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Displaying all articles tagged:
Anita Hill
metoo
Sept. 27, 2021
Anita Hill Wants More Than an Apology
Thirty years after her groundbreaking testimony to Congress, Hill says gender violence is a public crisis.
By
Rebecca Traister
power
May 10, 2019
What Would Have Changed If Biden Had Stood Up for Anita Hill?
“The cultural shift we saw after #MeToo might have began in 1991,” Hill writes in an op-ed, if Biden hadn’t mishandled her hearing.
By
Amanda Arnold
politics
May 7, 2019
A Brief Guide to the Joe Biden–Anita Hill Controversy
A primer for those who don’t recall the 1991 Clarence Thomas hearings, which continue to haunt Biden on the 2020 campaign trail.
By
Adam K. Raymond
vision 2020
Apr. 26, 2019
Will Biden’s New Anita Hill Fumble Hurt His Candidacy?
Intelligencer staffers discuss whether voters will care about the candidate’s non-apology.
By
Irin Carmon,
Benjamin Hart,
and
Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Apr. 25, 2019
Biden Botches an Apology to Anita Hill at the Worst Possible Time
This was not the flawless, forward-looking campaign launch that Joe Biden really needed, and it may presage future problems.
By
Ed Kilgore
the kavanaugh hearings
Oct. 2, 2018
Ghosts of Anita Hill Testimony, Crime Bill Haunt Biden’s 2020 Presidential Bid
Joe Biden actions while he was chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee could cause problems for a presidential run.
By
Ed Kilgore
the kavanaugh hearings
Sept. 27, 2018
Senate Dems Deftly Highlighted GOP Insensitivity Toward Christine Blasey Ford
Feinstein set the hearing’s tone by noting the historic mishandling of sexual-assault claims, while GOP senators looked feckless and uncomfortable.
By
Ed Kilgore
power
Feb. 18, 2018
The Case for Impeaching Clarence Thomas
It’s time to re-examine the evidence that he not only committed serial sexual harassment, but lied about it.
By
Jill Abramson
power
Feb. 18, 2018
The Forgotten Testimonies Against Clarence Thomas
Three women who accused Thomas of inappropriate behavior had interviews quietly entered into the record, without being called to formally testify.
By
Jill Abramson
no he cain’t
Nov. 11, 2011
Watch Herman Cain Joke Around About Anita Hill
“Is she going to endorse me?”
By
Alex Klein
judicial hobbies
Oct. 22, 2010
Clarence Thomas’s Ex-Girlfriend Backs Anita Hill in Memoir Detailing His ‘Hobby’
We think we know who’s next on Thomas’s wife’s “To Call” list.
By
Nitasha Tiku
blast from the past
Oct. 19, 2010
A Little Bit Nutty
Why did the wife of Clarence Thomas leave Anita Hill a voice-mail message and ask her to apologize?
By
Avi Zenilman