Gender and Sexuality

Why Does the Most Effective Birth Control Cost an Entire Month’s Wages?

Why Does the Most Effective Birth Control Cost an Entire Month’s Wages? Why Does the Most Effective Birth Control Cost an Entire Month’s Wages?

Long-acting reversible contraceptives could revolutionize reproductive healthcare—if only politicians would get out of the way.

Sep 15, 2014 / Michelle Chen

How James Brown Saved CBS’s Pre-Game-Show-From-Hell

How James Brown Saved CBS’s Pre-Game-Show-From-Hell How James Brown Saved CBS’s Pre-Game-Show-From-Hell

In a speech for the ages, CBS sports broadcaster James Brown stands up to toxic masculinity.

Sep 12, 2014 / Dave Zirin

Beyond Janay Rice: Lessons From a State Where Domestic Violence Runs Rampant

Beyond Janay Rice: Lessons From a State Where Domestic Violence Runs Rampant Beyond Janay Rice: Lessons From a State Where Domestic Violence Runs Rampant

An in-depth look at a South Carolina report on domestic violence is at the center of a national conversation. 

Sep 10, 2014 / Dani McClain

Liberals and Feminists, Stop Enabling the Police State

Liberals and Feminists, Stop Enabling the Police State Liberals and Feminists, Stop Enabling the Police State

Sex, or the fear of it, has been almost as important in the construction of this nightmare as racism.

Sep 10, 2014 / JoAnn Wypijewski

Joan Rivers Gets the Last Laugh

Joan Rivers Gets the Last Laugh Joan Rivers Gets the Last Laugh

Who today would argue publicly that women aren’t funny?

Sep 10, 2014 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Ray Rice Is Not the First Domestic Abuser Tolerated by the NFL

Ray Rice Is Not the First Domestic Abuser Tolerated by the NFL Ray Rice Is Not the First Domestic Abuser Tolerated by the NFL

The league treated Rice’s abhorrent behavior as a public relations issue, not a domestic violence issue.

Sep 9, 2014 / Dave Zirin

Columbia University E-mail Reveals Disdain for Anti-Rape Campus Movement

Columbia University E-mail Reveals Disdain for Anti-Rape Campus Movement Columbia University E-mail Reveals Disdain for Anti-Rape Campus Movement

Students fighting to improve campus sexual assault policies face indifference—or worse—from administrators.

Aug 29, 2014 / George Joseph

It’s Time for a 21st-Century Anti-Lynching Movement

It’s Time for a 21st-Century Anti-Lynching Movement It’s Time for a 21st-Century Anti-Lynching Movement

Black women have made connections between their struggles and those of black men since the 1800s.

Aug 27, 2014 / Paula J. Giddings

Obama’s Racial Justice Initiative—for Boys Only

Obama’s Racial Justice Initiative—for Boys Only Obama’s Racial Justice Initiative—for Boys Only

Black girls face daunting odds, too. Why does My Brother’s Keeper neglect their struggles?

Aug 27, 2014 / Feature / Dani McClain

Why 2014 Is the Year to Demand Medicaid-Funded Abortions

Why 2014 Is the Year to Demand Medicaid-Funded Abortions Why 2014 Is the Year to Demand Medicaid-Funded Abortions

Advocates behind a national bus tour want to enlist young people in the fight to repeal the Hyde Amendment.

Aug 27, 2014 / Dani McClain

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