Sexual assault

What Was She Wearing?

What Was She Wearing? What Was She Wearing?

Katherine Cambareri’s photographs remind us: When its survivors are condemned, rape is condoned.

May 19, 2016 / Natalie Pattillo

How Will Philadelphia’s District Attorney Handle Resentencing Its Juvenile Life-Without-Parole Population?

How Will Philadelphia’s District Attorney Handle Resentencing Its Juvenile Life-Without-Parole Population? How Will Philadelphia’s District Attorney Handle Resentencing Its Juvenile Life-Without-Parole Population?

Seth Williams says he’s “smart on crime,” but his record says otherwise.

May 11, 2016 / Jessica Pishko

DeAndre Levy on the bench

An NFL Player Stands Up to Rape and Gives a Lesson in Consent An NFL Player Stands Up to Rape and Gives a Lesson in Consent

Detroit Lions linebacker DeAndre Levy stands up to toxic masculinity and rape culture in professional football.

May 3, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Kobe Bryant After Last Game

Wrestling With Kobe Bryant’s Forgotten Apology Wrestling With Kobe Bryant’s Forgotten Apology

After being cleared of rape charges in 2003, the basketball star conceded that the absence of consent may have occurred. Here’s why that matters.

Apr 19, 2016 / Dave Zirin

IX Protest

Can Restorative Justice Change the Way Schools Handle Sexual Assault? Can Restorative Justice Change the Way Schools Handle Sexual Assault?

Students and schools are exploring its promise and challenges.

Apr 14, 2016 / StudentNation / Alexandra Brodsky

A Little Life

A Larger Life A Larger Life

What A Little Life, the churn of narrative nonfiction, and, thus, likely our real views of victims of trauma are missing is the recognition of agency.

Feb 24, 2016 / Larissa Pham

Peyton Manning

The Past Is Never Dead: Peyton Manning and Today’s Jock-Rape Culture at Tennessee The Past Is Never Dead: Peyton Manning and Today’s Jock-Rape Culture at Tennessee

An old college case against the star quarterback was never confronted. Today, women are letting the school know that they have paid the price for this negligence.

Feb 15, 2016 / Dave Zirin

Several businesspeople walking in the corridor

The Most Shocking Thing About Trevor FitzGibbon’s Behavior Is How Common It Is The Most Shocking Thing About Trevor FitzGibbon’s Behavior Is How Common It Is

Sexual harassment is a reality for far too many women, even in progressive workplaces.

Dec 22, 2015 / Bryce Covert

A Former Oklahoma City Officer Is Found Guilty in a Sexual-Assault Case

A Former Oklahoma City Officer Is Found Guilty in a Sexual-Assault Case A Former Oklahoma City Officer Is Found Guilty in a Sexual-Assault Case

This week brought an end to a much-watched trial that drew attention to the targeting and assault of marginalized women by police.

Dec 11, 2015 / Dani McClain

Dollar General Takes Its Case Against Indigenous Sovereignty to the Supreme Court

Dollar General Takes Its Case Against Indigenous Sovereignty to the Supreme Court Dollar General Takes Its Case Against Indigenous Sovereignty to the Supreme Court

Will Indian nations lose one of the remaining paths for bringing justice to those who commit wrongs on their land?  

Dec 7, 2015 / Andrew Bard Epstein

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