Rape Settlement at Occidental College: Victims Barred from Campus Activism Rape Settlement at Occidental College: Victims Barred from Campus Activism
Under the deal negotiated by Gloria Allred, students get paid for remaining silent.
Sep 19, 2013 / Blog / Jon Wiener
Miss America Nina Davuluri Is Not a Symbol of Progress Miss America Nina Davuluri Is Not a Symbol of Progress
The racist reaction to a South Asian Miss America is a disgrace, but so is the Miss America pageant.
Sep 18, 2013 / Samhita Mukhopadhyay
Obama Administration Announces Expanded Labor Protections for Homecare Workers Obama Administration Announces Expanded Labor Protections for Homecare Workers
After the Obama administration's historic announcement that it will expand labor protections to homecare workers, activists will continue to push for further protections for do...
Sep 17, 2013 / Sarah Arnold and NationAction
Larry Summers Is Out, but the Boys’ Club Is as In as Ever Larry Summers Is Out, but the Boys’ Club Is as In as Ever
The protracted fight to get a more qualified woman nominated over a less qualified man is a perfect parable for how hard achieving diversity really is.
Sep 17, 2013 / Blog / Bryce Covert
California State Senate Passes a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights California State Senate Passes a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights
One year after Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a previous version of the legislation, the California state senate has passed a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights.
Sep 12, 2013 / Sarah Arnold and NationAction
Fashion Models Are Workers, Too Fashion Models Are Workers, Too
Defying stereotypes, the Model Alliance gets serious about organizing—and writes its own law to protect the most vulnerable models: children and young teens.
Sep 11, 2013 / Feature / Elizabeth Cline
The Patriarchy Lives On The Patriarchy Lives On
Hanna Rosin preemptively declares the death of a system that still shapes our workplaces and our lives.
Sep 11, 2013 / Blog / Bryce Covert
Poverty in 2013: When Even Diapers Are a Luxury Poverty in 2013: When Even Diapers Are a Luxury
Being a poor mother in the United States today means reusing diapers and struggling to afford food. But House Republicans think they have it too easy.
Sep 11, 2013 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Broader, Better Literary Conversations Broader, Better Literary Conversations
Literary conversations are not representative of the diversity of modern letters. We can and I will do better.
Sep 9, 2013 / Blog / Roxane Gay
‘Stay in the Love’: An Interview With Laverne Cox of ‘Orange Is the New Black’ ‘Stay in the Love’: An Interview With Laverne Cox of ‘Orange Is the New Black’
The transgender actress talks about trans representation in pop culture, social justice, and why "trans women supporting each other is revolutionary."
Sep 9, 2013 / Christopher Carbone