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If we're going to make it through two more of these, we're going to have to adopt a survivor's mentality, be on our guard and brace ourselves for a slightly different version of the same kind of vitriol. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

The Traumatizing Terror of Trump's Debate Performance: We Just Witnessed an Assault on Democracy

In the first confrontation between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, democracy lost and the audience took a beating.

Melanie McFarland ·

Amy Dorris sat between Donald Trump and Jason Binn at the 1997 U.S. Open in Queens, New York (Photo: Amy Dorris/The Guardian).

'Tired of Being Quiet,' Another Woman, Amy Dorris, Comes Forward to Accuse Donald Trump of Sexual Assault

"I'm sick of him getting away with this," Dorris said. 

Kenny Stancil ·

Author and advice columnist E. Jean Carroll last year accused President Donald Trump of raping her in the 1990s.

Judge Rules Trump Rape Accuser E. Jean Carroll's Defamation Suit Against President Can Proceed

The decision means the writer's attorneys can continue seeking Trump's DNA as evidence and trying to interview him under oath.

Jessica Corbett ·

A sign reading, "We Will Be Heard" at the 2019 Women's March in Washington, D.C. (Photo: TC Davis/Flickr/cc)

Joe Biden, Rape Culture, and Living in the Dark

It's hard when someone you like, someone you think is a good man or woman, is accused of rape. Our first instinct is to not believe it. That's normal. But that cannot be the end.

Anthony Zenkus ·

From Juanita Broaddrick to Tara Reade: In Forty Years Has Nothing Changed at All?

"If Christine Blasey Ford is credible, then Tara Reade is credible at the very least—and so is Juanita Broaddrick."

Thomas Neuburger ·

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) questions Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Wednesday, May 22, 2019.

Pressley Applauded for 'Honest and Courageous' Message on Sexual Assault Allegations Against Joe Biden

"I reject the false choice that my party and our nominee can't address the allegations at hand and defeat the occupant of the White House."

Andrea Germanos ·

MSNBC host Chris Hayes is being attacked for reporting on a news story about Joe Biden.

#FireChrisHayes Trends as MSNBC Anchor Attacked for Covering Biden Accuser Story

Journalist Glenn Greenwald said the reaction to Hayes reporting on a news story which reflects poorly on the former vice president "shows what MSNBC has cultivated."

Eoin Higgins ·

Then-Vice President Joe Biden listens to former President Barack Obama during a meeting in the Situation Room of the White House, Feb. 2, 2015. (Photo: Obama White House Flickr)

Demand Grows for Biden to Address Tara Reade Allegations as Democrats Wrestle With #MeToo Hypocrisy

"Republicans already basically dismiss sexual assault allegations against their co-partisans out of hand; if Democrats do the same for the leader of their party it will do a great deal to move us back to the pre-#MeToo past."

Andrea Germanos ·

"In the age of #MeToo many people still question why survivors waver and hesitate in coming forward with their assaults," writes Zenkus. "Imagine the additional pressure a survivor feels when an abuser holds a position of authority, is well known, and is among the politically powerful." (Photo: Claudio Bresciani/TT)

The Inconvenient Truth of Rape

Yes, we are in the middle of a contentious primary season and a presidential election with much on the line. And, yes, allegations of sexual assault or rape against the current leader in the Democratic primaries are inconvenient. But rape is even more inconvenient.

Anthony Zenkus ·

Does this presumption not apply when the guy being accused is a Democrat running for president? Tara Reade, who worked with Joe Biden, alleges he inappropriately touched her in 1993. (Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)

Why Has the Media Ignored Sexual Assault and Misbehaviour Allegations Against Biden?

Conservatives who didn’t care about the multiple sexual assault allegations against Trump have seized on the accusations while liberals turn a blind eye.

Arwa Mahdawi ·

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