The Legacy of Anita Hill, Then and Now The Legacy of Anita Hill, Then and Now
Her Senate testimony made her into a feminist icon, but her new book underscores her enduring career as a professor and writer.
Oct 5, 2011 / Feature / Patricia J. Williams
A Thank-You Note to Anita Hill A Thank-You Note to Anita Hill
Because you spoke out twenty years ago, women no longer shrug off sexual harassment—we press charges.
Oct 5, 2011 / Feature / Letty Cottin Pogrebin
Black Women Still in Defense of Ourselves Black Women Still in Defense of Ourselves
Sexual harassment had been a common experience of black women’s work life since they arrived in America, and it was black women plaintiffs who first comprehended that sexual ...
Oct 5, 2011 / Feature / Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw
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
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
How Would the Supreme Court Ruling on Health Care Reform Affect the Election? How Would the Supreme Court Ruling on Health Care Reform Affect the Election?
The Republican base is just as likely to be outraged by a decision on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.
Sep 29, 2011 / Ben Adler
Pelican Bay Redux Pelican Bay Redux
As prisoners in California resume their hunger strike, it’s important to consider what legal strategies might end the cruel practice of long-term solitary confinement.
Sep 28, 2011 / Simon van Zuylen-Wood
Cruel America Cruel America
Roars of applause for executions at the GOP debate, official approval of torture, barbaric prison conditions, obstruction of aid to storm victims and children in need—is our ...
Sep 28, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Schell
Liliana Segura On Troy Davis: Death Penalty “Condemns Innocent People To Die” Liliana Segura On Troy Davis: Death Penalty “Condemns Innocent People To Die”
Nation associate editor Liliana Segura pays a visit to Up With Chris Hayes to discuss the specifics of Davis's case—and whether the controversy that surrounds ...
Sep 26, 2011 / Press Room
Liliana Segura On Troy Davis: Death Penalty ‘Condemns Innocent People To Die’ Liliana Segura On Troy Davis: Death Penalty ‘Condemns Innocent People To Die’
Nation associate editor Liliana Segura pays a visit to Up With Chris Hayes to discuss the specifics of Davis's case—and whether the controversy that surrounds ...
Sep 26, 2011 / MSNBC