Gender and Sexuality

James Comey’s Self-Justification Is Just ‘Not Good Enough’

James Comey’s Self-Justification Is Just ‘Not Good Enough’ James Comey’s Self-Justification Is Just ‘Not Good Enough’

Jonathan Freedland on Comey, Lawrence Wright on Trump and Texas, and Margaret Atwood on The Handmaid’s Tale.

Apr 26, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Chile Women’s Soccer Team

How a Feminist Uprising Is Saving South American Soccer How a Feminist Uprising Is Saving South American Soccer

Speaking to Brenda Elsey, who is in Buenos Aires, covering the sports and politics story that demands more attention.

Apr 20, 2018 / Dave Zirin

Trump March For Life

Trump Is Putting Anti-Choice Extremists Back in Power Trump Is Putting Anti-Choice Extremists Back in Power

He’s filling his administration, agencies, and the courts with activists who peddle junk science and lies about both contraception and abortion.

Apr 19, 2018 / Dawn Huckelbridge

March for Science

STEM Students Are Asking More of the #MeToo Movement STEM Students Are Asking More of the #MeToo Movement

Harassment in the sciences doesn’t only come in the form of neatly packaged Title IX reports of clear sexual abuse.  

Apr 17, 2018 / StudentNation / Emmalina Glinskis

Rebecca Todd Peters, author of Trust Women

A Christian Argument for Abortion: A Q&A With Rebecca Todd Peters A Christian Argument for Abortion: A Q&A With Rebecca Todd Peters

Peters discusses her new book and her vision for the role of progressive, feminist Christian theology in contemporary abortion debates.

Apr 11, 2018 / Stephanie Russell-Kraft

My 11-Year-Old Daughter Is Obsessed With Makeup. Should I Object on Feminist Grounds?

My 11-Year-Old Daughter Is Obsessed With Makeup. Should I Object on Feminist Grounds? My 11-Year-Old Daughter Is Obsessed With Makeup. Should I Object on Feminist Grounds?

Another reader asks if capitalism exacerbates passive-aggressive behavior. (Whatever.)

Apr 6, 2018 / Liza Featherstone

Stormy Daniels 60 Minutes

Stormy Daniels Going Public Is Pussy Grabbing Back Stormy Daniels Going Public Is Pussy Grabbing Back

Could Donald Trump become a victim of his own licentiousness?

Apr 5, 2018 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Putin Annual Address

A Russia Strategy for Progressives: Katrina vanden Heuvel A Russia Strategy for Progressives: Katrina vanden Heuvel

Plus: Mark Hertsgaard on cell-phone safety, and Stephanie Schriock on Emily’s List.

Apr 5, 2018 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

‘A Border Control Official Sexually Abused Me’

‘A Border Control Official Sexually Abused Me’ ‘A Border Control Official Sexually Abused Me’

Aura Hernández fled to the US seeking safety. Instead, she encountered threats, harassment, and assault.

Apr 2, 2018 / Feature / Laura Gottesdiener, Malav Kanuga, and Cinthya Santos Briones

Confronting the ‘Native Harvey Weinsteins’

Confronting the ‘Native Harvey Weinsteins’ Confronting the ‘Native Harvey Weinsteins’

When Indigenous women are harassed at work, gaps in tribal law can leave them in a precarious gray area.

Mar 30, 2018 / Feature / Rebecca Clarren and Jason Begay

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