Sexual assault

Kavanaugh Pointing

Mad About Kavanaugh? Impeach Him Mad About Kavanaugh? Impeach Him

And, for crying out loud, hold Susan Collins to account.

Sep 16, 2019 / John Nichols

Antonio Brown

Rape Accusations Could Finish Antonio Brown Rape Accusations Could Finish Antonio Brown

Two e-mails released in the civil case are particularly damning to Brown’s immediate future in the league.

Sep 11, 2019 / Dave Zirin

It’s About Time for New York’s Child Victims Act

It’s About Time for New York’s Child Victims Act It’s About Time for New York’s Child Victims Act

When it comes to extending the statute of limitations for survivors of abuse, late is better than never.

Aug 22, 2019 / Editorial / Katha Pollitt

Jeffrey Epstein’s Science of Sleaze

Jeffrey Epstein’s Science of Sleaze Jeffrey Epstein’s Science of Sleaze

Epstein’s scientist “friends” should have known better than to associate with a crackpot transhumanist.

Aug 12, 2019 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Speak

Princeton Students Are Sitting In for Title IX Reform Princeton Students Are Sitting In for Title IX Reform

In many ways, the sit-in serves as the culmination of student outcry over the university’s treatment of sexual-harassment and assault cases.

May 13, 2019 / StudentNation / Jimin Kang

(Bryan Cox / ICE via AP)

She Helped Convict Her Rapist. ICE Deported Her Anyway. She Helped Convict Her Rapist. ICE Deported Her Anyway.

Nancy applied for a visa designed for undocumented victims of crimes, but that couldn’t keep her in the US.

Apr 1, 2019 / Isabela Dias

Should I Out This Rapist?

Should I Out This Rapist? Should I Out This Rapist?

Another reader asks if wearing a sparkly ring makes her look “tone deaf” in a world where people are struggling.

Mar 22, 2019 / Asking for a Friend / Liza Featherstone

Migrant caravan in Tijuana

Trump Is Fetishizing Death to Justify His Cruelty at the Border Trump Is Fetishizing Death to Justify His Cruelty at the Border

The president is furthering a legacy of brutality that stretches back to the Mexican-American War.  

Mar 5, 2019 / Greg Grandin

Pope Francis at the Vatican

The Vatican Sex-Abuse Summit Was Never Going to Undo the Harm The Vatican Sex-Abuse Summit Was Never Going to Undo the Harm

The left welcomed the pontiff because he was anti-authoritarian—but that’s exactly why the summit was a disappointment.

Feb 28, 2019 / Michael F. Pettinger

Tana French’s Crime-Fiction Masterpiece

Tana French’s Crime-Fiction Masterpiece Tana French’s Crime-Fiction Masterpiece

The Witch Elm is a triumph of the genre.

Feb 21, 2019 / Books & the Arts / J. Robert Lennon

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