80 Percent of Patents Belong Solely to Men 80 Percent of Patents Belong Solely to Men
Female inventors are claiming only a tiny sliver of patents, reflecting a gender bias in technological and scientific invention.
Aug 12, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Don’t Bother Reporting Sexual Harassment Unless You’ve Got 10 Other Women Saying the Same Thing Don’t Bother Reporting Sexual Harassment Unless You’ve Got 10 Other Women Saying the Same Thing
One woman’s complaint is rarely enough for an employer—or for us.
Aug 11, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Teachers and Students Occupy Schools in the Shadow of Olympic Rio Teachers and Students Occupy Schools in the Shadow of Olympic Rio
Organizing to reform teachers’ working conditions as well as standardized testing has been met with brutal police violence.
Aug 11, 2016 / Dave Zirin
What Donald Trump Got Very Wrong About Sexual Harassment What Donald Trump Got Very Wrong About Sexual Harassment
Katha Pollitt on Fox News, plus Ari Berman on voting-rights victories, and Dave Zirin in Rio.
Aug 11, 2016 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Courts Hand Down Smashing Victories for Voting Rights Courts Hand Down Smashing Victories for Voting Rights
These are significant wins, across six states—but 15 other states still have restrictions in place for the fall elections.
Aug 11, 2016 / The Editors
Letters From the August 29-September 5, 2016, Issue Letters From the August 29-September 5, 2016, Issue
Each one teach one…
Aug 11, 2016 / Our Readers and George Joseph
Will the Public Internet Survive? Will the Public Internet Survive?
For Scott Malcomson, the Web is slowly being redefined according to the old political maps of nation-states.
Aug 11, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Tekendra Parmar
Olympic Joy in the Face of Erasure Olympic Joy in the Face of Erasure
On the mat, Rafaela Silva won for her marginalized favela. In the streets, activists are winning the right to protest.
Aug 10, 2016 / Dave Zirin
‘They’re Coming for the Ones You Love’: My Weekend of Gun Training in the Desert ‘They’re Coming for the Ones You Love’: My Weekend of Gun Training in the Desert
At Front Sight Firearms Training Institute, fear is a booming business.
Aug 10, 2016 / Feature / Patrick Blanchfield
Donald Trump Is Already Setting Up His Next Con Donald Trump Is Already Setting Up His Next Con
Trump’s lies about election rigging will do real damage to a Clinton presidency.
Aug 9, 2016 / Joan Walsh