Palestine’s First Intifada Is Still a Model for Grassroots Resistance Palestine’s First Intifada Is Still a Model for Grassroots Resistance
A new film reminds us of the power of united, nonviolent action.
Dec 8, 2017 / Sarah Aziza
Songs of Aggression Songs of Aggression
A review of popular music reveals striking and distressing similarities in the way men talk about and deal with women in today’s society.
Dec 8, 2017 / David Hajdu
Now That Al Franken Is Gone, Democrats Need to Hold Hearings on Trump Now That Al Franken Is Gone, Democrats Need to Hold Hearings on Trump
They have the moral high ground; now they need to use it to create real accountability for both parties.
Dec 7, 2017 / Joan Walsh
Stopping Sexual Abuse on the Job Begins With Empowering Workers Stopping Sexual Abuse on the Job Begins With Empowering Workers
Across the world, workers are unionizing to hold corporations accountable for sexual harassment and assault in the workplace.
Dec 7, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Justice Kennedy Appears Ready to Undo His Own Legacy on LGBTQ Rights Justice Kennedy Appears Ready to Undo His Own Legacy on LGBTQ Rights
Based on a single quote, which doesn’t say what he thinks it says.
Dec 5, 2017 / Sarah Posner
Sexual Harassment Does Not Occur in a Vacuum Sexual Harassment Does Not Occur in a Vacuum
The #MeToo moment is a rallying cry, standing in for all the frustrations, insults, and second-class treatment women experience at work.
Dec 4, 2017 / Helaine Olen
Prosecuting Drug-Addicted Pregnant Women Helps No One Prosecuting Drug-Addicted Pregnant Women Helps No One
Kasey Dischman was charged with a crime for overdosing and delivering her daughter prematurely. She’s still in jail.
Dec 1, 2017 / Column / Katha Pollitt
What Does It Mean to Remember AIDS? What Does It Mean to Remember AIDS?
We’ve seen a flood of retrospective projects about AIDS—from books to dance to architecture and art. But who is being remembered? And why?
Nov 30, 2017 / Alisa Solomon
From the Women’s March to #MeToo, Building Feminist Solidarity in the Age of Trump From the Women’s March to #MeToo, Building Feminist Solidarity in the Age of Trump
This movement didn’t start yesterday—and it has a long way to go.
Nov 30, 2017 / Sarah Leonard
The Sexual Harassment Conversation Needs to Move to the Next Level The Sexual Harassment Conversation Needs to Move to the Next Level
What’s needed are real structural and legal changes to support the victims and curb the predators.
Nov 28, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel