Katha Pollitt

Columnist

@kathapollitt

Katha Pollitt is a columnist forĀ The Nation.

Bush’s Court Picks: Be Afraid. Very Afraid. Bush’s Court Picks: Be Afraid. Very Afraid.

Democrats haven't made much of what would happen to the courts should Bush win a second term.

Oct 7, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Fox Hunts Student Voters Fox Hunts Student Voters

Juliana Zuccaro and Kelly Kraus thought they were exercising their civic rights and responsibilities on August 31 when, as officers of the Network of Feminist Student Activists a...

Sep 23, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt

The Girlie Vote The Girlie Vote

Since when are women--51 percent of the population--a special interest?

Sep 9, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Bush Bashers & the Bashers Who Bash Them Bush Bashers & the Bashers Who Bash Them

For well over a decade now, right-wingers and Republicans have heaped insult, lies and slander on liberals and Democrats, who responded for the most part by becoming starchy, sel...

Aug 26, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Let’s Not Devalue Ourselves Let’s Not Devalue Ourselves

It says something about the iron grip of the culture wars on our politics that no less a liberal than John Kerry--with his 100 percent ratings from NARAL, Human Rights Campaign, ...

Jul 29, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Moore 1, Media 0 Moore 1, Media 0

I had a swell time at Fahrenheit 9/11, Michael Moore's documentary about George Bush's dubious progress from Florida to Iraq.

Jul 1, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Katha Pollitt

Sex and the Stepford Wife Sex and the Stepford Wife

As numerous reviewers of the overblown and over-remade remake of The Stepford Wives have pointed out, men do not really want to be married to robots.

Jun 17, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Desperately Seeking Health Insurance Desperately Seeking Health Insurance

As crises go, medical insurance is not a very sexy one.

Jun 3, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Do You Feel a Draft? Do You Feel a Draft?

The main effect of bringing back the draft would be to further militarize the nation.

May 20, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Show & Tell in Abu Ghraib Show & Tell in Abu Ghraib

What are the thousand words, I wonder, that are worth the pictures of grinning US soldiers sexually humiliating Iraqi prisoners in Abu Ghraib prison?

May 6, 2004 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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