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Anita Hill

  1. power
    Even Anita Hill Is ‘Shocked’ at How KBJ Has Been TreatedIn an op-ed, she called the confirmation hearing a “shameful spectacle.”
    By Claire Lampen
  2. the cut podcast
    Who Gets to Be Safe at HBCUs?On the Cut, navigating the struggles for survivors to be believed, and seeking advice from professor and attorney Anita Hill.
    By the Cut
  3. metoo
    Anita Hill Wants More Than an ApologyThirty years after her groundbreaking testimony to Congress, Hill says gender violence is a public crisis.
    By Rebecca Traister
  4. power
    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
  5. politics
    A Brief Guide to the Joe Biden–Anita Hill ControversyA 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
  6. vision 2020
    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
  7. come on
    Joe Biden Apparently Called Anita Hill Just to Waste Her TimeShe told the New York Times that their conversation left her “deeply unsatisfied.”
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  8. vision 2020
    Biden Botches an Apology to Anita Hill at the Worst Possible TimeThis was not the flawless, forward-looking campaign launch that Joe Biden really needed, and it may presage future problems.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. power
    Don’t Expect an Apology From Joe BidenOf course he won’t actually say he’s sorry.
    By Amanda Arnold
  10. (non) apologies
    Did Joe Biden Forget He Was There for the Anita Hill Testimony?He says he wishes he “could have done something” to help her … at the hearings he famously chaired.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  11. the kavanaugh hearings
    Ghosts of Anita Hill Testimony, Crime Bill Haunt Biden’s 2020 Presidential BidJoe Biden actions while he was chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee could cause problems for a presidential run.
    By Ed Kilgore
  12. power
    Joe Biden Reportedly Thinks It’s ‘Unfair’ Anita Hill Still Holds Him ResponsibleFor allowing her to be treated terribly during her sexual-assault hearing, which he oversaw.
    By Amanda Arnold
  13. the kavanaugh hearings
    What It Was Like to Watch Christine Blasey Ford’s Testimony With Anita Hill“She spoke about her demeanor at her own deposition and said she couldn’t have gotten emotional.”
    By Gabriella Paiella and Jessica Prois
  14. the kavanaugh hearings
    Senate Dems Deftly Highlighted GOP Insensitivity Toward Christine Blasey FordFeinstein set the hearing’s tone by noting the historic mishandling of sexual-assault claims, while GOP senators looked feckless and uncomfortable.
    By Ed Kilgore
  15. the kavanaugh hearings
    Joe Biden Hopes Kavanaugh’s Accuser Will Be Treated Better Than Anita Hill“Anita Hill was vilified when she came forward … I wish I could’ve done more to prevent those questions and the way they asked them.”
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  16. the kavanaugh hearings
    Anita Hill Warns That History Could Repeat Itself During the Kavanaugh HearingsShe explains how to avoid the mistakes of the 1991 Clarence Thomas hearings in the New York Times.
    By Lisa Ryan
  17. #metoo
    John Oliver Talks Sexual Harassment and #MeToo With Anita HillHill’s message for men: “We need you to step up.”
    By Megh Wright
  18. power
    The Case for Impeaching Clarence ThomasIt’s time to re-examine the evidence that he not only committed serial sexual harassment, but lied about it.
    By Jill Abramson
  19. power
    The Forgotten Testimonies Against Clarence ThomasThree women who accused Thomas of inappropriate behavior had interviews quietly entered into the record, without being called to formally testify.
    By Jill Abramson
  20. power
    Anita Hill to Chair Hollywood Commission on Sexual HarassmentThe commission’s goal is to “tackle the broad culture of abuse and power disparity.”
    By Amanda Arnold
  21. hollywood
    Hollywood Execs Form a Sexual-Harassment Commission Led by Anita HillThe entertainment industry’s Commission on Sexual Harassment and Advancing Equality in the Workplace will be led by Anita Hill.
    By Tolly Wright
  22. hindsight
    Joe Biden Says He Owes Anita Hill an Apology“My one regret is that I wasn’t able to tone down the attacks on her by some of my Republican friends.”
    By Gabriella Paiella
  23. power
    Anita Hill Responds to Joe Biden’s Apology“I still don’t think it takes ownership of his role in what happened.”
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  24. the body politic
    The Conversation We Should Be HavingSharing stories isn’t enough to stop another Weinstein.
    By Rebecca Traister
  25. women in tech
    Anita Hill Wants Women in Tech to Sue Their Employers for Sex Discrimination“We can’t afford to wait for the tech industry to police itself.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  26. Caption This Photo of Ivanka Trump Talking to Anita HillOh, to be a fly on the wall.
    By Dayna Evans
  27. women at work
    Why Don’t More Women Report Harassment?It’s much harder than it may seem.
    By Dayna Evans
  28. making history
    The Importance of Reading Anita Hill in Her Own WordsGetting extra context from Hill’s 1997 autobiography.
    By Dayna Evans
  29. Your Guide to the Key Figures in HBO’s ConfirmationAnd where they are now.
    By Devon Ivie
  30. women at work
    14 Women on Sexual Harassment Since Anita HillMore than one in four women say it’s happened to them.
    As told to the Cut
  31. fact-checking blogs
    Blog Will Fact-check HBO’s Confirmationwww.nothanks.com
    By Emma Barrie
  32. Anita Hill Still Wants More Women in Leadership Positions“We haven’t even come close in terms of representation to a critical mass.”
    By Dayna Evans
  33. trailer mix
    Confirmation Trailer: Kerry Washington’s Anita Hill Is Here to TestifyThe Anita Hill hearings come to HBO.
    By Jackson McHenry
  34. castings
    It’s Handled: Kerry Washington Is Playing Anita HillShe’s starring in and producing Confirmation for HBO.
    By Nate Jones
  35. no he cain’t
    Watch Herman Cain Joke Around About Anita Hill“Is she going to endorse me?”
    By Alex Klein
  36. party lines
    Party Lines: Glamour’s Women of the Year AwardsPlus Jennifer Lopez, Lea Michele, Jennifer Aniston, and more.
    By Bennett Marcus
  37. judicial hobbies
    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
  38. blast from the past
    A Little Bit NuttyWhy did the wife of Clarence Thomas leave Anita Hill a voice-mail message and ask her to apologize?
    By Avi Zenilman