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Texas evangelical groups are suing for the right to discriminate against LGBTQ workersTexas evangelical groups are suing for the right to discriminate against LGBTQ workers
Gender

They believe that Christian employers don’t have to comply with certain civil rights laws.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell
Politics
Christine Ford is still getting death threats. But she’s getting thank-you notes too.Christine Ford is still getting death threats. But she’s getting thank-you notes too.
Politics

“I wanted her to know that she wasn’t alone,” said one supporter who wrote a letter to Ford.

By Anna North
Politics
“Enough is enough”: Michelle Obama speaks out in support of #MeToo“Enough is enough”: Michelle Obama speaks out in support of #MeToo
Politics

Obama announced the launch of the Global Girls Alliance on International Day of the Girl.

By Stavros Agorakis
Gender
Evangelical leader Paige Patterson was ousted for sexism. Now he’s teaching an ethics class.Evangelical leader Paige Patterson was ousted for sexism. Now he’s teaching an ethics class.
Gender

Patterson’s response to the allegations against him says a lot about evangelicals and #MeToo.

By Tara Isabella Burton
Politics
Republicans don’t care if Kavanaugh is guilty because they don’t think what he did was wrongRepublicans don’t care if Kavanaugh is guilty because they don’t think what he did was wrong
Politics

He says he didn’t do it; his allies say it’s no big deal if he did.

By Matthew Yglesias
Politics
Republicans feel good about the FBI’s Kavanaugh investigation. Democrats don’t.Republicans feel good about the FBI’s Kavanaugh investigation. Democrats don’t.
Politics

Senate Democrats seem to have hit a dead end on Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation.

By Tara Golshan and Ella Nilsen
Politics
The Senate’s ultra-secretive process for reviewing the Kavanaugh FBI report, explainedThe Senate’s ultra-secretive process for reviewing the Kavanaugh FBI report, explained
Politics

It’s being treated like a state secret.

By Li Zhou
Politics
Trump’s mockery of Christine Blasey Ford perpetuates rape cultureTrump’s mockery of Christine Blasey Ford perpetuates rape culture
Politics

The president just sent survivors the message that their accounts are worthy of ridicule.

By Anna North
Gender
California just passed a law requiring more women on boards. It matters, even if it fails.California just passed a law requiring more women on boards. It matters, even if it fails.
Gender

Apple, which currently has two women on its eight-member board, would have to add a third.

By Emily Stewart
Culture
Louis C.K. did another surprise standup set, to decidedly mixed reactionsLouis C.K. did another surprise standup set, to decidedly mixed reactions
Culture

On Sunday, C.K. made his second appearance at the Comedy Cellar since admitting to sexual misconduct last fall.

By Constance Grady
Culture
Rebecca Traister on the revolutionary power of female rageRebecca Traister on the revolutionary power of female rage
Culture

“Political fury is baked into this country’s founding.”

By Sean Illing
Politics
What Brett Kavanaugh’s defenders get wrong about women’s angerWhat Brett Kavanaugh’s defenders get wrong about women’s anger
Politics

Kellyanne Conway says women are scapegoating Kavanaugh. Here’s why she’s off-base.

By Anna North
Politics
The Fox News strategy for saving Brett KavanaughThe Fox News strategy for saving Brett Kavanaugh
Politics

Make it about the Democrats, ignore Christine Blasey Ford.

By Ezra Klein
Politics
I believe Brett KavanaughI believe Brett Kavanaugh
Politics

He’s said he and his friends are committed to hiding their bad behavior. Take him at his word.

By Laura McGann
Politics
Kavanaugh’s calendar entry that could help Ford’s case, explainedKavanaugh’s calendar entry that could help Ford’s case, explained
Politics

It could be corroborating evidence for Ford’s account.

By Li Zhou
Brett Kavanaugh is terrified
Politics

Whatever happens with Kavanaugh’s confirmation, men are no longer safe from the testimony of women. And they’re starting to get scared.

By Anna North
Politics
Kavanaugh and the problem of “himpathy”Kavanaugh and the problem of “himpathy”
Politics

Why we’re conditioned to sympathize with men like Brett Kavanaugh.

By Sean Illing
The Kavanaugh hearing showed how little has changed since Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas
Politics

Republicans on the committee tried to change the optics, but don’t be fooled.

By Anna North
Culture
The rape culture of the 1980s, explained by Sixteen CandlesThe rape culture of the 1980s, explained by Sixteen Candles
Culture

The beloved romantic comedy’s date rape scene provides important context for the Brett Kavanaugh accusations.

By Constance Grady
Politics
Mark Judge, the man whose name keeps popping up in the Brett Kavanaugh allegations, explainedMark Judge, the man whose name keeps popping up in the Brett Kavanaugh allegations, explained
Politics

Christine Blasey Ford and Julie Swetnick have named Mark Judge in their allegations about Kavanaugh.

By Jen Kirby and Emily Stewart
Politics
The Brett Kavanaugh hearing isn’t a trial. It’s a job interview.The Brett Kavanaugh hearing isn’t a trial. It’s a job interview.
Politics

Kavanaugh needs to make his case for why the Senate should hire him.

