Sexual assault

With Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, How Far Will the State’s Attacks on Women Go?

With Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, How Far Will the State’s Attacks on Women Go? With Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, How Far Will the State’s Attacks on Women Go?

Another reader asks about weathering a public #MeToo event with PTSD.

Oct 25, 2018 / Asking for a Friend / Liza Featherstone

Denis Mukwege

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Denis Mukwege Has Treated Congo’s Rape Victims for 2 Decades Nobel Peace Prize Winner Denis Mukwege Has Treated Congo’s Rape Victims for 2 Decades

The doctor faced an assassination attempt and government retribution after speaking out against violence and government abuses.

Oct 24, 2018 / Lauren Wolfe

The Indelible Pain of the Kavanaugh Hearings

The Indelible Pain of the Kavanaugh Hearings The Indelible Pain of the Kavanaugh Hearings

As I consider my own trauma, I wonder how my students will remember theirs.

Oct 18, 2018 / Belle Chesler

Nadia Murad and Amal Clooney

‘On Her Shoulders’ Honors the Courage and Tenacity of Nobel Peace Prize Winner Nadia Murad ‘On Her Shoulders’ Honors the Courage and Tenacity of Nobel Peace Prize Winner Nadia Murad

In Alexandria Bombach’s documentary, we see the burden placed on celebrity survivors, particularly those from the non-Western world.

Oct 18, 2018 / Sarah Aziza

Susan Collins Tries to Have Her #MeToo Cake and Eat It Too

Susan Collins Tries to Have Her #MeToo Cake and Eat It Too Susan Collins Tries to Have Her #MeToo Cake and Eat It Too

Either you believe Christine Blasey Ford, or you don’t. 

Oct 5, 2018 / Zoë Carpenter

Georgetown Prep

I Went to Georgetown Prep and Knew Mark Judge—and I Believe Christine Blasey Ford I Went to Georgetown Prep and Knew Mark Judge—and I Believe Christine Blasey Ford

There’s no question in my mind that she’s telling the truth.

Oct 5, 2018 / Timothy Don

Lindsey Graham Kavanaugh

Kavanaugh’s Defenders in Congress Don’t Care About Process Kavanaugh’s Defenders in Congress Don’t Care About Process

The hearings reveal disparities in who gets to speak out—and who must remain silent.

Oct 4, 2018 / Column / Patricia J. Williams

Durbin, Whitehouse, Klobuchar at Kavanaugh hearing

Brett Kavanaugh Is a Liar—So Why Couldn’t Democrats Call Him One? Brett Kavanaugh Is a Liar—So Why Couldn’t Democrats Call Him One?

News reports are not helping by wrongly presenting the hearing as a “he said/she said” affair.

Oct 3, 2018 / Column / Eric Alterman

The Heart-Wrenching Trauma of the Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh Hearings

The Heart-Wrenching Trauma of the Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh Hearings The Heart-Wrenching Trauma of the Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh Hearings

It’s difficult. It hurts. It’s unfair. But women will keep telling our stories.

Sep 28, 2018 / Joan Walsh

Trump on Reporting a Sexual Assault

Trump on Reporting a Sexual Assault Trump on Reporting a Sexual Assault

She didn’t file a police report When claims were fresh and could be tracked. And, by the way, the same is true Of all those chicks that I attacked.

Sep 27, 2018 / Column / Calvin Trillin

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