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The Komen Turnaround Was a Defensive Victory The Komen Turnaround Was a Defensive Victory
Forcing the Komen reversal was huge—but it was a campaign born of outrage, not ambitious vision.
Feb 8, 2012 / Editorial / The Editors
Proposition 8 Is Unconstitutional. What’s Next for the Anti-Gay Law? Proposition 8 Is Unconstitutional. What’s Next for the Anti-Gay Law?
Anti-gay marriage proponents should think twice before asking the US Supreme Court to take this case.
Feb 8, 2012 / Nancy Goldstein
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Awakenings: On Margaret Sanger Awakenings: On Margaret Sanger
Margaret Sanger’s legacy continues to haunt debates about abortion and family planning.
Feb 7, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Michelle Goldberg
What We Learned From Planned Parenthood What We Learned From Planned Parenthood
Standing up for our principles and refusing to let the right-wing echo chamber define the debate—it works.
Feb 7, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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The Evil Brilliance of Komen’s Karen Handel The Evil Brilliance of Komen’s Karen Handel
In the slow motion destruction of Susan G. Komen, VP Karen Handel may be the only one who got what she really wanted.
Feb 7, 2012 / Blog / Ilyse Hogue
Online Feminism’s Big Win Against Komen for the Cure Online Feminism’s Big Win Against Komen for the Cure
With Karen Handel's resignation, online feminism's victory against the giant cancer charity is complete.
Feb 7, 2012 / Jessica Valenti
Two Years After Haiti’s Earthquake, Women Are Still Shattered by Sexual Exploitation Two Years After Haiti’s Earthquake, Women Are Still Shattered by Sexual Exploitation
A crisis of gender-based violence is festering--and foreign aid efforts are still failing to protect women from harm.
Feb 6, 2012 / Michelle Chen
Komen’s Ambiguous Apology Komen’s Ambiguous Apology
If Komen thinks it can replace its base with anti-choice activists, it will dwindle and die.
Feb 3, 2012 / Blog / Katha Pollitt
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Why the Komen/Planned Parenthood Breakup—While It Lasted—Was Good for Feminism Why the Komen/Planned Parenthood Breakup—While It Lasted—Was Good for Feminism
The controversy provided a long-overdue spotlight on the difference between feminism as a brand and feminism as a political movement.
Feb 3, 2012 / Amy Schiller
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The Komen Foundation Pinkwashes Anti-choicers, Punks Planned Parenthood The Komen Foundation Pinkwashes Anti-choicers, Punks Planned Parenthood
While you were shaking your head over pink Bibles and stem-cell futurology, Komen was staffing up with anti-choice executives.
Feb 1, 2012 / Blog / Katha Pollitt