By Laura McGann
Gender
Bill Cosby’s spokesperson says his client and Brett Kavanaugh are victims of a “sex war”Bill Cosby’s spokesperson says his client and Brett Kavanaugh are victims of a “sex war”
Gender

Spokesperson Andrew Wyatt also claimed Cosby was subjected to “the most racist and sexist trial in the history of the United States.”

By P.R. Lockhart
Gender
Bill Cosby sentenced to 3 to 10 years in prison for 2004 assault of Andrea ConstandBill Cosby sentenced to 3 to 10 years in prison for 2004 assault of Andrea Constand
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Cosby will immediately begin serving his sentence in state prison.

By P.R. Lockhart
Gender
“Life as I knew it came to an abrupt halt”: Andrea Constand on aftermath of Cosby assault“Life as I knew it came to an abrupt halt”: Andrea Constand on aftermath of Cosby assault
Gender

Constand’s victim impact statement was released hours before Bill Cosby’s sentencing for the 2004 incident.

By P.R. Lockhart
Gender
Bill Cosby spent decades as “America’s Dad.” He’s about to be sentenced for a 2004 assault.Bill Cosby spent decades as “America’s Dad.” He’s about to be sentenced for a 2004 assault.
Gender

The first day of Cosby’s sentencing hearing revolved around whether he is a “sexually violent predator.”

By P.R. Lockhart
Culture
Essays from disgraced men aren’t provocative and new. They reinforce the status quo.Essays from disgraced men aren’t provocative and new. They reinforce the status quo.
Culture

What’s at stake in publishing essays like Jian Ghomeshi’s New York Review of Books piece?

By Constance Grady
Gender
Women who work at McDonald’s plan walkout Tuesday over sexual harassmentWomen who work at McDonald’s plan walkout Tuesday over sexual harassment
Gender

They want the company to do much more to protect them.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell
Gender
A feminist makes the case against feminismA feminist makes the case against feminism
Gender

“If women in power behave like men do, that is not a defeat of the patriarchy.”

By Sean Illing
Politics
Dianne Feinstein silenced Kavanaugh’s accuser to protect the status quoDianne Feinstein silenced Kavanaugh’s accuser to protect the status quo
Politics

DiFi and other Democrats are stuck in an era that makes a false distinction between private conduct and public life.

By Laura McGann
Culture
Norm Macdonald spent an interview defending Roseanne Barr and Louis C.K.Norm Macdonald spent an interview defending Roseanne Barr and Louis C.K.
Culture

“Of course, people will go, ‘What about the victims?’ But you know what? The victims didn’t have to go through that.”

By Constance Grady
Culture
What so many men are missing about #MeTooWhat so many men are missing about #MeToo
Culture

Sexual discrimination and abuse constitute a crisis; Louis C.K. will be fine.

By David Roberts
Gender
CBS gave Les Moonves a graceful exit he didn’t deserveCBS gave Les Moonves a graceful exit he didn’t deserve
Gender

Twelve women accused Moonves of sexual misconduct. CBS cast his ouster as a business decision.

By Emily Stewart
Culture
Why did it take so long for Les Moonves to leave CBS?Why did it take so long for Les Moonves to leave CBS?
Culture

Why the Les Moonves accusations haven’t attracted the outrage the Weinstein accusations did.

By Constance Grady
Media
Les Moonves is out at CBS as more sexual misconduct allegations surfaceLes Moonves is out at CBS as more sexual misconduct allegations surface
Media

It’s been six weeks since the New Yorker’s Ronan Farrow published the first allegations against the executive.

By Emily Stewart
Gender
Watch: Serena Williams calls out sexism in tennis after US Open lossWatch: Serena Williams calls out sexism in tennis after US Open loss
Gender

“It blows my mind.”

By Emily Stewart
Explainers
There’s a good chance you’ve waived the right to sue your bossThere’s a good chance you’ve waived the right to sue your boss
Explainers

And you probably agreed to it without knowing.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell and Alvin Chang
Photojournalism needs to face its #MeToo moment
Features

Amid harassment allegations, a legendary photographer just resigned from a prestigious, and troubled, agency. But the industry’s reckoning is woefully incomplete.

By Kainaz Amaria
Culture
Hollywood redeems men for almost anything and punishes women for almost everythingHollywood redeems men for almost anything and punishes women for almost everything
Culture

As the men of #MeToo start plotting their comebacks, let’s remember what women’s comebacks look like.

By Constance Grady
Explainers
Kavanaugh is presenting himself as a #MeToo ally. His record shows he is not.Kavanaugh is presenting himself as a #MeToo ally. His record shows he is not.
Explainers

The Supreme Court nominee has tried to limit the number of workers protected by anti-discrimination laws.

By Alexia Fernández Campbell
Culture
Louis C.K.’s controversial comeback attempt, explainedLouis C.K.’s controversial comeback attempt, explained
Culture

C.K.’s comeback attempt isn’t just about fame. It’s a workplace safety issue.

By Constance Grady