Gun Control? Dream On. Gun Control? Dream On.
As the country reels from two mass shootings in two weeks, meaningful gun restrictions feel as far away as ever.
Aug 8, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Obamacare(s) for Women Obamacare(s) for Women
The Affordable Care Act extends coverage to almost 14 million women. Ladies, give the president a hand.
Jul 11, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
What’s the Matter With Creationism? What’s the Matter With Creationism?
Forty-six percent of Americans believe that God created human beings within the last 10,000 years or so. Worry.
Jun 14, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Wage Theft: A Crime Without Punishment? Wage Theft: A Crime Without Punishment?
Tip-stealing bosses are rarely called to account for their abuses. It's time to blow the whistle.
May 30, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Attachment Parenting: More Guilt for Mother Attachment Parenting: More Guilt for Mother
Child-rearing fads aren’t really about children. They’re about regulating the behavior of women.
May 16, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Women: Occupy the Left Women: Occupy the Left
Why is it so hard to understand that women's rights are an economic issue?
May 2, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Ann Romney, Working Woman? Ann Romney, Working Woman?
The brouhaha over Hilary Rosen’s comments was not really about whether what stay-home mothers do is work.
Apr 18, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Hunger Games’ Feral Feminism The Hunger Games’ Feral Feminism
Katniss Everdeen is a new kind of pop heroine. No boy-crazy shopaholic, she's a complex character on a quest of her own.
Apr 3, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Dear Pro-Choice Women of Means Dear Pro-Choice Women of Means
Here’s why you should make a major gift to an abortion fund.
Mar 21, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Protect Pregnant Women: Free Bei Bei Shuai Protect Pregnant Women: Free Bei Bei Shuai
Bad things happen when laws to protect fetuses are turned against the women who carry them.
Mar 7, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt