Stories by Katha Pollitt
Katha Pollitt is a columnist for The Nation.
Posted on May 20, 2012, Source: The Nation
Not only is 'attachment parenting' bad for women; it's not necessarily good for children, either.
Posted on Mar 23, 2012, Source: The Nation
There's an urgent need to help low-income women receive abortion care.
Posted on Oct 7, 2011, Source: The Nation
Right-Wing politicians at the federal and state levels have launched an attack on contraception.
Posted on Aug 29, 2011, Source: The Nation
Only in America would the first female president be a woman who has promised to obey her man as Christ's representative on earth.
Posted on Apr 18, 2011, Source: The Nation
It's getting awfully crowded underneath that bus. You know, the metaphorical one women keep getting thrown under, along with their rights, their health and their money.
Posted on Jul 21, 2010, Source: The Nation
Conservative movements have always marshaled women's organizing prowess.
Posted on Apr 3, 2010, Source: The Nation
The moral authority granted the Catholic Church in the secular world is the most repellent aspect of the current crisis.
Posted on Mar 22, 2010, Source: The Nation
The Democratic Party and the Obama administration owe supporters of women's rights a huge payback for cooperating on its signature issue. Here are some suggestions.
Posted on Nov 14, 2009, Source: The Nation
In the wake of the passage by Democrats of a radical anti-abortion measure, Democratic women are asking, "Whose party is this?"
Posted on Sep 7, 2009, Source: The Nation
Julie & Julia is that very rare movie about women's struggle to express their gifts through work. Not a boyfriend, a fabulous wedding, a baby or escape from a serial killer.
Posted on Apr 3, 2009, Source: The Nation
Well, not quite. She is still black .. and a woman. So while half the country swoons over her, there are those who feel a little threatened.
Posted on Mar 23, 2009, Source: The Nation
Controversial ethicist Peter Singer says that the destitution abroad compells us to share our wealth, even in an economic crisis.
Posted on Dec 8, 2008, Source: The Nation
Obama has an opportunity to make gender equality a keystone of his administration.
Posted on Nov 10, 2008, Source: The Nation
God's gift to journalism -- and to feminism.
Posted on Jul 22, 2008, Source: TheNation.com
He's voted against contraception for more than 20 years, and yet doesn't even care or know enough to explain why.
Posted on Jun 23, 2008, Source: The Nation
The media claims McCain is a moderate, but voters who care about women's rights won't fall for it.
Posted on Jun 6, 2008, Source: The Nation
Some think that Hillary Clinton's loss is a set-back to female politicians. They're wrong.
Posted on May 26, 2008, Source: The Nation
Anti-choicers in South Dakota are again attempting to ban abortion. So where are the progressive voters and organizations?
Posted on May 9, 2008, Source: The Nation
Republican hegemony, conservative Christianity and misogynist media are taking their toll.
Posted on Apr 26, 2008, Source: The Nation
When it comes to keeping women in their place, polygamous Mormon fundamentalists and the Pope have a lot in common.
Posted on Apr 16, 2008, Source: The Nation
Harvard's woman-only gym time has the Islamophobes out in full force. But let's get a grip: This isn't about terrorism, Osama bin Laden or burqas.
Posted on Mar 18, 2008, Source: The Nation
The post-scandal humiliated wife standing next to her politician husband is a trend that needs to die.
Posted on Feb 27, 2008, Source: The Nation
Pundits may be writing McCain off as a grumpy old man, but in a race against a black man or a white woman, his identity could be the trump card.
Posted on Feb 15, 2008, Source: The Nation
Iranian women's rights activists are working to stop stoning in their country. It's time for us to hep them.
Posted on Jan 21, 2008, Source: The Nation
If the campaign becomes a competition between race and gender, the winner will be whichever white man the GOP nominates.
Posted on Jan 7, 2008, Source: The Nation
Teens getting pregnant: bad. Teens having babies: good. If this makes no sense, wake up and smell the Enfamil: it's 2008!
Posted on Dec 11, 2007, Source: TheNation.com
Have you noticed how liberal white male reporters get crushes on right-wing male candidates?
Posted on Sep 27, 2007, Source: The Nation
A look at the penny-wise, pound-foolish complexities of our bizarre healthcare system.
Posted on Jun 29, 2007, Source: TheNation.com
According to director Judd Apatow's family values, beautiful women drag men into adulthood. Then what?
Posted on Jun 23, 2007, Source: The Nation
US invasions have made the work of Muslim feminists much more difficult. The last thing they need is for women's rights to be branded as the tool of the invaders and occupiers and cultural imperialists.
Posted on Apr 9, 2007, Source: The Nation
It's ridiculous that we don't fight attempts to promote population growth while we wring our hands over global warming, species loss and suburban sprawl.
Posted on Jan 24, 2007, Source: The Nation
The right-winger's latest book has "The Vagina Monologues" and single moms bearing the brunt for 9/11.
Posted on Dec 1, 2006, Source: The Nation
"The reason the Democrats lose elections is that they pander to female voters instead of being manly and tough. Oh, wait a minute, the Democrats won the last election. Women aren't just evil, they're powerful."
Posted on Oct 6, 2006, Source: The Nation
Rep. Mark Foley was a cancer in the House, and the GOP leadership screwed up royally in protecting him, but why can't Democrats attack Republicans on more serious issues that matter to the country?
Posted on Aug 26, 2006, Source: The Nation
If you thought the War on Terror was bad, get ready for the international disasters that the "war on Islamic fascism" will produce.
Posted on Jan 3, 2006, Source: The Nation
Bush is on the defensive. The GOP is mired in corruption. The media are waking up. Here are 14 good things that happened in 2005.
Posted on Nov 15, 2005, Source: The Nation
Does Maureen Dowd's new book promote, rather than report on, the problems she describes?
Posted on Aug 16, 2005, Source: The Nation
Currently enmeshed in a massive publicity campaign, the president of FFL tries to explain why her position -- that believing in women's rights, but not in abortion -- makes sense.
Posted on Sep 27, 2004, Source: The Nation
Misguided youth or hardened criminals? A Fox affiliate in Arizona covered out-of-state student registration as a criminal act despite its complete legality.
Posted on Aug 30, 2004, Source: The Nation
Republicans are quick to recast any liberal criticism of George Bush as demonic howls of rage. It won't be any different this week in New York.
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