The Pentagon’s “Bad-Faith, BS” Review of Women in Combat Roles The Pentagon’s “Bad-Faith, BS” Review of Women in Combat Roles
Pete Hegseth came to office with benighted views of women in combat. Within a year, he ordered a study on whether having women in combat roles has led to compromised standards.
Feb 2, 2026 / Joan Walsh
How Online Frat Mobs Target Sexual Assault Survivors How Online Frat Mobs Target Sexual Assault Survivors
A video documenting an alleged gang rape in Florida drew a flood of harassment, threats, and doxxing
Jan 29, 2026 / Anfisa Blyumina, Ray Epstein, and Jean Qian
What Marjorie Taylor Greene Doesn’t Understand What Marjorie Taylor Greene Doesn’t Understand
Her advocacy for Epstein’s victims is inspiring. But what about the rights of other women?
Jan 29, 2026 / Naomi Beinart
Why I Didn’t Report My Rape Why I Didn’t Report My Rape
In 2021, six men sexually assaulted me in a Las Vegas hotel room. Something more than abolitionism prevented me from reporting the crime.
Jan 24, 2026 / Anna Krauthamer
How a Reactionary Peruvian Movement Went Multinational How a Reactionary Peruvian Movement Went Multinational
Parents’-rights crusaders seeking to impose their Christian nationalist vision on the United States took their playbook from South America.
Jan 20, 2026 / Feature / Elle Hardy
The EEOC Is on the Verge of Making It Harder for Workers to Fight Harassment The EEOC Is on the Verge of Making It Harder for Workers to Fight Harassment
The agency is planning to delete a document that provides up-to-date guidance on the protections workers have in this complex and rapidly changing area of law.
Jan 20, 2026 / Bryce Covert
The Supreme Court Just Held an Anti-Trans Hatefest The Supreme Court Just Held an Anti-Trans Hatefest
The court’s hearing on state bans on trans athletes in women’s sports was not a serious legal exercise. It was bigotry masquerading as law.
Jan 14, 2026 / Elie Mystal
Hell Cats vs. Hegseth Hell Cats vs. Hegseth
Meet the military women who are fighting to win purple districts for the Democrats and put the defense secretary on notice.
Jan 13, 2026 / Feature / Joan Walsh
Renee Good’s Killing Has Unleashed MAGA’s Misogyny Renee Good’s Killing Has Unleashed MAGA’s Misogyny
To defend the indefensible, the right is going after white women as race traitors.
Jan 12, 2026 / Jeet Heer
Trump’s War on Women Somehow Got Worse Trump’s War on Women Somehow Got Worse
The commander in chief and his allies have deemed women the enemy.
Jan 7, 2026 / Karen J. Greenberg