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The Reasons Why White Women Vote Republican—and What to Do About It The Reasons Why White Women Vote Republican—and What to Do About It

White women do not—and likely will not—constitute the progressive base. But many more of them might vote Democratic in the coming elections.

Feb 1, 2018 / Julie Kohler

Female Inmate Jail Cell

It’s a Worldwide Trend: More Women Are Being Imprisoned Than Ever Before It’s a Worldwide Trend: More Women Are Being Imprisoned Than Ever Before

As globalization has pushed more women into the labor market, it has also made them more susceptible to criminalization.

Feb 1, 2018 / Michelle Chen

MuslimBan protest

How the Courts Have Stymied Trump How the Courts Have Stymied Trump

Along with citizen activism, they have proven to be an important safeguard of constitutional liberty—but the Supreme Court has yet to weigh in.

Jan 30, 2018 / David Cole

Larry Nassar

USA Gymnastics and Michigan State: What’s Next? USA Gymnastics and Michigan State: What’s Next?

How a university and an entire system failed a generation of athletes.

Jan 30, 2018 / Podcast / Dave Zirin

Women’s Marches: Art in Action

Women’s Marches: Art in Action Women’s Marches: Art in Action

Powerful images accompany a powerful movement.

Jan 29, 2018 / OppArt / Andrea Arroyo, Edel Rodriguez, George de Castro-Day, and Matias J. Ocner

When Is It OK to Comment on a Woman’s Appearance?

When Is It OK to Comment on a Woman’s Appearance? When Is It OK to Comment on a Woman’s Appearance?

Another reader asks how one can in good conscience bring​ a child into this sad world.

Jan 26, 2018 / Liza Featherstone

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The End of Men’s ‘Freedom to Bother’ The End of Men’s ‘Freedom to Bother’

We’re on the verge of a new normal in the workplace. That’s a good thing.

Jan 25, 2018 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Ursula K. Le Guin

‘I Came With a Calling’: Remembering Ursula K. Le Guin ‘I Came With a Calling’: Remembering Ursula K. Le Guin

The writer died this week, at 88. 

Jan 24, 2018 / Zoë Carpenter

College Rally Against Campus Rape

#MeToo Is Changing the Definition of ‘Bad Sex’ #MeToo Is Changing the Definition of ‘Bad Sex’

The “enthusiastic consent” standard imagines a future in which pressure and coercion aren’t part of bad sex at all.

Jan 24, 2018 / Collier Meyerson

Feminist Living: Lynne Segal

Feminist Living: Lynne Segal Feminist Living: Lynne Segal

For Segal, politics is not just about liberation but about collective joy.

Jan 24, 2018 / Books & the Arts / Charlotte Shane

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