Climate Crisis Heather McTeer Toney Apr 20, 2023

When It Comes to the Climate, the Heat Is On

Heather McTeer Toney Apr 20, 2023

In this exclusive excerpt from 'Before the Streetlights Come On,' the Environmental Defense Fund's Heather McTeer Toney reveals the hazards of excluding Black and brown communities from the conversation around global warming.

The cover "Almost Romance" by Nancy Balbirer with a light colorful background

valentine's day Nancy Balbirer Feb 11, 2022

My Future Husband Made a Play for Me

Nancy Balbirer Feb 11, 2022

The author of 'Almost Romance' met the man of her dreams in college—a playwright she wouldn't marry for years. In this excerpt, she recounts the moment she realized her best friend was her true love.

Black woman with a botox needle being injected into her forehead

Menopause Heather Corinna Jun 1, 2021

Why Do We Go to Such Lengths to Look Young?

Heather Corinna Jun 1, 2021

We can’t stop our bodies from aging, but in this exclusive excerpt from their new book, ‘What Fresh Hell Is This?,’ Heather Corinna asks whether we can shake the cultural standard that youthfulness equates beauty and worth.

The cover of the book "Nasty Women" by Sarah Jaffe with a photo of the 2017 Women's March in the background.

#2016PresidentialElection Sarah Jaffe Oct 5, 2017

Donald Trump’s War on the Working Class

Sarah Jaffe Oct 5, 2017

In an election marked by economic message failures and false promises, Sarah Jaffe asks, in this excerpt from ‘Nasty Women,’ whether we can ever find the solidarity to move us forward.

Book excerpt Elissa Altman Sep 19, 2016

“Whatever She’s Making, I Don’t Want Any”

Elissa Altman Sep 19, 2016

In this exclusive excerpt from her poignant new memoir, TREYF, Elissa Altman's mother demonstrates over brunch with her in-laws that being difficult isn't the same thing as being wrong.

Abortion Rights Sarah Jaffe Aug 22, 2016

Are We Still Suffering the Fallout of the “New Deal”?

Sarah Jaffe Aug 22, 2016

In this exclusive excerpt from Sarah Jaffe's "Necessary Trouble," our columnist asks if the morality of 1930s middle class is to blame for today’s mess.

Book excerpt Emily Winslow May 23, 2016

The Day I Knew I’d Finally Confront My Rapist

Emily Winslow May 23, 2016

For 20 years, the psychological-suspense novelist Emily Winslow’s sexual assault went unsolved. And then technology tracked down her alleged assailant.

Book excerpt Andi Zeisler May 2, 2016

Why Did Feminism Get a Bad Rap?

Andi Zeisler May 2, 2016

In this brilliant exclusive excerpt from WE WERE FEMINISTS ONCE, author Andi Zeisler describes the cynical cultural climate of the 1990s that set the stage for so-called “post-feminism."

Advice Kate Harding Aug 24, 2015

How Helpful Are Those Rape Tips?

Kate Harding Aug 24, 2015

Women are bombarded with ways WE can prevent sexual assault. But as Kate Harding shows us, in this exclusive excerpt from ‘Asking For It,’ there’s something inherently wrong with that.