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Life
What do we do with Cesar Chavez’s memory now?What do we do with Cesar Chavez’s memory now?
Life

A biographer says it’s not enough to reckon with Chavez’s actions. What’s needed is accountability.

By Seth Maxon
Culture
It’s supposed to be Yelp for men. There are some problems.It’s supposed to be Yelp for men. There are some problems.
Culture

Whisper networks apps are a bad idea, and not just because they make guys mad.

By Kyndall Cunningham
Culture
The Diddy verdict shows us what a post-Me Too trial looks likeThe Diddy verdict shows us what a post-Me Too trial looks like
Culture

The Diddy trial ended in (mostly) a win for the music mogul. How did that happen?

By Aja Romano and Constance Grady
Culture
The culture warriors who say Harvey Weinstein is innocentThe culture warriors who say Harvey Weinstein is innocent
Culture

Candace Owens and Joe Rogan are the latest frontier of the Me Too backlash.

By Constance Grady
Culture
Diddy’s arrest — and the allegations against him — explainedDiddy’s arrest — and the allegations against him — explained
Culture

The rapper’s indictment on sex trafficking and other charges is the latest in a months-long saga of sexual assault and violence allegations.

By Anna North
How Republicans became the party of raunch
Culture

The right thinks that hot girls can “kill woke.” What?

By Constance Grady
Olympics
Why India’s star wrestler was disqualified at the OlympicsWhy India’s star wrestler was disqualified at the Olympics
Olympics

Vinesh Phogat was just ounces away from a medal.

By Ellen Ioanes
Culture
The harrowing “Quiet on Set” allegations, explainedThe harrowing “Quiet on Set” allegations, explained
Culture

The documentary details the abuse of Nickelodeon’s child actors in the ’90s and aughts. It’s a far bigger problem.

By Li Zhou
Politics
The Epstein “list,” explainedThe Epstein “list,” explained
Politics

What the tranche of recently unsealed court documents contains.

By Li Zhou
Culture
On The Royal Hotel, Louis C.K., and burning it all downOn The Royal Hotel, Louis C.K., and burning it all down
Culture

The movies have had it with bad men.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
The sexual assault allegations against Russell Brand, explainedThe sexual assault allegations against Russell Brand, explained
Culture

Four women have accused Brand of rape and sexual assault, all of which he denies.

By Li Zhou
Religion
Nearly 2,000 children were sexually abused in the Illinois Catholic ChurchNearly 2,000 children were sexually abused in the Illinois Catholic Church
Religion

A new report identifies nearly 500 clergy members in Illinois who sexually abused children.

By Nicole Narea
Religion
Another child sex abuse crisis rocks the Catholic ChurchAnother child sex abuse crisis rocks the Catholic Church
Religion

A new report identifies more than 150 clergy members in Maryland who abused at least 600 victims over six decades.

By Nicole Narea
R. Kelly was convicted. Are we finally listening to Black women?
Technology

It took decades and dozens of allegations for the singer’s survivors to be heard. Activists aren’t sure the verdict is a turning point.

By Fabiola Cineas
Why on earth is Biden’s DOJ backing Trump in a rape denial case?
Politics

The Justice Department’s institutional obligations do not change because Donald Trump is a horror show.

By Ian Millhiser
Politics
Two more women accuse New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassmentTwo more women accuse New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment
Politics

Cuomo is facing calls for his resignation amid a growing list of sexual harassment allegations.

By Cameron Peters
Politics
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faces new sexual harassment allegationsNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo faces new sexual harassment allegations
Politics

The allegations follow other troubling accusations against the governor.

By Katelyn Burns
#MeToo
What Ghislaine Maxwell’s arrest could mean for the Epstein caseWhat Ghislaine Maxwell’s arrest could mean for the Epstein case
#MeToo

Maxwell’s arrest is a chance for victims to get a measure of justice.

By Ella Nilsen
Explainers
Did Cards Against Humanity’s ironic humor mask a toxic culture all along?Did Cards Against Humanity’s ironic humor mask a toxic culture all along?
Explainers

The popular brand built its progressive ethos through a game that encouraged ironic bigotry. Now, it faces a reckoning.

By Aja Romano
Culture
“We are correcting the erasure of black lives”: What On the Record’s subjects say about Me Too“We are correcting the erasure of black lives”: What On the Record’s subjects say about Me Too
Culture

Drew Dixon, Sherri Hines, and Sil Lai Abrams, whose rape allegations against Russell Simmons are the crux of a new HBO doc, discuss why they told their stories — and why some women never do.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Technology
Harvey Weinstein verdict: Guilty on third-degree rape and criminal sexual act chargesHarvey Weinstein verdict: Guilty on third-degree rape and criminal sexual act charges
Technology

The once-powerful mogul faces a likely prison sentence.

