Margaret Atwood Shouldn’t Exonerate Aunt Lydia Margaret Atwood Shouldn’t Exonerate Aunt Lydia
The Testaments, Atwood’s sequel to Handmaid’s Tale, gives undue credit to Gilead’s misogynistic female enabler.
Sep 19, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt
When Abortion After Rape Is Legal—but Nearly Impossible to Obtain When Abortion After Rape Is Legal—but Nearly Impossible to Obtain
In Mexico, doctors, nurses, hospital administrators, and public officials are all trying to prevent rape survivors from accessing legal abortion.
Sep 17, 2019 / Feature / Amy Littlefield and Laura Gottesdiener
How to Fight Brett Kavanaugh How to Fight Brett Kavanaugh
Removing a Supreme Court justice is nearly impossible—but Democrats can still weaken his power.
Sep 16, 2019 / Jeet Heer
The Republican Party’s White Women Problem The Republican Party’s White Women Problem
The Republican base that has coalesced around Trump has been increasingly characterized by “hostile sexism”—and women are turning away.
Aug 28, 2019 / Julie Kohler
Is Genetic Medicine Making the World Less Fair? Is Genetic Medicine Making the World Less Fair?
New reproductive technologies promise to prevent serious genetic disease. What happens if only the rich can access them?
Aug 23, 2019 / Laura Hercher
Remembering Ann Snitow, the Feminist Activist Who Embraced Uncertainty Remembering Ann Snitow, the Feminist Activist Who Embraced Uncertainty
Writer, teacher, and unstoppable organizer Ann Snitow died on August 10, days after turning in the final draft of her sixth book.
Aug 13, 2019 / Obituary / Alix Kates Shulman
‘We Call That Love’: Marc Lambert Lamba Defended Cameroon’s LGBT Community ‘We Call That Love’: Marc Lambert Lamba Defended Cameroon’s LGBT Community
Lambert, who died on August 4, was a pioneering LGBT activist who was there to help—even after foreign support dried up.
Aug 12, 2019 / Obituary / Robbie Corey-Boulet
Paid Family Leave Is a Game Changer for New Parents’ Health, Not Just Their Economic Security Paid Family Leave Is a Game Changer for New Parents’ Health, Not Just Their Economic Security
The transition to parenthood is a critical window when parents’ mental and physical health is at risk. Paid leave can protect them—and their babies.
Aug 12, 2019 / Benjamin Ryan
The American Workplace Still Won’t Accommodate Pregnant Workers The American Workplace Still Won’t Accommodate Pregnant Workers
Pregnant women face discrimination up and down the economic ladder—but low-wage workers suffer the most.
Aug 12, 2019 / Feature / Bryce Covert
Feminists and LGBTQ Activists Are Leading the Insurrection in Puerto Rico Feminists and LGBTQ Activists Are Leading the Insurrection in Puerto Rico
These and other grassroots groups are pushing the fight against corruption and austerity.
Aug 2, 2019 / Ed Morales