There’s Only One Thing That Could Actually Get Bill O’Reilly in Trouble, and It’s Not Lying There’s Only One Thing That Could Actually Get Bill O’Reilly in Trouble, and It’s Not Lying
Magical thinking may forever protect him.
Feb 27, 2015 / Leslie Savan
The Furor Over Campus Rape Is More Than a Moral Panic The Furor Over Campus Rape Is More Than a Moral Panic
The new documentary The Hunting Ground is a reminder that the campus rape crisis is real.
Feb 25, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg
Patricia Arquette’s Equal Pay Message Needs a Drastic Rewrite Patricia Arquette’s Equal Pay Message Needs a Drastic Rewrite
For people who truly care about this issue, there's more to do than glory in Ms. Arquette's acceptance speech.
Feb 23, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Dave Zirin
When Hollywood Wasn’t So Male When Hollywood Wasn’t So Male
In the early part of the twentieth century, women’s creative talent was far more widely recognized and valued in the filmmaking community.
Feb 11, 2015 / Peter Davis
Defense Secretary Nominee Offers Promises, but No Plan, to Tackle Sexual Assault in the Military Defense Secretary Nominee Offers Promises, but No Plan, to Tackle Sexual Assault in the Military
Ashton Carter offered the Senate Armed Services Committee few specifics on how his pledge would lead to success when so many others have failed.
Feb 4, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
No, Obama Isn’t Waging a War on Stay-at-Home Mothers No, Obama Isn’t Waging a War on Stay-at-Home Mothers
Conservatives are outraged at Obama’s tax proposals because they won’t help stay-at-home parents. But we already help them—unless they’;re poor, that is.
Jan 23, 2015 / Bryce Covert
Obama Brings the Work/Family Debate Out of Women’s Heads and Into the Mainstream Obama Brings the Work/Family Debate Out of Women’s Heads and Into the Mainstream
In his State of the Union address last night, Obama pitched universal childcare and paid leave—for both mothers and fathers.
Jan 21, 2015 / Bryce Covert
‘She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry’ Reveals the Radical Ordinary Women of 1960s Feminism ‘She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry’ Reveals the Radical Ordinary Women of 1960s Feminism
The film shies away from the big names and big institutions and offers a history of women’s rights organizing from the ground up.
Jan 16, 2015 / Dani McClain
Congressional Republicans Want to Ban Abortion, but There’s Still Hope for Women’s Health Congressional Republicans Want to Ban Abortion, but There’s Still Hope for Women’s Health
A new report points to states for the way forward.
Jan 9, 2015 / Dani McClain
America’s Workplaces Are Hostile to Families America’s Workplaces Are Hostile to Families
To fix social problems, we need to stop looking to marriage, and start creating more equitable public policy.
Jan 7, 2015 / Michelle Chen