Know Your Rights and Help Explain Them to Everyone Else Know Your Rights and Help Explain Them to Everyone Else
The resistance needs you.
Oct 25, 2017 / Take Action / NationAction
Hollywood People on Harvey Weinstein Hollywood People on Harvey Weinstein
They’re mad as hell at what he did, So, loudly, they decry it. But what they don’t say much about Is thirty years of quiet.
Oct 19, 2017 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Will We Believe Her Now? Will We Believe Her Now?
This might be a tipping point for sexual harassment. On the other hand...
Oct 18, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt
What Would Women Be Doing if We Weren’t Constantly Dealing With Male Abuse? What Would Women Be Doing if We Weren’t Constantly Dealing With Male Abuse?
The torrent of #MeToo stories reveals just how much time we spend dealing with this shit.
Oct 16, 2017 / Joan Walsh
Harvey Weinstein’s Greatest Enabler Was Hollywood Itself Harvey Weinstein’s Greatest Enabler Was Hollywood Itself
The entire film industry is built on pervasive and entrenched sexism. That’s what needs to change.
Oct 15, 2017 / Lizzy Ratner
Harvey Weinstein, Hollywood Predator Harvey Weinstein, Hollywood Predator
“He appeared in a bathrobe and asked if he could give her a massage or she could watch him shower, she recalled in an interview.” —The New York Times He hit on starlets and on star…
Oct 12, 2017 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Feminism, Not Hugh Hefner, Liberated Sex Feminism, Not Hugh Hefner, Liberated Sex
“Can man be free if woman be a slave?” the poet Shelley asked. Hefner’s answer was: Absolutely!
Oct 5, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt
What Betsy DeVos Gets Wrong About Sexual Assault on Campus What Betsy DeVos Gets Wrong About Sexual Assault on Campus
Her focus on due process shows a fundamental misunderstanding of the dynamics at play in campus rape investigations.
Sep 12, 2017 / StudentNation / Elizabeth Adetiba
Campus Assault Survivors Deserve Better Than Secretary DeVos Campus Assault Survivors Deserve Better Than Secretary DeVos
Dismissing survivors’ concerns only continues the cycle of abuse on campus, worsening conditions that fuel sexual violence in the first place.
Aug 11, 2017 / StudentNation / Sarah Nesbitt
Trump Has Declared a Culture War—This Is How to Fight Back Trump Has Declared a Culture War—This Is How to Fight Back
Democrats must not compromise on fundamental principles.
Aug 10, 2017 / Between the Lines / Laila Lalami