Liberals Are Winning the Culture War Liberals Are Winning the Culture War
It’s time that we realize the culture war is good for progressives.
Feb 13, 2012 / Chris Hayes
Pro-Choice and Catholic Groups Praise Compromise on Contraceptive Access Pro-Choice and Catholic Groups Praise Compromise on Contraceptive Access
Does the US Conference of Catholic Bishops care more about playing politics than serving Catholics?
Feb 10, 2012 / Emily Douglas
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 / The Editors
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 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
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 / 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
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 / Katha Pollitt
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
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 / Katha Pollitt