Paul Ryan’s Welfare Reform Ideas Are Even Worse Than You Think Paul Ryan’s Welfare Reform Ideas Are Even Worse Than You Think
Ryan is asking the poor to be more flexible in being oppressed.
Aug 15, 2014 / Michelle Chen
A Plea for Humanity at Rikers A Plea for Humanity at Rikers
Inmates and activists unite to stop prisoner abuse at Rikers Island Prison.
Aug 14, 2014 / Sarah Leonard
Why Is It So Controversial to Help Poor Mothers Afford Diapers? Why Is It So Controversial to Help Poor Mothers Afford Diapers?
A new bill would let families on welfare afford this basic necessity. What’s wrong with that?
Aug 13, 2014 / Bryce Covert
The Murder of Black Youth Is a Reproductive Justice Issue The Murder of Black Youth Is a Reproductive Justice Issue
Can the killing of Michael Brown by police in Ferguson, Missouri, spark a new kind of conversation about choice, parenting and family?
Aug 13, 2014 / Dani McClain
How Cash Assistance Could Help Pregnant Women Break Free From Abusive Relationships How Cash Assistance Could Help Pregnant Women Break Free From Abusive Relationships
Californians fighting domestic violence say there’s a new way to help keep families safe.
Aug 11, 2014 / Dani McClain
How Gender Changes Piketty’s ‘Capital in the Twenty-First Century’ How Gender Changes Piketty’s ‘Capital in the Twenty-First Century’
Reading the economist’s book through a feminist lens reveals the need for a richer array of anti-inequality policies.
Aug 6, 2014 / Kathleen Geier, Kate Bahn, Joelle Gamble, Zillah Eisenstein, and Heather Boushey
Is the Attack on Abortion Rights Backfiring in the South? Is the Attack on Abortion Rights Backfiring in the South?
Alabama’s backdoor abortion ban was just declared unconstitutional. Will this decision send a message to anti-choice legislators elsewhere?
Aug 5, 2014 / Dani McClain
Should Buying Sex Be Illegal? Should Buying Sex Be Illegal?
The so-called “Swedish model” banning the purchase but not the sale of sex is catching on in Europe. But does it work? And for whom?
Jul 30, 2014 / Feature / Michelle Goldberg
Why It’s Time to Repeal the Religious Freedom Restoration Act Why It’s Time to Repeal the Religious Freedom Restoration Act
The law, passed in 1993 with near-unanimous support, has become an excuse for bigotry, superstition and sectarianism.
Jul 30, 2014 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Hidden Crisis on College Campuses The Hidden Crisis on College Campuses
These women are making substantive improvements on their college campuses to stop sexual assault before it happens.
Jul 24, 2014 / StudentNation / Hannah Finnie and StudentNation