Law

The Legacy of Anita Hill, Then and Now

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 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

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