No, We Don’t Have to Pick Just One Policy to Help Kids and Families! No, We Don’t Have to Pick Just One Policy to Help Kids and Families!
And if Senator Joe Manchin is really pushing this, he should apologize to his West Virginia constituents—and the country.
Oct 14, 2021 / Joan Walsh
Women Yell Things to Me. But They’re All Compliments. Women Yell Things to Me. But They’re All Compliments.
Ever since I let my hair go to its natural white, I’ve gotten only positive feedback, especially from women. My conclusion? Representation matters—for older women, too.
Oct 12, 2021 / Joan Walsh
Virginie Despentes’s Philosophy of Rage Virginie Despentes’s Philosophy of Rage
Her manifesto King Kong Theory presents a seductive yet contradictory vision of feminism.
Oct 12, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Dilara O’Neil
Crisis in the National Women’s Soccer League: A Story of Predation and Power Crisis in the National Women’s Soccer League: A Story of Predation and Power
The systemic failure of the NWSL would have remained hidden if not for the courage of Mana Shim and Sinead Farrelly and the solidarity of the league’s players.
Oct 8, 2021 / Dave Zirin
Girl Scouts Against the World Girl Scouts Against the World
Now that STEM and girls’ empowerment are mainstream—and Boy Scouts is coed—is there a place for Girl Scouts?
Oct 8, 2021 / Danielle Dreilinger
At the March for Abortion Rights, a New Generation of Activists Takes Center Stage At the March for Abortion Rights, a New Generation of Activists Takes Center Stage
The march felt like less a reaction to impending crisis and more the announcement of a rejuvenated feminist movement.
Oct 5, 2021 / Amy Littlefield
The Expansive Feminism of Jacqueline Rose The Expansive Feminism of Jacqueline Rose
Rose’s latest book, On Violence and On Violence Against Women, is a rigorous and capacious study of contemporary gender politics and solidarity.
Oct 5, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Cora Currier
She Should Have Been the First Woman Democratic Nominee for Vice President She Should Have Been the First Woman Democratic Nominee for Vice President
Frances “Sissy” Farenthold, who died Sunday, argued almost 50 years ago that a woman should be on the presidential ticket.
Oct 1, 2021 / John Nichols
This Supreme Court Term, Conservatives Have One Aim: Stop Progress This Supreme Court Term, Conservatives Have One Aim: Stop Progress
During the next nine months, conservatives justices will use their power to attack abortion rights, weaken gun regulations, and rewind the clock to a darker age.
Sep 30, 2021 / Feature / Elie Mystal
Desire in Our Times: A Conversation With Amia Srinivasan Desire in Our Times: A Conversation With Amia Srinivasan
An interview with the philosopher about her new book, The Right to Sex, the need for more internationalist feminism, the politics of consent, and much more.
Sep 30, 2021 / Q&A / Nawal Arjini