Jeremy Herb writes for The Hill: “Lawmakers are considering stripping military commanders of judicial powers that they say are abetting rampant sexual violence against women in the armed forces.”
Jessica Valenti writes for The Nation: “Of all the feminist ideas that draw ire, one would think that ‘don’t rape’ is a fairly noncontroversial statement. It seems not.”
Alexander Abad-Santos writes for The Atlantic Wire: “The very public trial of the very publicly shamed ‘rape crew’ will begin on Wednesday in Steubenville, Ohio, and despite pre-trial testimony from three as-yet-untried high-school athletes who say they…
Matt Yglesias writes for Slate: “Each year, middle-class American high-school seniors with good grades go through a familiar ritual of the college application process. They file a bunch of applications—perhaps after visiting several schools—submitting te…
Soraya Chemaly writes for Salon: “The past several weeks have been filled with news reports about the catastrophic proportions of the Syrian refugee crisis. One news report after another describes disintegrating communities, lack of water and electricity…