Writer, editor, feminist. Former staff writer at Vox.com and Rewire, former managing editor at 50 States of Blue. Follow her on Twitter @EmilyCrockett
Democratic women made historic gains in Congress, but the Republican Party’s misogyny is making sure conservative women get left behind.
By Emily Crockett - November 08, 2018
It’s a desperate move that could prompt a constitutional crisis.
By Emily Crockett - November 07, 2018
Georgia Democrats reported a serious election security problem — but instead of working to fix it, Georgia Secretary of State and gubernatorial candidate Brian Kemp is baselessly accusing the Georgia Democratic Party of cyber crimes.
By Emily Crockett - November 05, 2018
Trump wants to redefine ‘sex’ to allow discrimination against transgender people.
By Emily Crockett - October 21, 2018
It’s another dirty trick to pack the courts with right-wing hacks.
By Emily Crockett - October 18, 2018
Denver Riggleman thinks it’s up to women to stop men from raping them.
By Emily Crockett - October 09, 2018
If gaslighting were an Olympic sport, Collins would be going for the gold.
By Emily Crockett - October 07, 2018
‘It is heartbreaking if these guys who acted like my friends in high school were saying these nasty, false things about me behind my back.’
By Emily Crockett - October 04, 2018
Dr. Christine Blasey Ford remembers all too clearly what happened to her ‘upstairs.’
By Emily Crockett - October 03, 2018
Hours after Trump mocked Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, Conway claimed Ford has actually ‘been treated like a Fabergé egg by all of us, beginning with me and the president.’
By Emily Crockett - October 03, 2018
An explosive investigation from the New York Times finds that Trump helped his parents commit tax fraud.
By Emily Crockett - October 02, 2018
Homosexuality is illegal in many countries, but Trump is still forcing the same-sex partners of United Nations staffers to get legally married if they want to stay in the U.S.
By Emily Crockett - October 02, 2018
No, it’s not ‘enjoyable’ to have to convince a bunch of conservative men that it’s a bad idea to put a likely sexual predator on the Supreme Court.
By Emily Crockett - October 01, 2018
Kellyanne Conway just came out publicly as a survivor of sexual assault. She deserves to be believed — but she doesn’t have the right to use her story as a weapon against other survivors.
By Emily Crockett - October 01, 2018
We believe Dr. Christine Blasey Ford.
By Emily Crockett - September 27, 2018
A third woman has come forward with extremely disturbing allegations against Kavanaugh — but Senate Republicans are still rushing to put him on the Supreme Court.
By Emily Crockett - September 26, 2018
‘Our mutual faith teaches that any sexual abuse or assault in any context is contemptible and worthy of the most severe condemnation.’
By Emily Crockett - September 25, 2018
A second woman has gone on the record accusing Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct, and a third is reportedly being represented by attorney Michael Avenatti.
By Emily Crockett - September 24, 2018
Mazie Hirono is right: Republicans are only pretending to care what Dr. Christine Blasey Ford has to say about Brett Kavanaugh.
By Emily Crockett - September 20, 2018
Women disapprove of the job Trump is doing 62 percent to 28 percent. It’s not hard to see why.
By Emily Crockett - September 18, 2018
Republicans are determined to blame and discredit Brett Kavanaugh’s alleged victim — no matter how credible she is, and no matter how bad it makes them look.
By Emily Crockett - September 17, 2018
Collins is lashing out at critics who want her to stop Brett Kavanaugh from becoming the next Supreme Court justice — instead of actually taking responsibility for a decision that could set back civil rights in the U.S. by generations.
By Emily Crockett - September 13, 2018
By incorrectly referring to birth control as ‘abortion-causing drugs,’ Kavanaugh aligned himself with right-wing extremists who want to ban both abortion and contraception.
By Emily Crockett - September 06, 2018
‘Court can always overrule its precedent,’ he said in 2003. So much for Roe being ‘settled law.’
By Emily Crockett - September 06, 2018
The way Brett Kavanaugh sees it, women’s lives are literally up for debate.
By Emily Crockett - September 05, 2018
There’s no doubt about it: Brett Kavanaugh will rule against Roe v. Wade and privacy rights if he is confirmed to the Supreme Court.
By Emily Crockett - September 04, 2018
The confirmation hearing for Brett Kavanaugh is a ‘charade and a mockery’ and should not go forward.
By Emily Crockett - September 04, 2018
A record number of women are running for office in this year’s election, but the Republican gender gap is probably about to get even worse.
By Emily Crockett - August 29, 2018
The convictions aren’t related to Manafort’s work on the Trump campaign — but they could still have big implications for the Mueller probe.
By Emily Crockett - August 21, 2018
More than 300 newspapers united to condemn Trump’s attacks on the free press. So he attacked the free press some more — by accusing them of ‘COLLUSION.’
By Emily Crockett - August 16, 2018