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No Presents, Please No Presents, Please

The only thing more absurd than the wedding gift the British government just gave Katha Pollitt is the fact that our government denies gays such benefits.

Jul 27, 2006 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Mommy Wars, Round 587 Mommy Wars, Round 587

Antifeminists engage in moral discourse while feminists tend to speak in the language of personal choice. But what happens when choice is a bad idea--for yourself, other women or s...

Jun 28, 2006 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Prairie Grass Roots Prairie Grass Roots

In South Dakota, prochoicers are fighting back with a bipartisan initiative challenging the abortion ban and a grassroots effort that has put progressive Native American women on t...

Jun 15, 2006 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Betty Friedan, 1921-2006 Betty Friedan, 1921-2006

Betty Friedan lived a big life and wrote a big book that helped change our world, in every way, for the better.

Feb 9, 2006 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Prochoice Puritans Prochoice Puritans

As prochoicers seek to reframe their arguments, injecting more moralism into the antiabortion debate will not keep abortion legal and accessible.

Jan 26, 2006 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Girls Against Boys? Girls Against Boys?

Women now outnumber men at colleges and universities, but higher education has not become the fluffy pink playpen of feminism that some conservatives envision.

Jan 12, 2006 / Column / Katha Pollitt

It Wasn’t All Bad It Wasn’t All Bad

Bush is on the defensive. The GOP is mired in corruption. The media are waking up. Civil liberties are beginning to matter. See? Good things did happen in 2005.

Dec 21, 2005 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Ho-Ho-Holiday Donations, Early Edition Ho-Ho-Holiday Donations, Early Edition

Tsunami. Hurricane. Earthquake. War. Poverty. Injustice. It's been a tough year, but here's a list of extraordinary groups who deserve a place on your holiday gift list.

Nov 23, 2005 / Column / Katha Pollitt

The World According to Dowd The World According to Dowd

Maureen Dowd has done her best to declare feminism dead. But by insisting that men are scared of spunky successful women, it doesn't occur to her that she is promoting, rather than...

Nov 10, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Katha Pollitt

Madam President, Madam President Madam President, Madam President

As the backlash against women gets daily more open and absurd, our real-life female politicians seem paralyzed. It's up to television now: Run, Geena, run!

Oct 27, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Katha Pollitt

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