Gender and Sexuality

Young Feminists ‘Rankling The Old Guard’ and the Future of Feminism: A Conversation with Katha Pollitt

Young Feminists ‘Rankling The Old Guard’ and the Future of Feminism: A Conversation with Katha Pollitt Young Feminists ‘Rankling The Old Guard’ and the Future of Feminism: A Conversation with Katha Pollitt

Older and younger feminists don't clash over ideas, but about power and visibility in the movement, says Katha Pollitt.

Jan 6, 2011 / Joanna Chiu

Dave Zirin on Sports Beneath the Pyrotechnics Dave Zirin on Sports Beneath the Pyrotechnics

From Billie Jean King to Muhammad Ali, Jim Brown to Pat Tillman, the new film Not Just A Game: Power, Politics & American Sports examines just how linked politics and sports h...

Jan 4, 2011 / Press Room

The Fight For Civil Rights Beyond Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell The Fight For Civil Rights Beyond Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

Civil rights issues will be central to the success or failure of the Obama presidency.

Dec 23, 2010 / Press Room

The Fight For Civil Rights Beyond Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell The Fight For Civil Rights Beyond Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

Civil rights issues will be central to the success or failure of the Obama presidency.

Dec 23, 2010 / The Rachel Maddow Show

The Case of Julian Assange

The Case of Julian Assange The Case of Julian Assange

The response to the allegations against the WikiLeaks founder prove that when it comes to rape, the left still doesn't get it.

Dec 22, 2010 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Ask, Tell, Don’t Kill Ask, Tell, Don’t Kill

Seventeen years after Bill Clinton's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" compromise, the institutionalized closet in the military should soon be gone. With the Senate vote to repeal, ...

Dec 21, 2010 / Laura Flanders

When Interpol Cares About Sexual Assault When Interpol Cares About Sexual Assault

Julian Assange turned himself in Tuesday—he's been arrested and is being held without bail in London ahead of a hearing on extradition to Sweden. If women's security is sudde...

Dec 7, 2010 / Laura Flanders

Conversation: Katha Pollitt on Conservative Feminism Conversation: Katha Pollitt on Conservative Feminism

Sarah Palin is busily trying to sell "conservative feminism" to the masses, but her idea of feminism certainly doesn't include reproductive choice or sexual freedom. ...

Dec 3, 2010 / Press Room

Conversation: Katha Pollitt on Conservative Feminism Conversation: Katha Pollitt on Conservative Feminism

Sarah Palin is busily trying to sell "conservative feminism" to the masses, but her idea of feminism certainly doesn't include reproductive choice or sexual freedom. Me...

Dec 3, 2010 / GRITtv

Motel-land

Motel-land Motel-land

For Americans teetering on the edge of poverty, in other rooms there are other trials.

Dec 2, 2010 / JoAnn Wypijewski

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