Katha Pollitt

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@kathapollitt

Katha Pollitt is a columnist forĀ The Nation.

Stealth Assault on Reproductive Rights Stealth Assault on Reproductive Rights

When pro-choicers accuse anti-choicers of being anti-contraception they're often taken as crying wolf -- even though no anti-choice organization explicitly endorses birth contr...

Aug 4, 2008 / Katha Pollitt

Flocking to Faith Flocking to Faith

Obama's incredible faith-based initiative.

Jul 31, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt

McCain Opposes Contraception — Pass It On McCain Opposes Contraception — Pass It On

I realize it's not as world-shaking as the caricature of the Obamas on the cover of The New Yorker, which has the high-end media in a total tizzy. It's probably not even as imp...

Jul 17, 2008 / Katha Pollitt

Who’s Afraid of Judy Maccabee? Who’s Afraid of Judy Maccabee?

Women increasingly are taking leadership roles in Jewish life--and that's a problem?

Jul 2, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Feminists for McCain? Not So Much Feminists for McCain? Not So Much

NARAL and Planned Parenthood give him a big fat zero. What else do you need to know?

Jun 19, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Iron My Skirt Iron My Skirt

Once the bitterness of the present moment has faded, people will recognize they owe Hillary Clinton a standing ovation, even if they can't stand her.

Jun 5, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Déjà Vu in South Dakota Déjà Vu in South Dakota

It's going to take a concerted national effort to defeat the state's latest anti-choice ballot initiative.

May 22, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Backlash Spectacular Backlash Spectacular

From campus to courtroom, longstanding gains for women are being eroded everywhere you look.

May 8, 2008 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Preachers and Politics Preachers and Politics

For years, Democrats have been trying to shed their secular image in order to appeal to voters who think Jesus is a Republican. As the saying goes, be careful what you wish f...

Apr 30, 2008 / Katha Pollitt

Why Tom Hayden Makes Me Scream Why Tom Hayden Makes Me Scream

Hayden is employing an ancient literary-political device, in which a man wards off charges of sexism by citing the example of a woman.

Apr 24, 2008 / Katha Pollitt

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