jun 28, 2012 / Katha Pollitt
Score So Far at the University of Missouri: Books 0, Football Coach $2.7 Million Score So Far at the University of Missouri: Books 0, Football Coach $2.7 Million
A university press is placed on the chopping block while the school’s head coach is paid nearly seven times its annual operation cost.
Jun 20, 2012 / Katha Pollitt
What’s the Matter With Creationism? What’s the Matter With Creationism?
Forty-six percent of Americans believe that God created human beings within the last 10,000 years or so. Worry.
Jun 14, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Update on Bei Bei Shuai: Bad News From Indiana Update on Bei Bei Shuai: Bad News From Indiana
A pregnant woman who tried to kill herself after the father of the unborn child left her could face up to sixty-five years in prison for attempted feticide and murder.
Jun 6, 2012 / Katha Pollitt
Robo de salario: ¿Crimen sin castigo? Robo de salario: ¿Crimen sin castigo?
Esta es una economía en las sombras: el 89 ´por ciento de las niñeras ni siquiera cobra salario mínimo.
Jun 1, 2012 / Katha Pollitt
Wage Theft: A Crime Without Punishment? Wage Theft: A Crime Without Punishment?
Tip-stealing bosses are rarely called to account for their abuses. It's time to blow the whistle.
May 30, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt