Katha Pollitt
The Nation
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Let Kids Read Roald Dahl’s Books the Way He Wrote Them
The beloved author’s books are being edited by their publisher to suit contemporary sensibilities. That robs us of the author’s vision—and any sense of history. → Read More
Deference to Religion Has No Place in Higher Education
The controversy at Hamline over a painting of Muhammad shown in an art class demonstrates the danger of prioritizing religious beliefs over academic freedom. → Read More
A Gift Guide for the Whole Planet
With accelerating climate change, threats against abortion rights, and need everywhere, you can make a difference by giving. → Read More
Democrats Shouldn’t Take Women Voters for Granted
Far from alienating the electorate, an emphasis on abortion rights delivered victory. → Read More
Banning Books Is a Threat to Public Education
To say nothing of the fact that we don’t value reading enough in the first place! → Read More
Barbara Ehrenreich, a Writer for Change
The author and activist, who died last week, documented with prescience and empathy the lives of people who are overlooked by society. → Read More
The So-Called “Pro-Life” Movement Couldn’t Care Less About the Living
Abortion opponents claim to be advocates for the unborn. But they don’t lift a finger to help families facing hardship. → Read More
Life After "Roe" Will Be Worse Than We Feared
We are dealing with religious fanatics, with police chiefs on a mission and prosecutors looking to make their careers in deeply red places. → Read More
If Men Could Breastfeed
Here’s a solution to the baby formula crisis. → Read More
6 Ways to Fight for Abortion Rights After “Roe”
We can win this eventually, but despair will make it harder. Just concentrate on what you can do now. → Read More
Cancel Culture Exists
It’s fashionable to claim there are no real consequences for online callouts. The truth is, there very often are. → Read More
Even Pro-Lifers Help Loved Ones Who Need an Abortion
A new study shows that those who call abortion murder are still willing to lend a helping hand, when things hit close to home. → Read More
Pro-Life Charity Comes With a Catch
Anti-choice organizations claim they’ll provide help to pregnant women in a post-Roe world. Where have they been? → Read More
Holiday Giving: Second Pandemic Winter Edition
Republicans are on the move, and so are Covid and climate change—give now, before things get even worse! → Read More
The Resistance Has Come Too Far to Stop Now
With the fight for Build Back Better raging, this is no time to shrink from the political fray. → Read More
The Age of Irrationality
With the rise of QAnon and the anti-vax movement, skepticism has become the province of the paranoid. → Read More
Boycott Texas
The rest of the country needs to take decisive action to stop the state’s appalling new abortion law. → Read More
Afghan Women and Girls Are Caught in the Cross Fire
Anti-war feminists in both Afghanistan and America are left picking up the pieces after a long occupation and sudden exit. → Read More
If “Roe v. Wade” Is Overturned, the Future Will Be Worse Than the Past
When abortion was illegal, there was no organized, aggressive antiabortion movement with a wing of violent fanatics. → Read More
We Owe It to the World's Children to Slow Population Growth
Crowding the planet harms younger generations as much as it does the environment. → Read More