The Campaign to Gut the Right to Abortion in Tennessee Is Getting Shady The Campaign to Gut the Right to Abortion in Tennessee Is Getting Shady
Anti-abortion groups are using fear, misinformation and possibly even illegal meddling at the polls to push a constitutional amendment that would open the door to restrictive legis...
Oct 28, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Will Black Voters Help Protect Abortion Rights in Tennessee? Will Black Voters Help Protect Abortion Rights in Tennessee?
How one reproductive justice organization is working to make sure black voters help defeat Amendment 1.
Oct 27, 2014 / Dani McClain
The Women’s Equality Party Is a Joke The Women’s Equality Party Is a Joke
Cuomo's creation of the Women’s Equality Party is an attempt to use feminism against the Working Families Party, the real champions of New York’s women.
Oct 24, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg
Exclusive Excerpt: How Pro-Choicers Can Take Back the Moral High Ground Exclusive Excerpt: How Pro-Choicers Can Take Back the Moral High Ground
It’s time to claim abortion rights as a social good.
Oct 21, 2014 / Feature / Katha Pollitt
Stop Surgical Violence Against Women Athletes—and Let Dutee Run! Stop Surgical Violence Against Women Athletes—and Let Dutee Run!
A world-class athlete is standing up to the barbaric surgical practices women are subjected to in international sports. She deserves our support.
Oct 20, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Why Black Women Are the Voting Bloc to Watch in the Midterms Why Black Women Are the Voting Bloc to Watch in the Midterms
It may be tough to get voters enthused about midterm elections, but organizers working to get black women to the polls are determined.
Oct 17, 2014 / Dani McClain
A Positive Case For Abortion Rights A Positive Case For Abortion Rights
"Having children when you want to have children is very important for women's lives."
Oct 16, 2014 / Katha Pollitt
Freezing Eggs Is an Extreme Example of How We’ve Privatized the Work/Family Clash Freezing Eggs Is an Extreme Example of How We’ve Privatized the Work/Family Clash
It's important for women to have access to egg freezing if they want it, but it's a terrible solution to the fact that our society makes it so hard to parent and work.
Oct 16, 2014 / Bryce Covert
If the GOP Wins the Senate, Expect a Total Assault on Reproductive Rights If the GOP Wins the Senate, Expect a Total Assault on Reproductive Rights
After November 4, America could follow Texas down a very anti-woman path.
Oct 15, 2014 / Ilyse Hogue
How the ‘War on Women’ Is Deepening Racial Inequality How the ‘War on Women’ Is Deepening Racial Inequality
A new report suggests that racial disparities in women’s health are aggravated by states’ refusal to expand Medicaid.
Oct 14, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter