Society

How Anita Hill Changed the World How Anita Hill Changed the World

From SlutWalks to class action lawsuits to ordinary women feeling empowered to speak out against sexual harassment—that’s change we can believe in.
 

Oct 5, 2011 / Feature / Katha Pollitt

Taking Up the Legacy of Anita Hill

Taking Up the Legacy of Anita Hill Taking Up the Legacy of Anita Hill

She put sexual harassment on the map, but twenty years later, more than half of all high school and college age women report being harassed.

Oct 5, 2011 / Feature / Jessica Valenti

Ban Birth Control? They Wouldn’t Dare…

Ban Birth Control? They Wouldn’t Dare… Ban Birth Control? They Wouldn’t Dare…

Wake up, sleepyheads: the antichoicers are coming for contraception.

Oct 5, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt

‘If the South Would Have Won’: The NFL and Hank Williams Jr. ‘If the South Would Have Won’: The NFL and Hank Williams Jr.

Hank Williams Jr compared Obama to Hitler. ESPN seemed surprised. We shouldn’t be.

Oct 5, 2011 / Dave Zirin

New Public Health Report Underscores: Long Live the Condom

New Public Health Report Underscores: Long Live the Condom New Public Health Report Underscores: Long Live the Condom

Injectable hormonal birth control can double a woman's risk of contracting HIV from her partner, even as it prevents pregnancy. Condoms are still the best way to prevent both ...

Oct 4, 2011 / Dana Goldstein

Taking a Close Look at Rick Perry’s Civil Rights Record Taking a Close Look at Rick Perry’s Civil Rights Record

The name of his family hunting ranch raises questions about his race politics. So what’s his record on civil rights issues?

Oct 4, 2011 / Ben Adler

Occupy the NBA! Occupy the NBA!

If we are going to Occupy Wall Street, DC and other locales, let’s take the fight to corporate greed ground zero: David Stern’s NBA.

Oct 3, 2011 / Dave Zirin

‘My Clothes Are Not My Consent!’ Say SlutWalkers in New York City ‘My Clothes Are Not My Consent!’ Say SlutWalkers in New York City

Over a thousand feminists gathered at SlutWalk NYC on Saturday to protest victim-blaming. Will the world get the message?

Oct 3, 2011 / Emily Douglas

Could London-style Riots Happen in New York City? Could London-style Riots Happen in New York City?

Like London, New York suffers from extreme inequality, poverty and lack of opportunity.

Sep 30, 2011 / Sarah Burd-Sharps and Kristen Lewis

South Korea Fights Test-Prep Obsession, as the US Creates More Tests South Korea Fights Test-Prep Obsession, as the US Creates More Tests

South Korea is turning away from a testing-obsessed educational culture just as the United States is doubling down on test-focused reforms.

Sep 30, 2011 / Dana Goldstein

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