Other Opinion

Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein and the women who abuse other women

If we want to understand not just Maxwell but also the complicated reality of sexual violence and exploitation, we have to cut through the stereotypes and clichés that cut both ways.

NBC THINK, July 3, 2020

Matt Lauer's response to Brooke Nevils and Ronan Farrow proves he's learned nothing

Society cannot litigate Lauer's alleged crimes. But his latest excuse reveals how little he still understands about workplace power dynamics, sex and consent.

NBC THINK, October 11, 2019

Trump's Treatment of Women, Not Russia, Will Bring Him Down

We should be paying more attention to the sexual harassment and assault allegations swirling around the president.

VICE, September 16, 2018

Women Will Be the Ones to Save America from Trump

Thanks to decades of feminist groundwork, women across the country are poised not just to elect the country's first female president, but to reject misogynistic policies that have denied them benefits.

VICE, November 6, 2016

Hillary Clinton Needs to Admit the Truth: She's Lame

Awkwardly joking around with Zach Galifianakis won't make her seem cool—the secret to winning the millennial vote is to embrace the fact that she's very, very corny.

VICE, September 26, 2016

Donald Trump's Maternity Leave Plan Is a Big Deal, Too Bad It Sucks

Donald Trump's endorsement of the general idea that women shouldn't be punished for becoming pregnant falls short in many ways, but it also represents a historic break from the Republican Party.

VICE, September 15, 2016

How Feminism Enabled, Then Buried, Conservative Icon Phyllis Schlafly

Phyllis Schlafly's career of fighting feminism was made possible by the forces she spent her life battling. And in the end, she lost.

VICE, September 7, 2016

Student Loan Debt Is Leaving Women Broke and Vulnerable

More women are going to college than ever before—but once they graduate, they have more debt and less pay than their male peers. And it's creating a systemic wealth gap that lasts a lifetime.

VICE, August 4, 2015

How Ayn Rand Became Libertarians’ Sociopathic Pixie Dream Girl

Rand's largest talent lies not in her status as the mother of Objectivism, but her ability to play the Cool Girl in the minds of men whose view of women is colored by both desire and revulsion.

VICE, July 20, 2015