Hiltzik: Are women and babies the property of the state? Red states say ‘yes!’

The arguments made by antiabortion states to sugarcoat their manifestly misogynistic policies have always borne the…

Hiltzik: A look at the prehistory of abortion politics in the U.S.

American political memories are notoriously short, so it’s unsurprising that our perception of abortion politics dates…

Women doctors are more effective. We need more of them

“When will I see the doctor?” Most female doctors have been asked this question many times.…

Hiltzik: The death toll from abortion bans is rising

This election day, voters will have a direct voice in deciding whether to preserve or enhance…

Hiltzik: Trump’s fakery about overtime pay

Donald Trump, in his determined effort to claim the mantle of friend of the working man…

Box office: Blake Lively’s ‘It Ends With Us’ hits $50 million

A battle of the celebrity spouses unfolded at the box office this weekend as Sony Pictures’…

Hiltzik: Time to retire our aging Supreme Court justices

If it’s true that as Mark Twain supposedly said, history doesn’t repeat itself but it often…