An Unabashed Misogynist Is in Charge of Our Country. Now What? An Unabashed Misogynist Is in Charge of Our Country. Now What?
We thought Trump’s sexism would be repudiated when America elected its first female president. Then he won.
Nov 15, 2016 / Feature / Katha Pollitt
Inequality Among Women Is Crucial to Understanding Hillary’s Loss Inequality Among Women Is Crucial to Understanding Hillary’s Loss
Working-class women who voted for Trump tell us a lot about feminism’s relationship to class politics.
Nov 11, 2016 / Kathleen Geier
Hillary Clinton Has One More Badly Behaved Man Left to Vanquish Hillary Clinton Has One More Badly Behaved Man Left to Vanquish
Could the clouds of testosterone billowing from the campaign have something to do with the fact that Donald Trump is facing a woman?
Nov 2, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Kids Are Alright: A Legendary Feminist on Feminism’s Future The Kids Are Alright: A Legendary Feminist on Feminism’s Future
Ann Snitow on freedom, Ferrante, feminism abroad, and why none of us can go it alone.
Oct 18, 2016 / Sarah Leonard and Ann Snitow
The Latest Anti-Abortion Trend? Mandatory Funerals for Fetuses The Latest Anti-Abortion Trend? Mandatory Funerals for Fetuses
Now that the Supreme Court has thrown out TRAP laws, opponents have a new tactic.
Oct 11, 2016 / Rebecca Grant
12 Reasons to Vote for Hillary That Have Nothing to Do With Trump 12 Reasons to Vote for Hillary That Have Nothing to Do With Trump
She and her platform represent much more than just “the lesser evil.”
Oct 5, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Hyde Amendment Punishes Poor Women—and It’s Bad for the Economy The Hyde Amendment Punishes Poor Women—and It’s Bad for the Economy
The 40-year-old ban on public funding for abortion is not just a burden on individual women.
Sep 30, 2016 / Kate Bahn and Jamila Taylor
Can Clinton Win Over the White Working Class? Can Clinton Win Over the White Working Class?
Joan Walsh on the Democrats’ dilemma, Amy Wilentz on the Clinton Foundation, and Dr. Leah Torres on abortion in Utah.
Sep 8, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
The Story Behind the Maternal Mortality Rate in Texas Is Even Sadder Than We Realize The Story Behind the Maternal Mortality Rate in Texas Is Even Sadder Than We Realize
We don’t know exactly why these women died—but we know that they were poor and lacked medical care.
Sep 8, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Phyllis Schlafly Was Alt-Right Before Alt-Right Was Uncool Phyllis Schlafly Was Alt-Right Before Alt-Right Was Uncool
For 70 years the right-wing icon worked within the Republican Party, forging an organization that would welcome Donald Trump’s extremism.
Sep 7, 2016 / John Nichols