Sexual assault

What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About #MeToo

What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About #MeToo What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About #MeToo

There are other, unattended stories, ones that do not deny men’s age-old power over women.

Feb 22, 2018 / Feature / JoAnn Wypijewski

Projection Donald Trump Harrased 20 Women

Trump on Domestic Violence Trump on Domestic Violence

No empathy? That’s hardly fair to say About this early-morning tweeter. Though, true, he feels no beaten woman’s pain, He sympathizes with the beater.

Feb 15, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Roy Moore Campaign Rally

Why Negative Partisanship Is a Good Thing Why Negative Partisanship Is a Good Thing

Our system thrives on clear lines and active participation.

Feb 14, 2018 / Noah Berlatsky

When Harassment Is the Price of a Job

When Harassment Is the Price of a Job When Harassment Is the Price of a Job

As decades of activism meet the #MeToo moment, could the food-service industry be poised for sweeping change?

Feb 7, 2018 / Feature / Bryce Covert

‘It Becomes Your Job to Provide the Girlfriend Experience’: Women’s Stories of Work in Food Service

‘It Becomes Your Job to Provide the Girlfriend Experience’: Women’s Stories of Work in Food Service ‘It Becomes Your Job to Provide the Girlfriend Experience’: Women’s Stories of Work in Food Service

Whether they’re waitresses, bartenders, hostesses, or fast-food workers, the women who serve our food and drinks face routine sexual harassment.

Feb 7, 2018 / Feature / Bryce Covert

Larry Nassar

USA Gymnastics and Michigan State: What’s Next? USA Gymnastics and Michigan State: What’s Next?

How a university and an entire system failed a generation of athletes.

Jan 30, 2018 / Audio / Dave Zirin

Larry Nassar

Larry Nassar’s Imprisonment and Lou Anna Simon’s Resignation Are Not Nearly Enough Larry Nassar’s Imprisonment and Lou Anna Simon’s Resignation Are Not Nearly Enough

An institution turned a blind eye to serial sexual assault. An institution needs to be held accountable.

Jan 25, 2018 / Dave Zirin and David Tigabu

Garrison Keillor MPR

The End of Men’s ‘Freedom to Bother’ The End of Men’s ‘Freedom to Bother’

We’re on the verge of a new normal in the workplace. That’s a good thing.

Jan 25, 2018 / Column / Katha Pollitt

College Rally Against Campus Rape

#MeToo Is Changing the Definition of ‘Bad Sex’ #MeToo Is Changing the Definition of ‘Bad Sex’

The “enthusiastic consent” standard imagines a future in which pressure and coercion aren’t part of bad sex at all.

Jan 24, 2018 / Collier Meyerson

No Harassment -- Egypt

What the Egyptian Revolution Can Offer #MeToo What the Egyptian Revolution Can Offer #MeToo

I helped protect women from assault during the protests—those experiences can benefit feminists all over the world.

Jan 22, 2018 / Yasmin El-Rifae

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