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Latest articles by Alex Press

The Big Idea
Women are filing more harassment claims in the #MeToo era. They’re also facing more retaliation.Women are filing more harassment claims in the #MeToo era. They’re also facing more retaliation.
The Big Idea

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reported that sexual harassment complaints rose 13.6 percent last year.

By Alex Press
The Big Idea
What’s next for #MeToo? The McDonald’s strikes have an answer.What’s next for #MeToo? The McDonald’s strikes have an answer.
The Big Idea

Workers walked out of McDonald’s restaurants to protest sexual harassment.

By Alex Press
The Big Idea
How Silicon Valley workers are revolting against Trump’s immigration policyHow Silicon Valley workers are revolting against Trump’s immigration policy
The Big Idea

Tech workers have traditionally shied away from organizing. That’s changing.

By Alex Press
The Big Idea
The record-low birthrate offers yet another sign that millennials are economically screwedThe record-low birthrate offers yet another sign that millennials are economically screwed
The Big Idea

Would you have kids if you were drowning in debt?

By Alex Press
The Big Idea
#MeToo must avoid “carceral feminism”#MeToo must avoid “carceral feminism”
The Big Idea

Our country has an ugly history of using police and prisons to stop sexual violence.

By Alex Press
Culture
It’s time to weaponize the “whisper network”It’s time to weaponize the “whisper network”
Culture

Women have always whispered warnings to avoid certain men. But sexual harassment needs a better solution.

By Alex Press