Feminism

Joe Biden Has Betrayed Trans Student Athletes

Joe Biden Has Betrayed Trans Student Athletes Joe Biden Has Betrayed Trans Student Athletes

The administration’s new Title IX rules allow for discrimination against trans student athletes—and buy into some of the worst anti-trans talking points.

Apr 10, 2023 / Frankie de la Cretaz

Caitlin Clark’s Lesson for White Athletes: Don’t Be a MAGA Pawn

Caitlin Clark’s Lesson for White Athletes: Don’t Be a MAGA Pawn Caitlin Clark’s Lesson for White Athletes: Don’t Be a MAGA Pawn

When given the lucrative chance to demonize a rival player, Clark chose a different path.

Apr 7, 2023 / Dave Zirin

Dr. Giovannina Anthony, an Ob-Gyn challenging Wyoming's new law banning most abortions, hugs her attorne

The GOP’s War on Obamacare Is Screwing Up Its War on Abortion The GOP’s War on Obamacare Is Screwing Up Its War on Abortion

It’s an irony so delicious I hope Alanis Morissette writes a song about it.

Mar 24, 2023 / Elie Mystal

school workers strike in LA

Why 60,000 Education Workers Walked Off the Job In Los Angeles Why 60,000 Education Workers Walked Off the Job In Los Angeles

This week’s massive jobs action also represents a model for building worker power.

Mar 24, 2023 / Alex Caputo-Pearl

A protester holds up a long, rectangular banner that reads

Women Are Waiting to Cheer the Misogynist’s Indictment Women Are Waiting to Cheer the Misogynist’s Indictment

Donald Trump’s fall at the hands of proud porn actor Stormy Daniels would signal a rough but delightful kind of justice for millions of us.

Mar 23, 2023 / Joan Walsh

Reporters outside the front doors of the Los Angeles Criminal court.

What Justice Really Means for Sexual Assault Survivors What Justice Really Means for Sexual Assault Survivors

Making an example of Harvey Weinstein, recently sentenced to prison, sends a message to the community that tolerated such abuses for years. But it may provide cold comfort to survi...

Mar 21, 2023 / Judith L. Herman

The women of the Empire Zinc strike on the picket line.

What an Epic Women’s Strike Can Teach Us Over 70 Years Later What an Epic Women’s Strike Can Teach Us Over 70 Years Later

The 1951 Empire Zinc strike made history and spawned a landmark labor film. Its impact is still reverberating today.

Mar 21, 2023 / Natasha Varner

Florida Man Trashes the Constitution and History in Pursuit of the White House

Florida Man Trashes the Constitution and History in Pursuit of the White House Florida Man Trashes the Constitution and History in Pursuit of the White House

Thanks to an anemic opposition, Ron DeSantis won reelection by a landslide. But if national Democrats don’t learn from the Florida party's mistakes, the governor could take his cra...

Mar 20, 2023 / Chris Lehmann for The Nation

Pat Schroeder Would Have Changed American Politics Forever

Pat Schroeder Would Have Changed American Politics Forever Pat Schroeder Would Have Changed American Politics Forever

For a moment in 1987, it felt like the trailblazing Colorado representative, who died this week, could become the first female president of the United States.

Mar 17, 2023 / John Nichols

People protest in front of the White House during the annual National Women's March on January 22, 2023 in Washington, D.C.

For Women’s History Month, Let’s Make History For Women’s History Month, Let’s Make History

We can celebrate our progress, but this is no time to rest on our laurels. There’s still a lot to do—and to defend.

Mar 16, 2023 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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