Katha Pollitt

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Why would anyone who cares about women vote for this sexist jerk when there are three women in the primary? nytimes.com/2026/03/19/nyr…

@lady_valor_07 Today.

Curious. When was the last time you picked up a real pen and wrote something on a piece of paper???

Whether it’s Barack Obama wearing a tan suit to a press conference or Donald Trump saying that he’s glad that Robert Mueller is dead, both presidents shattered some of Washington’s most sacred norms.

My new @thenation column. With thoughts on anti-carceral feminism and "the Epstein class."

People lost their jobs for criticizing Charlie Kirk after his death, but Trump says he's glad Robert Mueller is dead and it's all copacetic. nypost.com/2026/03/21/us-…

Doctors say that most serious childhood diseases are caused by viruses. A guy who eats dogs and snorts cocaine off toilet seats says they are caused by radiation from 5G cell phone towers. For a busy parent, it can be hard to know who to trust.

Friday Flashback from 7 years ago. Because we're in the middle of Lent, you heathens!

.@KathaPollitt: "Gisèle Pelicot revealed her identity and chose an open trial so that the world could see what had happened to her and by whom." thenation.com/article/societ…

@AmanyaSamantha That's wonderful!

I passed the bar on 1st attempt!!!!.

One of the most successful deceptions of our time was getting many Americans to fear diversity more than racism, equality more than misogyny, democracy more than fascism, immigrants more than authoritarians, the poor more than corrupt billionaires, and empathy more than cruelty.

My new @thenation column. thenation.com/article/societ…

Extremely specific life advice: you can convert Fahrenheit to Celsius with the stops on the 6 train. 33 St =0° 42 St=5° 51 St=10° 59 St=15° Works to 96th St!

@nickimoraa What would your mother say? She left that house to you, her daughter. Protect your legacy.

My husband wants me to sell a small house my mother left me so he can help a brother pay off a debt & then he'll pay me back what should I do 😞

the Cool Girls of Maga are wising up to the insane misogyny of the movement they've promoted. At least some of them are. nymag.com/intelligencer/…

Absolutely stunning statistic here nytimes.com/2026/03/12/opi…

That money was enough to save the lives of more than 3 million children worldwide, with nutritional paste for malnutrition, bed nets against malaria, vaccination programs and community health workers. Instead we spent it blowing up people and things, and raising gas prices.

Gender inequality is the greatest human rights challenge of our time, and advancing equality is one of the strongest drivers of peace. Here are eight actions drawn from my own experience, and inspired by the work of the @UN & civil society movements to advance women’s rights. linkedin.com/pulse/internat…

@Gary_wayne2 Not sure I believe this story. How did you print out the messages from someone else's phone left on the counter? And why wait till the rehearsal dinner instead of telling the groom right away?

We got a call yesterday from a spouse of a sailor deployed overseas. Her husband told her that once the news broke of the U.S. being responsible for the massacre at the girls school, they shut down all news & social media access on the ship.