What to Wear to a SlutWalk What to Wear to a SlutWalk
SlutWalk, the anti–sexual violence march sweeping the globe, comes to New York City this weekend. Can the spectacle grow into an effective, multiracial movement?
Sep 28, 2011 / Salamishah Tillet
The Face of Black Women: Melissa Harris-Perry Talks Race and Gender The Face of Black Women: Melissa Harris-Perry Talks Race and Gender
It is important, not only for black women but for all of us, to rethink the ways to critique and resist the "crooked" force of racism and sexism in our cultural and polit...
Sep 26, 2011 / Center for American Progress
Rick Perry, Marlboro Man Rick Perry, Marlboro Man
Who will save America from the grip of unions, sissies, humiliation, crisis and malaise? The Texas governor fancies he’s the cowboy for the job.
Sep 21, 2011 / JoAnn Wypijewski
Whispers of Jackie O Whispers of Jackie O
The former first lady speaks from beyond the grave—and shows how far we’ve come (and haven’t).
Sep 21, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Katha Pollitt
Michele Bachmann’s Anti-Vaccination Rhetoric Is Not Only Bad Science—It’s Bad History Michele Bachmann’s Anti-Vaccination Rhetoric Is Not Only Bad Science—It’s Bad History
Memo to Michele Bachmann: the founding fathers were inspired by the ideals of the Enlightenment and the power of science to improve human life.
Sep 20, 2011 / Lindsay Beyerstein
Untangling the HPV Vaccine Debate Untangling the HPV Vaccine Debate
Rick Perry got something right, Michele Bachmann is all wrong, but we all need to think harder about whether the HPV vaccine should be mandatory.
Sep 14, 2011 / Dana Goldstein
Sex, Lies and the DSK Case Sex, Lies and the DSK Case
Yes, rape cases are notoriously difficult to prove. But in the DSK case, the criminal justice system worked.
Aug 31, 2011 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Women’s Groups Launch HERvotes on Anniversary of Female Suffrage Women’s Groups Launch HERvotes on Anniversary of Female Suffrage
A new coalition of organizations, representing millions of women, announced plans this week to counter attacks on women’s economic and health security through a new multi-org...
Aug 25, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
DSK: He Said, She Said DSK: He Said, She Said
The real credibility problems in the Dominique Strauss-Kahn case shouldn’t make us forget how many women lose out in a justice system that suspects them of lying, or out for ...
Aug 25, 2011 / Katha Pollitt
Michele Bachmann, Wife in Chief? Michele Bachmann, Wife in Chief?
Is a vote for Bachmann actually a vote for her husband?
Aug 24, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt