Feminism

Birth Control Coverage: It’s the Misogyny, Stupid

Birth Control Coverage: It’s the Misogyny, Stupid Birth Control Coverage: It’s the Misogyny, Stupid

These cases are not about religious freedom or employer’s rights. They’re about misogyny.

Nov 26, 2013 / Jessica Valenti

Here Comes Everybody

Here Comes Everybody Here Comes Everybody

Women writers are far outnumbered by men in magazines and book reviews, but why? Part of the answer lies in book publishing.

Nov 19, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Miriam Markowitz

Demand Justice for Renisha McBride

Demand Justice for Renisha McBride Demand Justice for Renisha McBride

Join ColorofChange.org in calling for a full investigation into the 19-year-old’s death. 

Nov 11, 2013 / NationAction

Twice Betrayed, Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma Face Discrimination at the VA

Twice Betrayed, Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma Face Discrimination at the VA Twice Betrayed, Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma Face Discrimination at the VA

In trying to obtain VA benefits for the mental health effects of military sexual trauma, many survivors face bureaucratic hurdles, long delays and ultimately, rejection. 

Nov 11, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

Again, We Wait for Answers: Justice for Renisha McBride

Again, We Wait for Answers: Justice for Renisha McBride Again, We Wait for Answers: Justice for Renisha McBride

The teenager’s death sets off a familiar refrain when thinking about the history of race in the United States. 

Nov 11, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith

Black Voters, Not the ‘Gender Gap,’ Won Virginia for McAuliffe

Black Voters, Not the ‘Gender Gap,’ Won Virginia for McAuliffe Black Voters, Not the ‘Gender Gap,’ Won Virginia for McAuliffe

Women of color are the “gender gap.”

Nov 7, 2013 / Zerlina Maxwell

Labor Rights for All: The Fight Against Modern-Day Slavery

Labor Rights for All: The Fight Against Modern-Day Slavery Labor Rights for All: The Fight Against Modern-Day Slavery

The domestic workers’ rights movement offers powerful lessons for the broader fight against forced labor, trafficking and servitude.

Nov 7, 2013 / Nisha Varia and Foreign Policy In Focus

The Right Thinks Anti-Gay, Anti-Choice Cuccinelli Wasn’t Conservative Enough

The Right Thinks Anti-Gay, Anti-Choice Cuccinelli Wasn’t Conservative Enough The Right Thinks Anti-Gay, Anti-Choice Cuccinelli Wasn’t Conservative Enough

The GOP’s loss in Virginia is causing the Tea Party to double down on the conservative crazy.

Nov 6, 2013 / Michelle Goldberg

Q&A: Texas Passed a Law Restricting Abortion Rights—Meet One of the Women Fighting Back

Q&A: Texas Passed a Law Restricting Abortion Rights—Meet One of the Women Fighting Back Q&A: Texas Passed a Law Restricting Abortion Rights—Meet One of the Women Fighting Back

Texas Equal Access fund Executive Director Merritt Tierce says the fight against Texas’ new abortion laws will continue and intensify.

Nov 5, 2013 / Jessica Valenti

‘After Tiller’: The Abortions No One Wants To Talk About

‘After Tiller’: The Abortions No One Wants To Talk About ‘After Tiller’: The Abortions No One Wants To Talk About

The acclaimed documentary turns an compassionate lens on a complicated, multi-faceted issue. 

Nov 5, 2013 / Laura Flanders

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