Can These Pornographers End ‘MILFs,’ ‘Teens,’ and ‘Thugs’? Can These Pornographers End ‘MILFs,’ ‘Teens,’ and ‘Thugs’?
Porn may never be the same.
Sep 29, 2016 / Natasha Lennard
These Women Are Demanding a Voice in the Criminal Justice Conversation These Women Are Demanding a Voice in the Criminal Justice Conversation
The movement to reform the criminal justice system is still dominated by men and politicians. This group of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women is changing that.
Sep 26, 2016 / Victoria Law
The Black Panthers’ Overlooked Revolution The Black Panthers’ Overlooked Revolution
Fifty years later, four women who helped build the party look back on the less-attention-grabbing part of its history.
Sep 22, 2016 / Feature / Yohuru Williams and Bryan Shih
Trump’s Terrible, No-Good Solution for Gender Inequality in the Workplace Trump’s Terrible, No-Good Solution for Gender Inequality in the Workplace
To center the childcare debate around tax breaks and minimal subsidies is insulting to all working women.
Sep 21, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Why Domestic Violence Is an Economic Issue Why Domestic Violence Is an Economic Issue
Economic abuse is present in 98 percent of abusive relationships, and 60 percent of survivors report losing their jobs.
Sep 20, 2016 / Sady Doyle
A Part of Denise Riley’s Song A Part of Denise Riley’s Song
The shadow of ballad meter haunts Riley’s poems, which can never not be a sign of vitality.
Sep 20, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Ange Mlinko
Can Clinton Win Over the White Working Class? Can Clinton Win Over the White Working Class?
Joan Walsh on the Democrats’ dilemma, Amy Wilentz on the Clinton Foundation, and Dr. Leah Torres on abortion in Utah.
Sep 8, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
The Story Behind the Maternal Mortality Rate in Texas Is Even Sadder Than We Realize The Story Behind the Maternal Mortality Rate in Texas Is Even Sadder Than We Realize
We don’t know exactly why these women died—but we know that they were poor and lacked medical care.
Sep 8, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Phyllis Schlafly Was Alt-Right Before Alt-Right Was Uncool Phyllis Schlafly Was Alt-Right Before Alt-Right Was Uncool
For 70 years the right-wing icon worked within the Republican Party, forging an organization that would welcome Donald Trump’s extremism.
Sep 7, 2016 / John Nichols
What Phyllis Schlafly Might Have Been, if It Weren’t for Women Like Phyllis Schlafly What Phyllis Schlafly Might Have Been, if It Weren’t for Women Like Phyllis Schlafly
The great defender of traditional domesticity was a whirling dervish of professional activity.
Sep 6, 2016 / Katha Pollitt