The War on Women Backfires
Republicans thought they could get away with their endless attacks. They were wrong. By Michelle Goldberg.
Melinda Gates's Birth-Control Bombshell
She plans to use the Gates Foundation's billions to revolutionize contraception worldwide. The Catholic right is pushing back. Is she ready for the political firestorm ahead?
The War On Texas Women
Reproductive rights are under attack. On the front lines of the latest battleground—and how Planned Parenthood is fighting back.
Igniting the Planned Parenthood Fight
The Planned Parenthood flap was a triumph for conservative mischief-maker Lila Rose.
Let There Be Newt!
How the religious right is learning to love the adulterous, thrice-married former speaker.
Marry—or Else
Forced weddings and 'honor' killings are no longer just a developing-world issue. By Michelle Goldberg.
Interview: Tzipi Livni
As President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spar over a plan for the Middle East, Israel's opposition leader talks about her country's future and her own.
The Super Bowl of Sex Trafficking
While football fans are eagerly anticipating the Feb. 6 Super Bowl showdown in Dallas, some state officials are gearing up for the big game's dark side: the surge in human trafficking that tends to accompany major sports and entertainment events. "What we've learned is that sexual trafficking, sexual exploitation of children in particular, is all about supply and demand," says Ernie Allen, president of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.