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  1. metoo
    Another Woman Says Al Franken Groped HerFranken said, “I feel terrible that anyone came away from an interaction with me feeling bad.”
    By Irin Carmon
  2. power
    Conan O’Brien Bravely Offers Al Franken a Shoulder to Cry OnFranken could not have asked for a more sympathetic interviewer.
    By Bridget Read
  3. power
    Gillibrand’s Franken-Problem Won’t DieWhen a woman stands up to a powerful man, the fallout is all too predictable.
    By Kate Manne
  4. democratic donor drama
    Gillibrand Doesn’t Care If Dem Donors Are Mad About How She Handled Al Franken“If standing up for women who have been wronged makes George Soros mad, that’s on him.”
    By Opheli Garcia Lawler
  5. sexual harassment
    Bill Clinton Calls Al Franken’s Resignation a ‘Grievous Thing’“I think the norms have really changed in terms of, what you can do to somebody against their will.”
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  6. signs
    Are You There God? It’s Me, MicheleMichele Bachmann didn’t “get a sense from the Lord” she should run for Al Franken’s vacated Senate seat.
    By Katie Van Syckle
  7. resignations
    Emotional Al Franken Makes His First Public Speech to SupportersSince resigning from office earlier this month.
    By Katie Van Syckle
  8. resignations
    Al Franken Announces His Official Resignation DateHe will be replaced by Minnesota’s Lieutenant Governor, Tina Smith.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  9. no
    Former Trump Adviser Says He Has It Worse Than Harassment VictimsCarter Page said Al Franken’s victims “would most likely prefer being briefly groped” to what he’s gone through.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  10. bad quotes
    Matt Damon Is Sharing All His Bad Opinions on Sexual Misconduct“I do believe that there’s a spectrum of behavior.”
    By Dee Lockett
  11. naughty list
    Kids on SNL Ask Santa About Roy Moore and Al FrankenThey’re on Santa’s naughty list.
    By Amanda Arnold
  12. sexual harassment
    Al Franken Resigning Was the Right Thing to Do. It’s Also Infuriating.Franken announced he will be leaving the Senate in the coming weeks.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  13. politics
    Senator Al Franken Has Resigned Following Allegations of Sexual Misconduct“There is some irony in the fact that I am leaving while a man who has bragged on tape about his history of sexual assault sits in the Oval Office.”
    By Gabriella Paiella
  14. men apologize
    How Not to Apologize for Sexual HarassmentDon’t tell us how you’re doing, or what you’ve learned.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  15. power
    The Senate Is Officially Investigating Al FrankenThe U.S. Senate Ethics Committee is looking into allegations of sexual misconduct.
    By Katie Van Syckle
  16. sexual harassment
    Sixth Woman Accuses Al Franken of Sexual MisconductShe said he tried to give her a “wet, open-mouthed kiss.”
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  17. sexual harassment
    Senator Franken Apologizes After Two More Women Accuse Him of Assault“I feel terribly that I’ve made some women feel badly and for that I am so sorry,” Franken said.
    By Katie Van Syckle
  18. sexual harassment
    Why Do We Condemn Some Men and Forget About Others?When it comes to harassment, change is fast and our memories seem short.
    By Anna Silman
  19. the body politic
    Rebecca Traister and Ross Douthat Debate the Post-Weinstein Moment’s LessonsA conversation about liberal versus conservative pigs, structural ways to address harassment, and why some men feel compelled to behave this way.
    By Rebecca Traister and Ross Douthat
  20. sexual harassment
    Here’s What Former Women of SNL Wrote About Al Franken in a New LetterShades of Lena Dunham.
    By Lisa Ryan
  21. sexual assault
    This Senator’s Accuser Doesn’t Think He Should Resign“I didn’t do this to have him step down. I think Al Franken does a lot of good things in the Senate.”
    By Lisa Ryan
  22. sexual assault
    Radio Host Leeann Tweeden Accuses Senator Al Franken of Kissing and Groping HerThe senator allegedly assaulted her on a USO trip in 2006.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  23. great moments in pettiness
    Ted Cruz Was Reportedly Rejected During the Senate’s Secret SantaAl Franken continues to trash talk his Senate colleague.
    By Gabriella Paiella