Will Ireland Lift Its Draconian Abortion Ban? Will Ireland Lift Its Draconian Abortion Ban?
The country’s abortion restrictions are under fire—and prochoice activists are surprisingly optimistic.
Apr 30, 2014 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Christie: A Bully’s Bully Christie: A Bully’s Bully
Oh, how we love those Republican “straight-shooters.”
Jan 14, 2014 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Year in Feminism The Year in Feminism
Amid the bad news for women, the year had its bright moments.
Dec 30, 2013 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Progressive’s Guide to Holiday Giving The Progressive’s Guide to Holiday Giving
Want to help Texas women? African AIDS orphans? Here's how.
Dec 4, 2013 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Notorious Life of a Nineteenth-Century Abortionist The Notorious Life of a Nineteenth-Century Abortionist
Novelist Kate Manning richly reimagines Madame Restell as a defender of women from the horrors of poverty, male privilege and their own physiology.
Oct 9, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Katha Pollitt
Pope Francis: Sexism With a Human Face? Pope Francis: Sexism With a Human Face?
He seems like a lovely, modest man, but there's no sign he will change the church’s stance on issues that matter to women.
Sep 25, 2013 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Poverty in 2013: When Even Diapers Are a Luxury Poverty in 2013: When Even Diapers Are a Luxury
Being a poor mother in the United States today means reusing diapers and struggling to afford food. But House Republicans think they have it too easy.
Sep 11, 2013 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Operation Rescue vs. Dr. Ann Neuhaus, Hero Provider Operation Rescue vs. Dr. Ann Neuhaus, Hero Provider
Think anti-abortion crazies are no longer wreaking havoc on clinics and providers? Think again.
Aug 28, 2013 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Do American Conservatives Really Want to Live With Europe’s Abortion Laws? Do American Conservatives Really Want to Live With Europe’s Abortion Laws?
Smacking down the the latest anti-abortion fallacy.
Jul 31, 2013 / Column / Katha Pollitt
‘America Doesn’t Torture’—It Kills ‘America Doesn’t Torture’—It Kills
Even if we like President Obama, do we want him to be a one-man death panel?
Feb 13, 2013 / Column / Katha Pollitt