Better Living Through Torture Better Living Through Torture
I should have been a member of the torture creative class, because now I would be having a good life.
Apr 29, 2009 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Obama’s 100-Day Hope Check Obama’s 100-Day Hope Check
Are Barack Obama's supporters wondering where the hope went? Does the campaign now seem only a golden dream? After all, Obama's been in the White House for over three months, an...
Apr 20, 2009 / Katha Pollitt
What Do (Battered) Women Want? What Do (Battered) Women Want?
We take it for granted that when men hit, it's up to women to run away. Except, some of them stay.
Apr 15, 2009 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Get Rid of Bush’s Last-Minute HHS Regulation Get Rid of Bush’s Last-Minute HHS Regulation
Thursday, April 9th, is the deadline for comments on the proposed rescission of the Bush administration's last-minute HHS regulation expanding provider "conscience" clauses...
Apr 8, 2009 / Katha Pollitt
Mad About Michelle Mad About Michelle
Yesterday's fist-bumping radical is today's mom in chief.
Apr 2, 2009 / Column / Katha Pollitt
From My Inbox: WRRAP Says Thanks; UPDATE From My Inbox: WRRAP Says Thanks; UPDATE
Despite hard times which have made philanthropy hard for many, readers responded to the appeal in my last post for donations for the Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance Project...
Mar 31, 2009 / Katha Pollitt
Love Me, I’m a Conservative Love Me, I’m a Conservative
Atlantic blogger Ross Douthat joins the New York Times's op-ed lineup. Depressing.
Mar 18, 2009 / Column / Katha Pollitt
National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers
March 10th is National Day of Appreciation for Abortion Providers, and man oh man could they use some love. Obama's victory may protect Roe v Wade in the Supreme Court, but st...
Mar 9, 2009 / Katha Pollitt
Lifestyles of the Rich and Generous? Lifestyles of the Rich and Generous?
Will the skewed values of the boom years give way to a spirit of generosity toward the poor?
Mar 5, 2009 / Column / Katha Pollitt