Kathleen Geier

Kathleen Geier is a writer and public policy researcher who lives in Chicago. She has written for The Washington Monthly, Salon, Reuters, and other publications. Find her on Twitter: @Kathy_Gee.

Latest from Kathleen Geier

Op-Ed

Bernie’s Greatest Weakness

Race and gender issues frequently seem like an afterthought to him, and he doesn’t embrace them with anywhere near the fervor he devotes to economic inequality.

by: Kathleen Geier,; The Nation

January 25, 2016

Op-Ed

How to End the Criminalization of US Mothers

Other countries provide social programs and income support for poor single mothers; in the United States, we arrest them.

by: Sarah Jaffe,; Mariame Kaba,; Kathleen Geier &; Randy Albelda,; The Nation

August 25, 2014

News Analysis

How Gender Changes Piketty’s “Capital in the Twenty-First Century“

Women have a lot to gain from an economy that rewards individuals based on what they do with their life, not who they marry or who their parents…

by: Kathleen Geier,; Kate Bahn,; Joelle Gamble,; Heather Boushey &; Zillah Eisenstein,; The Nation

August 8, 2014

Op-Ed

Does Feminism Have a Class Problem?

There is little reason to have faith that Sheryl Sandberg-style “trickle-down” feminism will benefit the masses any more than its economic equivalent has.

by: Staff and Contributors &; Kathleen Geier,; The Nation

June 13, 2014