“It’s Like the Sky is Blue Again”: Weinstein’s Accusers React to His Rape Conviction
Rosanna Arquette and Rose McGowan speak on the first day of Harvey Weinstein’s rape trial.MediaPunch/AP Mira Sorvino: I don’t think you can understand if you haven’t been through this, and haven’t gone public, how immensely difficult and life-changing it is to bring out some of the worst memories in your life into the public eye…
Trump’s Greatest Trick Was Convincing Voters That Women Can’t Win Elections
On November 5, New York Times polling savant Nate Cohn appeared as a guest on The Daily, the paper’s popular podcast, to shed light on the biggest question in the Democratic presidential primary. The episode’s title: “Who’s Actually Electable in 2020?” Cohn took to the microphone to deliver some real talk to millions of listeners:…
Kobe Bryant’s Obits Treated His Rape Allegation as a Matter of Image Not Substance
Fans gather at a memorial for Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles.Apu Gomes/Getty A horrifying helicopter crash that killed retired NBA star Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and seven other people on Sunday generated a global outpouring of grief, tributes, and memorials. But for many observers and fans, Bryant’s death has raised conflicting feelings about…
Republicans Are Trying, Once Again, to Basically Ban Abortion in Tennessee
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, center, and fellow Republicans in the state General Assembly hold a news conference at the Tennessee Capitol on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn., to discuss a new anti-abortion proposal. Jonathan Mattise/AP This morning, Republican Gov. Bill Lee called a press conference to announce that Tennessee would be doubling down…
On the Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, States Are Scrambling to Preserve It
Activists protest abortion bans in the Utah State Capitol Rotunda on May 21, 2019, in Salt Lake City. Rick Bowmer/AP On this day in 1973, the Supreme Court issued a decision that enshrined the constitutional right to an abortion in the landmark case Roe v. Wade. But with mounting attacks on abortion rights and the most…
How a Reporter Discovered the Doctored Photo From the 2017 Women’s March
Original photo of protesters at the 2017 Women’s March. Mario Tama/Getty Images If you had stepped into the National Archives in the past few weeks and entered an exhibit meant to honor women’s suffrage, you would have seen an iconic photograph of the 2017 Women’s March in Washington, DC. But if you looked closer, you…