What Would Women Be Doing if We Weren’t Constantly Dealing With Male Abuse? What Would Women Be Doing if We Weren’t Constantly Dealing With Male Abuse?
The torrent of #MeToo stories reveals just how much time we spend dealing with this shit.
Oct 16, 2017 / Joan Walsh
Letters From the October 23, 2017, Issue Letters From the October 23, 2017, Issue
Calling out the climate criminals… A dangerous savior complex…… Carrying a tune…
Oct 5, 2017 / Our Readers and Rafia Zakaria
Feminism, Not Hugh Hefner, Liberated Sex Feminism, Not Hugh Hefner, Liberated Sex
“Can man be free if woman be a slave?” the poet Shelley asked. Hefner’s answer was: Absolutely!
Oct 5, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt
When I Can No Longer Work, I Will Be Destitute. What Can I Do? When I Can No Longer Work, I Will Be Destitute. What Can I Do?
Reader, you have far more options than you realize.
Oct 5, 2017 / Liza Featherstone
The Donald Trump Inside Your Own Head The Donald Trump Inside Your Own Head
Here’s how to get him out.
Oct 2, 2017 / Mattea Kramer
Letters From the October 9, 2017, Issue Letters From the October 9, 2017, Issue
No more piecemeal rights… When small is actually big…
Sep 21, 2017 / Our Readers
We Need to Reckon With the Story ‘What Happened’ Tells We Need to Reckon With the Story ‘What Happened’ Tells
Hillary Clinton has a unique perspective on a world-historical event. Why shouldn’t she write a book about it?
Sep 21, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Economic Costs of Domestic Violence The Economic Costs of Domestic Violence
The repercussions of intimate-partner violence extend far beyond the home.
Sep 20, 2017 / Michelle Chen
The Real Crisis of European Multiculturalism The Real Crisis of European Multiculturalism
As a set of policies and as an ideal for a more pluralist society, it has failed not because of recent waves of immigration but because of how Europeans view their own culture and ...
Sep 20, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Joan W. Scott
Speaking of the ‘Female Gaze’ Speaking of the ‘Female Gaze’
In today’s confused, commercial, and not-quite-intellectual environment, the phrase “female gaze” functions in varied ways, according to its users’ needs.
Sep 18, 2017 / Alina Cohen