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Emily Crockett

Emily Crockett

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Emily Crockett

    Culture
    Alan Rickman, legendary British actor, is dead at 69Alan Rickman, legendary British actor, is dead at 69
    Culture

    Rickman was a singular talent, famous for Harry Potter and flipping tables.

    By Emily Crockett
    Politics
    America should follow Silicon Valley’s lead on paid parental leaveAmerica should follow Silicon Valley’s lead on paid parental leave
    Politics

    Companies like Spotify, Facebook, and Amazon shouldn’t have to fill in the massive gaps in America’s safety net.

    By Emily Crockett
    Culture
    David Bowie’s gender-fluid performance art inspired generations to be themselvesDavid Bowie’s gender-fluid performance art inspired generations to be themselves
    Culture

    David Bowie’s gender identity and expression, and even his sexual orientation, became like a series of different costumes for different roles.

    By Emily Crockett
    Criminal Justice
    “All Lives Matter” is now being used against abortion rights“All Lives Matter” is now being used against abortion rights
    Criminal Justice

    A new bill in Missouri called the All Lives Matter Act would define a fetus or embryo as a “person” from the moment of conception.

    By Emily Crockett
    Politics
    Why are people talking about Marco Rubio’s boots? Here’s the real reason.Why are people talking about Marco Rubio’s boots? Here’s the real reason.
    Politics

    Sexism hurts men too, even in incredibly stupid, trivial, and trivializing ways.

    By Emily Crockett
    Supreme Court
    Why it matters that real women are telling the Supreme Court about their abortionsWhy it matters that real women are telling the Supreme Court about their abortions
    Supreme Court

    Women who have had abortions are telling their stories to fight stigma and defend reproductive rights in the biggest Supreme Court abortion case in decades.

    By Emily Crockett
    Politics
    DNC chair: Young women have been complacent since Roe. Young women: WTF?DNC chair: Young women have been complacent since Roe. Young women: WTF?
    Politics

    In a new interview, Debbie Wasserman Schultz said she sees “a complacency among the generation of young women whose entire lives have been lived after Roe v. Wade was decided.”

    By Emily Crockett
    Politics
    Some states give rape survivors 30 years to pursue justice. Some give them 3.Some states give rape survivors 30 years to pursue justice. Some give them 3.
    Politics

    Where you live makes a huge difference in when, and whether, you can press charges on an old case of sexual assault.

    By Emily Crockett
    Explainers
    Bill Cosby and the case for ending statutes of limitations on rapeBill Cosby and the case for ending statutes of limitations on rape
    Explainers

    In many states, women have as little as three years to come forward if they want to prosecute sexual crimes committed against them.

    By Emily Crockett
    Social Media
    Mark Zuckerberg’s perfect response to the idea that girls should “date the nerd”Mark Zuckerberg’s perfect response to the idea that girls should “date the nerd”
    Social Media

    Let this be a lesson to girls everywhere: Be the nerd you wish to see in the world.

    By Emily Crockett