Katha Pollitt

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Katha Pollitt is a columnist forĀ The Nation.

For Whom the Poll Tolls For Whom the Poll Tolls

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Jul 17, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Lost Innocents Lost Innocents

Every day, DNA testing overturns another man's rape or murder conviction.

Jun 26, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Blond Ambition Blond Ambition

Hillary Clinton's autobiography comes out barely a week after Martha Stewart is indicted for obstruction of justice and fraud related to alleged insider trading, and you still ...

Jun 12, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt

White Lies White Lies

The radio went on in the middle of the night and there in my ear was the voice of a young man.

May 29, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Bah, Humbug Bah, Humbug

I wish it had been sex, maybe some of that hot "man on dog" action that Senator Rick Santorum is so keen on chatting about. But let me not be picky.

May 15, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Weapons of Mass Delusion? Weapons of Mass Delusion?

Tom Friedman doesn't care if the United States ever finds weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

May 1, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice

How do we know the economy is in bad shape? Unemployed white male hotshots are back in the news. "This man used to make $300,000 a year," reads the New York Times Magazine's co...

Apr 17, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt

In the Waiting Room In the Waiting Room

"We are in a funding emergency today," read the e-mail from the New York Abortion Access Fund.

Apr 3, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt

War. What Is It Good For? War. What Is It Good For?

By the time you read this, the invasion of Iraq may have begun--or it may be over.

Mar 20, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Phallic Balloons Against the War Phallic Balloons Against the War

Who says there's nothing new under the sun?

Mar 6, 2003 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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