Feminism

Women’s Rights, birth control

The Trump Administration Is Coming for Your Birth Control The Trump Administration Is Coming for Your Birth Control

They’ve stocked government agencies with anti-choice fanatics who see contraception as the enemy and funding it as a con.

May 31, 2017 / Katha Pollitt

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These Protesters Are Hitting Trump Where It Actually Hurts These Protesters Are Hitting Trump Where It Actually Hurts

Could the president be influenced by threats to his profit margin?

May 23, 2017 / Mattea Kramer

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Trump Escalates the War on Women Trump Escalates the War on Women

Reproductive rights are not merely a women’s health issue—they are an essential component of economic health and security as well.

May 23, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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Georgia Can Elect the First African-American Woman Governor in History Georgia Can Elect the First African-American Woman Governor in History

Democrats, please don’t mess this one up!

May 17, 2017 / Steve Phillips

Black Mothers National Bailout Day

This Mother’s Day, Black Lives Matter Activists Will Give More Than 30 Women Their Freedom This Mother’s Day, Black Lives Matter Activists Will Give More Than 30 Women Their Freedom

These women are in jail not because they’ve been convicted of a crime but because they can’t pay to get back to their lives as they await trial.

May 9, 2017 / Dani McClain

Ivanka Trump

Women Don’t Need Ivanka Trump’s Fortune-Cookie Feminism Women Don’t Need Ivanka Trump’s Fortune-Cookie Feminism

They need her father to stop his harmful policies. 

May 6, 2017 / Lucia Graves

The Fight Over Sexual Freedom

The Fight Over Sexual Freedom The Fight Over Sexual Freedom

Geoffrey Stone’s book is a powerful reminder that the history of sexual equality is one of backlash as well as progress.

May 3, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Anna North

Local Activists’ Voices Drive New Effort to Invest in Girls and Women of Color

Local Activists’ Voices Drive New Effort to Invest in Girls and Women of Color Local Activists’ Voices Drive New Effort to Invest in Girls and Women of Color

The work that the NoVo Foundation wants to fund is already happening, though it may not yet have the benefit of big-foundation money.

Apr 26, 2017 / StudentNation / Dani McClain

Why Was Heath Mello Thrown Under the Bus?

Why Was Heath Mello Thrown Under the Bus? Why Was Heath Mello Thrown Under the Bus?

Was the candidate for mayor of Omaha held to a different standard than other Democrats?

Apr 24, 2017 / D.D. Guttenplan

Donald Trump and Bill O'Reilly

An O’Reilly Defender An O’Reilly Defender

“I don’t think Bill did anything wrong.” —Donald Trump The president’s defending Bill, However grim the charges are. No flip-flop there: Trump’s plainly said That groping’s fine if…

Apr 20, 2017 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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