New York Magazine
Writer at large at New York Magazine; former senior writer at Salon and contributor to the New York Times magazine; author of Big Girls Don’t Cry: The Election that Changed Everything for American Women. Her latest book is titled GOOD AND MAD: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger
Rebecca Traister and the Power of Women’s Anger One of America’s leading feminist writers says women have changed history since Ancient Greece. And, she says, they’ll do it again. The backlash to President Trump was just the beginning. Record numbers of women are running for congress, state governorships and local offices. She tells Warren about her latest book,“Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger.”
"All the Single Ladies" Mary Tyler Moore, Carrie Bradshaw and Hannah Horvath are all members of the single lady TV aristocracy. And each character has helped shape the narrative of the single woman in modern America. The message is clear: “You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby,” to borrow a slogan from Virginia Slims. Outside of the small screen, the story is more complicated. For most of history, the single life wasn’t much of a life at all. There were very few jobs for single women. Society was suspicious of the unattached female. Getting married was pretty much the only choice for a majority of women. But as economic opportunities for women increase, more are opting out of marriage or waiting much later to tie the knot. We look at the trend.
The Politics of Abortion Abortion is back on the radar of Republican and Democratic presidential candidates. With yesterday’s Texas grand jury decision to indict two abortion opponents who targeted Planned Parenthood with an undercover video, abortion is a hot-button issue once more. Senator Bernie Sanders was even asked about reproductive rights at a town hall meeting Monday night. One thing is clear: Abortion politics is not going away any time soon.
Remembering Nora Ephron Nora Ephron told a graduating class at Wellesley College, her alma mater, that women of her generation weren't expected to do much. Ephron may be best known for films, including Sleepless in Seattle, When Harry Met Sally, You've Got Mail and Julie and Julia. She grew up in Beverly Hills, and wrote that she was the only summer intern at the Kennedy White House the late President never hit on. She was a journalist, blogger, essayist, novelist, playwright, Oscar-nominated screenwriter and movie director. Nora Ephron, who died yesterday at the age of 71, was also a friend of Rebecca Traister, contributor to the New York Times magazine and author of Big Girls Don't Cry : The Election that Changed Everything for American Women.
Susan G. Komen Decision on Planned Parenthood Sparks Backlash Since 1982, the Susan G. Komen Foundation has helped bring down breast cancer rates, in part with support for mammograms conducted by Planned Parenthood . Now, Komen has cut that funding , saying that it has done so because that group is " under investigation ." The decision has sparked a backlash and, in reaction, Planned Parenthood received $650,000 from other donors in just 24 hours.
Susan G. Komen Decision on Planned Parenthood Sparks Backlash Since 1982, the Susan G. Komen Foundation has helped bring down breast cancer rates, in part with support for mammograms conducted by Planned Parenthood . Now, Komen has cut that funding , saying that it has done so because that group is " under investigation ." The decision has sparked a backlash and, in reaction, Planned Parenthood received $650,000 from other donors in just 24 hours.
The Democrats take the House. Will the president need more lawyers? The midterms are over. What’s next for President Trump?
The Left, Right & Center Midterms Special The results are in. Who’s happy? Who’s not?
