Sexual assault

School Is Crushing My Daughter’s Spirit. What Should I Do?

School Is Crushing My Daughter’s Spirit. What Should I Do? School Is Crushing My Daughter’s Spirit. What Should I Do?

Another reader asks what she can do about an acquaintance who drunkenly groped her on New Year’s Eve.

Jan 11, 2019 / Liza Featherstone

Tarana Burke

Tarana Burke Talks About How to Support Survivors—When They’re Your Kids Tarana Burke Talks About How to Support Survivors—When They’re Your Kids

The founder of the #MeToo movement has guidance for how parents can make their children feel safe talking about sexual assault and trauma.

Dec 4, 2018 / Dani McClain

McKayla Maroney

It’s Time for the US Government to Take Control of US Olympic Efforts It’s Time for the US Government to Take Control of US Olympic Efforts

In the wake of the revelations of USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar’s sexual predation, US Olympic efforts need to be put in government hands.

Nov 16, 2018 / Ronald Katz

‘All We’ve Got Are Protests and People Power’

‘All We’ve Got Are Protests and People Power’ ‘All We’ve Got Are Protests and People Power’

Meet the progressive strike force that saved the ACA—and almost brought down Brett Kavanaugh.

Nov 9, 2018 / Feature / Gabriel Thompson

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Letters From the November 19-26, 2018, Issue Letters From the November 19-26, 2018, Issue

Fact in fiction… AOC prepares for DC… Performing patriarchy…

Oct 25, 2018 / Our Readers and Elias Rodriques

With Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, How Far Will the State’s Attacks on Women Go?

With Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, How Far Will the State’s Attacks on Women Go? With Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, How Far Will the State’s Attacks on Women Go?

Another reader asks about weathering a public #MeToo event with PTSD.

Oct 25, 2018 / Liza Featherstone

Denis Mukwege

Nobel Peace Prize Winner Denis Mukwege Has Treated Congo’s Rape Victims for 2 Decades Nobel Peace Prize Winner Denis Mukwege Has Treated Congo’s Rape Victims for 2 Decades

The doctor faced an assassination attempt and government retribution after speaking out against violence and government abuses.

Oct 24, 2018 / Lauren Wolfe

The Indelible Pain of the Kavanaugh Hearings

The Indelible Pain of the Kavanaugh Hearings The Indelible Pain of the Kavanaugh Hearings

As I consider my own trauma, I wonder how my students will remember theirs.

Oct 18, 2018 / Belle Chesler

Nadia Murad and Amal Clooney

‘On Her Shoulders’ Honors the Courage and Tenacity of Nobel Peace Prize Winner Nadia Murad ‘On Her Shoulders’ Honors the Courage and Tenacity of Nobel Peace Prize Winner Nadia Murad

In Alexandria Bombach’s documentary, we see the burden placed on celebrity survivors, particularly those from the non-Western world.

Oct 18, 2018 / Sarah Aziza

Susan Collins Tries to Have Her #MeToo Cake and Eat It Too

Susan Collins Tries to Have Her #MeToo Cake and Eat It Too Susan Collins Tries to Have Her #MeToo Cake and Eat It Too

Either you believe Christine Blasey Ford, or you don’t. 

Oct 5, 2018 / Zoë Carpenter

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