I’m Not a ‘Mother First’ I’m Not a ‘Mother First’
Women need to put personhood before parenthood.
Oct 5, 2012 / Jessica Valenti
Bikini Basketball League Is an Insult to Title IX Bikini Basketball League Is an Insult to Title IX
Pick a women’s college basketball team, and cheer them on this season.
Oct 2, 2012 / StudentNation / Krystie Yandoli
DHS Throws a Lifeline to LGBT Immigrant Families DHS Throws a Lifeline to LGBT Immigrant Families
New federal guidelines will allow ICE officers to take into account a same-sex relationship with an American partner when determining whether to pursue a removal proceeding.
Sep 28, 2012 / Emily Douglas
A Gaffe Is When a Republican Tells the Truth A Gaffe Is When a Republican Tells the Truth
This campaign season has been extremely instructional—about what the Republican Party really thinks.
Sep 25, 2012 / Bryce Covert
War Is (Still) Hell War Is (Still) Hell
From the Gettysburg to Afghanistan, our tendency to romanticize war causes us to gloss over its hellish aspects.
Sep 25, 2012 / Timothy Patrick McCarthy
Feminism’s War on Penises Feminism’s War on Penises
Yes, Rush Limbaugh has uncovered feminism's true agenda: a small dick on every man.
Sep 24, 2012 / Jessica Valenti
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi: Free Pussy Riot Myanmar’s Suu Kyi: Free Pussy Riot
The pro-democracy leader called for the release of the popular Russian resistance rockers.
Sep 20, 2012 / George Zornick
Scott Brown Is Lying About His Reproductive Rights Record Scott Brown Is Lying About His Reproductive Rights Record
In a new ad, the Republican Senator pretends that he is pro-choice, when his record is anything but.
Sep 14, 2012 / George Zornick
Political Wives of the GOP Political Wives of the GOP
In the Republican Party, being a leading lady means loving your supporting role.
Sep 13, 2012 / Jessica Valenti
Naomi Wolf’s ‘Vagina’: No Carnations, Please, We’re Goddesses Naomi Wolf’s ‘Vagina’: No Carnations, Please, We’re Goddesses
In her loopy new book, the celebrity feminist acknowledges that every woman is sexually unique, but then she argues that they're all the same—i.e., just like her.
Sep 12, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt