Gender and Sexuality

Sen. J.D. Vance onstage at a rally, surrounded by Trump/Vance signs.

Abortion Bans—and Shaming—Aren’t Boosting Fertility Rates. What Does? Abortion Bans—and Shaming—Aren’t Boosting Fertility Rates. What Does?

Not only are abortion bans actively harmful to women and their families—they also don’t work to recreate the past as conservatives want them to.

Oct 1, 2024 / Elizabeth Gregory

After discovering Jane in 1971, Shannon joined Chicago’s famous abortion underground.

The Story of Sakinah Ahad Shannon, an Early Hero of Abortion Liberation The Story of Sakinah Ahad Shannon, an Early Hero of Abortion Liberation

Sakinah discovered Chicago’s Abortion Counseling Service, better known as Jane, because she wanted to help a friend. Then she became an essential part of it.

Oct 1, 2024 / Feature / Renee Bracey Sherman and Regina Mahone

A split-screen image of Governor Tim Walz and Senator JD Vance.

Extremist, Hypocritical, Weird: JD Vance Offers a Whole Array of Targets for Tim Walz Extremist, Hypocritical, Weird: JD Vance Offers a Whole Array of Targets for Tim Walz

With so many things to pounce on during the vice-presidential debate, where does Walz even begin?

Oct 1, 2024 / Joan Walsh

Republican vice presidential nominee US Senator JD Vance visits

JD Vance Is Working Hard to Be Hated JD Vance Is Working Hard to Be Hated

For the Republican candidate, riling up the right-wing base outweighs alienating everyone else.

Sep 30, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Strategy Session

Strategy Session Strategy Session

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Sep 27, 2024 / Steve Brodner

An aerial view of Tesla’s factor in Austin, Texas, ringed by parking lots with cars parked inside.

Tesla’s Toxic Culture Has Spread to Its New Plant in Austin Tesla’s Toxic Culture Has Spread to Its New Plant in Austin

Allegations of sexual harassment, racial discrimination, and dangerous conditions are now surfacing at another Tesla factory.

Sep 27, 2024 / Bryce Covert

Why I Drive Out of State for Prenatal Care

Why I Drive Out of State for Prenatal Care Why I Drive Out of State for Prenatal Care

An abortion ban in my home state of South Dakota is likely to leave doctors unable to treat me should I experience a severe complication.

Sep 27, 2024 / Danielle Campoamor

Former president Donald Trump at a podium on an outdoor stage, wearing a Make American Great Again hat.

Trump Is Spiraling, and Getting Creepier, About Women Voters Trump Is Spiraling, and Getting Creepier, About Women Voters

In 2012, the GOP fielded candidates who didn’t know how our bodies worked. In 2024, Trump drones on about protecting us, and is equally disturbing.

Sep 24, 2024 / Joan Walsh

Former president Donald Trump speaks at the Concerned Women for America Summit held at the Capitol Hilton on September 15, 2023, in Washington, DC.

Facing a Historic Gender Gap, Trump Decides to Browbeat Women Facing a Historic Gender Gap, Trump Decides to Browbeat Women

The former president is doubling down on paternalism and contempt.

Sep 23, 2024 / Jeet Heer

Former president Donald Trump in front of a large crowd at a rally.

Will White Women Finally Wise Up to Trump’s BS? Will White Women Finally Wise Up to Trump’s BS?

Is this a “Boys vs. Girls Election,” or yet another in which white women stick with white men?

Sep 23, 2024 / Column / Kali Holloway

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