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
What Betsy DeVos Gets Wrong About Sexual Assault on Campus What Betsy DeVos Gets Wrong About Sexual Assault on Campus
Her focus on due process shows a fundamental misunderstanding of the dynamics at play in campus rape investigations.
Sep 12, 2017 / StudentNation / Elizabeth Adetiba
Legendary Chicana Organizer Betita Martínez Wrote a Perfect Parody for the Trump Era—in 1967 Legendary Chicana Organizer Betita Martínez Wrote a Perfect Parody for the Trump Era—in 1967
Martínez penned it after leaving her job at The Nation to work for SNCC.
Sep 11, 2017 / Tony Platt and Elizabeth Sutherland Martínez
This Season, ‘Game of Thrones’ Cut Deep This Season, ‘Game of Thrones’ Cut Deep
In a fantastically misogynist imaginary world, a highly qualified woman gets close to winning power.
Aug 31, 2017 / Katha Pollitt
Our Bigot in Chief Has Shown His True Colors Our Bigot in Chief Has Shown His True Colors
After Charlottesville, we must resist this man with every fiber of our being.
Aug 23, 2017 / Sasha Abramsky
Why Donald Trump Needs Muslim Women Why Donald Trump Needs Muslim Women
Liberals and conservatives have used the plight of Muslim women to champion wars—now this idea is being redeployed in a cultural war at home.
Aug 11, 2017 / Feature / Rafia Zakaria
Democrats Have a Problem. Can These Women Fix It? Democrats Have a Problem. Can These Women Fix It?
In Virginia, first-time female candidates could be the key to taking back the statehouse.
Aug 10, 2017 / Feature / Joan Walsh
How Are We Going to Survive the Next 42 Months of Trump? How Are We Going to Survive the Next 42 Months of Trump?
Many progressives are depressed and angry. But there are also glimmers of hope.
Jul 27, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt
I Tried to Use My Privilege to Defend a Stranger From Racism—and I Might Have Made the Situation Worse I Tried to Use My Privilege to Defend a Stranger From Racism—and I Might Have Made the Situation Worse
And a reader with radical dreams is trapped in a lame nonprofit job.
Jul 13, 2017 / Liza Featherstone