Healthcare Reform–at the Price of Women’s Health? Healthcare Reform–at the Price of Women’s Health?
If Republicans don't have much hope of derailing healthcare reform, they still have a shot at seriously limiting women's access to affordable reproductive healthcare.
Sep 24, 2009 / Feature / Sharon Lerner
Stop the Sex Scare in Sports Stop the Sex Scare in Sports
The salacious sports media and the puritanical zealots that run international track and field have joined forces to hit a new low.
Sep 14, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin and Sherry Wolf
Factoring People Into Climate Change Factoring People Into Climate Change
More and more experts now say that climate change and population increase should be viewed together. Local politicians in developing countries often try to heat up the issue.
Sep 14, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette
Sexual Healing Sexual Healing
"Female sexual dysfunction" is a case in point of a runaway medical system that requires huge profits, hence new sicknesses, pills and procedures.
Sep 10, 2009 / JoAnn Wypijewski
Shotgun Adoption Shotgun Adoption
Christian agencies lavish support services on pregnant women--if they give up their babies.
Aug 26, 2009 / Feature / Kathryn Joyce
Sex-Testing Victim Semenya Stands Tall Sex-Testing Victim Semenya Stands Tall
The ongoing obsession in the West over Caster Semenya's gender only serves to highlight the understanding and acceptance shown her in South Africa.
Aug 26, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
Caster Semenya: The Idiocy of Sex Testing Caster Semenya: The Idiocy of Sex Testing
South African runner Caster Semenya shouldn't be the one humiliated by "gender testing"--it's the outdated views of athletic officials that are embarrassing.
Aug 21, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin and Sherry Wolf
A Gross Unfairness: The Workings of the Straight State A Gross Unfairness: The Workings of the Straight State
Scrutinizing the machinery of the "straight state."
Jul 29, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Steven Epstein
Bruno: Offensive, Funny or Just Shocking? Bruno: Offensive, Funny or Just Shocking?
The Nation's Richard Kim and others discuss the admittedly provocative antics of Sacha Baron Cohen's latest creation.
Jul 17, 2009 / Books & the Arts / GRITtv
Can This Marriage Be Saved? Can This Marriage Be Saved?
We could bash divorce forever, but what's the point? Even Jesus can't keep unhappy spouses together.
Jul 15, 2009 / Column / Katha Pollitt