By Vox Staff
Culture
The Invisible Man gives a classic horror story new life in a fable about abusersThe Invisible Man gives a classic horror story new life in a fable about abusers
Culture

Elisabeth Moss is brilliant as a woman trying to escape her husband’s clutches.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
Harvey Weinstein’s trial matters. Here are 4 resources to help make sense of it.Harvey Weinstein’s trial matters. Here are 4 resources to help make sense of it.
Culture

Books, movies, and podcasts can help clarify the story that led to the criminal conviction of the disgraced mogul.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
The Assistant is a movie about more than Harvey Weinstein. It’s about the system around him.The Assistant is a movie about more than Harvey Weinstein. It’s about the system around him.
Culture

Director Kitty Green on how she made the first great movie of the Me Too era.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Dozens of Google employees say they were retaliated against for reporting harassment
Technology

Nearly a year after Google’s #MeToo walkout, a previously unreported internal document details dozens of employees’ stories of harassment and retaliation for reporting workplace issues.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
Tech is “flunking” the diversity test, says activist and venture capitalist Freada Kapor KleinTech is “flunking” the diversity test, says activist and venture capitalist Freada Kapor Klein
Technology

On the latest Recode Decode, Kapor Klein says we need to “take a deep hard look at the BS notion of meritocracy.”

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Kathy Griffin says Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey should resign and she wouldn’t let Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg into her houseKathy Griffin says Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey should resign and she wouldn’t let Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg into her house
Technology

“I actually think they are as complicit or, rather, responsible for manipulating worldwide elections. I mean, worldwide.”

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Google employees are launching a social media blitz to pressure tech giants on workplace harassment issuesGoogle employees are launching a social media blitz to pressure tech giants on workplace harassment issues
Technology

The group wants tech companies to stop restricting workers’ right to take companies to court over employer-related issues.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
Google’s parent company is facing a lawsuit for its alleged mishandling of an explosive sexual misconduct caseGoogle’s parent company is facing a lawsuit for its alleged mishandling of an explosive sexual misconduct case
Technology

The lawsuit against Alphabet’s board alleges that Google leadership’s misconduct has caused “severe financial and reputational damage” to the company.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
Memo from a ‘Facebook nation’ to Mark Zuckerberg: You moved fast and broke our country.Memo from a ‘Facebook nation’ to Mark Zuckerberg: You moved fast and broke our country.
Technology

Maria Ressa, the journalist who co-founded Rappler in the Philippines, warns that her country is a “cautionary tale” for the United States.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
After 20,000 workers walked out, Google said it got the message. The workers disagree.After 20,000 workers walked out, Google said it got the message. The workers disagree.
Technology

Recode’s Kara Swisher talks with six of the organizers of the Nov. 1 protests, who say the company’s response has been deeply inadequate.

By Eric Johnson and Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
Tech companies like Google are giving workers the right to take sexual harassment claims to court — but employees are calling for moreTech companies like Google are giving workers the right to take sexual harassment claims to court — but employees are calling for more
Technology

Employees and labor activists say they want to see an end to forced arbitration in all cases — not just for sexual harassment — and for all workers.

By Rani Molla and Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
Google has responded to its employees’ demands about sexual misconduct. Here are the changes it will and won’t make.Google has responded to its employees’ demands about sexual misconduct. Here are the changes it will and won’t make.
Technology

The planned changes come a week after thousands of employees walked out over the company’s handling of sexual misconduct cases.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
Google’s giant employee walkouts are one of the strongest showings of tech worker activism yetGoogle’s giant employee walkouts are one of the strongest showings of tech worker activism yet
Technology

Time’s up for tech, say employees who are demanding an end to the company’s alleged mishandling of sexual misconduct and harassment cases.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Technology
Swiping on Tinder is addictive. That’s partly because it was inspired by an experiment that ‘turned pigeons into gamblers.’Swiping on Tinder is addictive. That’s partly because it was inspired by an experiment that ‘turned pigeons into gamblers.’
Technology

Journalist Nancy Jo Sales talks about the gamification of dating and her new HBO documentary “Swiped” on the latest Recode Decode podcast.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
Glassdoor CEO Robert Hohman explains why reviews with sexual harassment allegations don’t get removedGlassdoor CEO Robert Hohman explains why reviews with sexual harassment allegations don’t get removed
Technology

Hohman says those allegations matter a whole lot for job-seekers who could be harassed.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
How Ken Auletta tried (and failed) to break the Harvey Weinstein story in 2002How Ken Auletta tried (and failed) to break the Harvey Weinstein story in 2002
Technology

Fifteen years later, Auletta helped Ronan Farrow finally make the stories of Weinstein’s victims public.

By Eric Johnson
Technology
A former Uber engineer is suing the company for discrimination and sexual harassmentA former Uber engineer is suing the company for discrimination and sexual harassment
Technology

The engineer, Ingrid Avendaño, said she was hospitalized because of the stress of working at Uber.

By Johana Bhuiyan
Technology
Uber filed a motion to compel alleged sexual assault victims to settle some claims under arbitrationUber filed a motion to compel alleged sexual assault victims to settle some claims under arbitration
Technology

The company wants nine women to arbitrate their class action claims that do not relate to sexual assault.

By Johana Bhuiyan
Technology
Following Uber’s lead, Lyft is also allowing alleged victims of sexual assault to pursue cases in open courtFollowing Uber’s lead, Lyft is also allowing alleged victims of sexual assault to pursue cases in open court
Technology

The company is also waiving the requirement to keep any settlement proceedings confidential.

By Johana Bhuiyan