Letters From the July 31-August 7, 2017, Issue Letters From the July 31-August 7, 2017, Issue
Friend in the end… Pyrrhic impeachment… Defending the fourth estate… Backlash as whiplash…
Jul 13, 2017 / Our Readers
Hey, Democratic Candidates: Pro-Choice Women Are Your Base Hey, Democratic Candidates: Pro-Choice Women Are Your Base
Running an anti-choice candidate might pick up a few Republican votes—at the expense of turning off the party’s loyal voters.
Jul 13, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Trump’s Deportation Surge Is Harming Domestic Abuse Survivors Trump’s Deportation Surge Is Harming Domestic Abuse Survivors
The administration’s aggressive crackdown on undocumented immigrants is pushing women into the shadows.
Jul 7, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Adults Think Black Girls Are Older Than They Are—and It Matters Adults Think Black Girls Are Older Than They Are—and It Matters
A new study found that, starting at age 5, black girls are viewed by adults as behaving and seeming older than they actually are.
Jul 6, 2017 / Collier Meyerson
Grace Paley’s Crowded World Grace Paley’s Crowded World
In her life, as in her writing, the boundaries between the personal and the political were remarkably porous.
Jun 27, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Maggie Doherty
Megyn Kelly Isn’t a Crusading Journalist. She’s a Bullhorn for Bigots. Megyn Kelly Isn’t a Crusading Journalist. She’s a Bullhorn for Bigots.
Megyn Kelly’s interview with Alex Jones is unconscionable—and true to form.
Jun 16, 2017 / Katherine Stewart
Why Is Reproductive Justice Vital in This Political Moment? A New Book Breaks It Down Why Is Reproductive Justice Vital in This Political Moment? A New Book Breaks It Down
Loretta Ross is one of the mothers of the reproductive-justice movement. Now she and historian Rickie Solinger have a new book out seeking to introduce the concept to new audi...
Jun 13, 2017 / Dani McClain
Lack of Empathy Is Not the Problem Lack of Empathy Is Not the Problem
Progressives want education, health care, and housing for everyone. And we’re the close-minded ones?
Jun 9, 2017 / Katha Pollitt
The Two Women’s Movements The Two Women’s Movements
Feminism has been on the march since the 1970s, but so has the conservative backlash.
Jun 1, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Kim Phillips-Fein
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