Kamala Harris said what Biden couldn’t about abortion | Monica Hesse
Biden's ambivalence around abortion translated as political squeamishness. Harris made it clear that there is nothing shameful about discussing abortion.
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It’s a woman’s right to fly her own flag! Hear, hear, Justice Alito | Monica Hesse
You and I have not always seen eye to eye, but I am glad that we have at last found some common ground on issues...
The year in politics and power: Mistruth and consequences VIEW
What did accountability look like in 2023, and what might it look like next year?
'Abortion tourism': A tidy phrase for punching down at desperate people | Monica Hesse
We're deep in a battle of terminology that needs to be unpacked in order to fully grasp how insidious it actually is.
Is this feminism? What to make of Hillary and Meghan's new shows | Monica Hesse
If you want to learn about how women are misjudged, mistreated and misunderstood, who do you want to learn it from?
Pull back the curtain on reproductive gore | Monica Hesse
The severity of childbirth has been sanitized in popular and political culture. The dangers of illegal abortions have been sanitized, too.
Eleanor Roosevelt said what? Prestige TV dramas spin feminism | Monica Hesse
The best dramatized histories are never just about the history. They're about the present and the future, reminding us that progress is a continuum.
There's a reason the 'Don't Say Gay' bills don't say what they mean | Monica Hesse
When homophobes are the ones using seemingly neutral laws, the actual effects of those laws will be homophobic.