There’s No Good Reason to Back Bloomberg
He may be able to buy his way into the race. But that doesn’t mean NYC’s billionaire former mayor can get us to the finish line. And would we even want him to?
Misogyny
Will We Ever Have a Woman President?
A record number of experienced female candidates have run for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. But Americans apparently don’t want women with plans in the Oval Office—they want a man.
Why Can’t Men Just Say “I’m Sorry”?
Whether it's Bernie Sanders or any well-meaning ally, men need to learn that being accountable isn't the same as weakness.
“Principled” Is the New “Unlikable” for Female Politicians
Now that we have a viable female front-runner in the race for the Democratic nomination, a previously praised candidate is suddenly a “liar,” a “sell-out,” and untrustworthy. How will we ever elect a woman president?
The Only “Authentic” Female Candidate Is … One Who Doesn’t Run
Pregnancy discrimination is real. But the misogynistic attacks against Elizabeth Warren from BOTH sides of the aisle remind us that facts don't matter with regard to women seeking the nomination.
How “Purity” and “Pick-Up” Culture Exacerbated Toxic Masculinity
Men aren't born hating women. But in a culture that promotes chastity as strongly as it celebrates male conquest, is it really a surprise that misogyny has reached new depths?
Men Don’t Understand Women’s Bodies
From literature to the legislature to even the medical exam room, men have demonstrated a pernicious, defiant ignorance about female anatomy—and it's destroying our lives.
When Marriage Is War
In this excerpt from her new book ‘Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers,” our columnist explains how American women's obsession with the Laci Peterson murder wasn't about tabloid TV addiction, but a darker truth many of them lived themselves.
Why Did We Ever Assume Biden, Buttigieg, and Beto Were Inevitable?
Our new political reality includes more women, more people of color, and with them, more substantive policy. And that opens up a whole new set of possibilities.
The Pro-Life Movement Is Driven By Bigotry, Not Babies
Anti-abortion laws have never been concerned with different opinions on “personhood”; they’re all about upholding white supremacy through racial and gender oppression.