Is It Sexist to Demand That Feinstein Resign? Is It Sexist to Demand That Feinstein Resign?
Men swarming her on social media would do well to remember that frailty in women leaders is perceived differently than in men.
May 30, 2023 / Column / Alexis Grenell
Ron DeSantis’s Copycat Strategy Is Failing Ron DeSantis’s Copycat Strategy Is Failing
The Florida governor’s bungled campaign launch makes clear there is only room for one Trump.
May 26, 2023 / Jeet Heer
Stanford’s Title IX Policies Fail to Protect Student Survivors Stanford’s Title IX Policies Fail to Protect Student Survivors
The university’s unique rules add incentives to dismiss cases and reverse disciplinary actions, potentially allowing sexual predators to remain on campus.
May 25, 2023 / StudentNation / Jacqueline Munis
The Collapse of This Texas Health Care Program Is Putting Women’s Lives in Danger The Collapse of This Texas Health Care Program Is Putting Women’s Lives in Danger
For low-income, rural, and uninsured women across the state, the Healthy Texas Women program means access to lifesaving medical care—and it may soon disappear.
May 22, 2023 / Julie Poole
Philadelphia’s Next Mayor Will Almost Certainly Be a Black Woman Philadelphia’s Next Mayor Will Almost Certainly Be a Black Woman
Yet, for all her claims to history, primary winner Cherelle Parker was the status quo candidate in a city where the status quo is badly broken.
May 18, 2023 / Gene Seymour
Who Was Lydia Maria Child? Who Was Lydia Maria Child?
A new biography examines the life and times of the pioneering activist, abolitionist, and writer.
May 17, 2023 / Books & the Arts / Susan Cheever
The Suits at CNN Have Always Loved Trump The Suits at CNN Have Always Loved Trump
Despite a recent fake public fight, the network is happy to continue profiting from promoting Trump.
May 12, 2023 / Jeet Heer
How a Scrappy Group of Young Moms Transformed the Way We Think About Teen Pregnancy How a Scrappy Group of Young Moms Transformed the Way We Think About Teen Pregnancy
Over a 10-year campaign, they talked back to public health experts, government officials, and even purported allies who were treating them like they were the problem.
May 12, 2023 / Amy Littlefield
How Women’s Swimming Got So Transphobic How Women’s Swimming Got So Transphobic
Almost no other sport is as hostile to trans athletes—and that's because its culture created the perfect conditions for transphobia to take root.
May 12, 2023 / Frankie de la Cretaz
E. Jean Carroll’s Big Win for Women E. Jean Carroll’s Big Win for Women
It turns out Trump couldn’t sexually abuse someone on Fifth Avenue and get away with it.
May 10, 2023 / Joan Walsh