Tag Archives: Handmaid's Tale

Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Gilead Guardian

By Robin Bates | Published: November 25, 2024

Pete Heseth, Trump’s nominee for Sec. of Defense, is indistinguishable from the guardians in “Handmaid’s Tale.”

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Judge Invokes Handmaid’s Tale in Ruling

By Robin Bates | Published: October 2, 2024

A Georgia judge has invoked “Handmaid’s Tale” is ruling against a six-week abortion ban, testifying to the power of literature.

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J.D. Vance Dreams of Gilead

By Robin Bates | Published: July 17, 2024

Trump’s selection of J.D. Vance makes “Handmaid’s Tale” more timely than ever.

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Gilead Is Becoming a Reality

By Robin Bates | Published: January 4, 2024

Atwood’s Gilead is coming to pass as red states ramp up abortion restrictions, leading to horror stories.

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New GOP Speaker Is a Gilead Patriarch

By Robin Bates | Published: October 26, 2023

Mike Johnson, a Christian neo-fascist who tried to overthrow the 2020 election, has just been elected as Speaker of the House. Gilead threatens.

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Handmaid’s Tale Comes a Step Closer

By Robin Bates | Published: May 3, 2022

We’re a step closer to “The Handmaid’s Tale.” But can find strength from “A Wrinkle in Time.”

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Atwood & Austen on Abortion in Texas

By Robin Bates | Published: September 6, 2021

Texas’s new abortion law, which incentives citizens to snitch on their neighbors, brings to mind “Handmaid’s Tale,” “1984,” and “Northanger Abbey.”

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Think of Amy Coney Barrett as Aunt Lydia

By Robin Bates | Published: October 13, 2020

Given Amy Comey Barrett’s rightwing positions on abortion, healthcare, and LGBTQ rights, she can be compared to Aunt Lydia in Atwood’s “Handmaid’s Tale.”

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Teaching Lit in Ljubljana

By Robin Bates | Published: November 21, 2018

I share my experiences teaching Shakespeare and post-colonial literature in Slovenia.

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