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Politics

Quote of the day

Sen. Barbara Boxer on Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

By Katharine Mieszkowski August 29, 2008

Same-sex marriage ban lags in California

Will love win the day at the ballot box in November?

By Katharine Mieszkowski August 28, 2008

Del Martin, lesbian pioneer and bride, dead at 87

Until death did them part ...

By Katharine Mieszkowski August 28, 2008

Quote of last night

Besides "No way. No how. No McCain."

By Lynn Harris August 27, 2008

Quote of the day

How will "new style" feminists fight the inequalities symbolized by Hillary Clinton's defeat?

By Tracy Clark-Flory August 26, 2008

"What to expect when you're aborting"

A young woman blogs about terminating her pregnancy.

By Judy Berman August 25, 2008

HHS: Doctors can refuse abortions

A new proposal defends "health care provider conscience."

By Tracy Clark-Flory August 21, 2008

Girl crush: Julia Child

America's favorite chef was also a top-secret WWII spy.

By Judy Berman August 14, 2008

A softer line on abortion

Could an addition to the Democrats' platform on reproductive rights help court evangelical Christians and Roman Catholics?

By Catherine Price August 14, 2008

"WTF" of the day

Rush Limbaugh offers his take on why John Edwards decided to stray.

By Catherine Price August 14, 2008

Stop rape, punish victims?

Britain cuts compensation for rape victims who were drunk at the time of their attack.

By Tracy Clark-Flory August 13, 2008

Quote of the day

New York magazine on the delicate balancing act of being Michelle Obama.

By Sarah Hepola August 13, 2008

HHS: Fear not for your birth control!

Mike Leavitt swears he isn't attempting to redefine abortion as birth control.

By Tracy Clark-Flory August 11, 2008

What to make of the Edwards fiasco?

Broadsheet writers sound off on the one-time Democratic presidential candidate's confession of marital infidelity.

By Broadsheet staff August 9, 2008

British Muslims unveil new marriage contract

It's being called a "revolutionary" defense of women's marital rights.

By Tracy Clark-Flory August 8, 2008

Special delivery: Sexual harassment stork!

A Russian judge explains where babies come from.

By Tracy Clark-Flory August 6, 2008

Getting nudged into the chapel

There's something in all of us that craves the trappings of a classic wedding -- even intellectuals who rail against the institution's traditions.

By Linda Hirshman August 6, 2008

First lady and Miss Buffalo Chip

How offensive was McCain's joke about his wife entering a topless-biker beauty pageant?

By Sarah Hepola August 6, 2008

The real world: Iraq

In the HBO documentary "Baghdad High," four high schoolers film their lives in a war zone.

By Sarah Hepola August 5, 2008

Lad mags vs. family values

A British M.P. argues that men's magazines encourage "instant-hit hedonism."

By Tracy Clark-Flory August 5, 2008

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