Kara Alaimo
Washington Post
New York, NY, United States
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Elon Musk Faced a Test After Texas Shooting. He Failed.
Images of bloodied and disfigured victims should never have been allowed to circulate on Twitter and likely made us less safe. → Read More
Opinion: While Oz is stoking fear, Fetterman is making us laugh
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman has successfully shaped and controlled the narrative, even when he's been off the campaign trail for two months due to a life-threatening stroke, writes Kara Alaimo. It's an inspired approach, and she hopes other Democrats are taking notes. → Read More
Elon Musk’s joining Twitter’s board of directors should sound alarm bells
As we head into another election cycle and are still dealing with Covid, his record of spreading misinformation on the social media platform is worrisome. → Read More
If Your Wife Makes More Than You Do, Read This
Too many women still have to choose between their professional aspirations and relationship success. It’s up to men to defy damaging cultural expectations. → Read More
Opinion: 'Bridgerton' and 'Yellowjackets' stars are taking a stand
Nicola Coughlan of 'Bridgerton' and Melanie Lynskey of 'Yellowjackets' both posted to social media to object to others' constant opining about and shaming of their bodies. Kara Alaimo argues that their clapbacks are timely and point to an overarching need to address the inherent misogyny and prejudice of attitudes on social media, but also in medical and wellness circles, about what 'healthy'… → Read More
The Five Biggest PR Blunders of 2021
Public relations lesson No. 1: Word of how companies treat their staffers gets around quickly. → Read More
Trump's meritless lawsuits don't stand a chance
Kara Alaimo writes that former President Donald Trump doesn't have a strong case to make against Big Tech for deplatforming him because private companies aren't required to provide him a platform, the companies themselves were simply enforcing their terms of service and there is no evidence that they are biased against conservatives. → Read More
These are the jeans women REALLY need (opinion)
The new, pandemic-era embrace of looser, higher-waisted, less restrictive, less glam and less revealing jeans (ok, "mom jeans") is a significant step toward relaxing our society's impossible expectations of women, writes Kara Alaimo. → Read More
Why Cuomo's fall from grace should have happened years ago (Opinion)
Kara Alaimo writes that the allegations made against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior are unsurprising given his reputation as a bully -- his fall from grace, per Alaimo, is long overdue. → Read More
Opinion: Meghan and Harry smash the princess story to pieces
As troubling as they were to hear, Meghan's jaw-dropping claims of disempowerment in her interview with Oprah will likely also send a salutary message we need to hear: becoming a princess is not something our daughters should aspire to, writes Kara Alaimo. The happier ending is in finding a partner, like, apparently, Harry, who is creating a new and better stereotype of a modern prince and… → Read More
Opinion: Twitter can't undo Trump's damage now
Even if Twitter bans President Donald Trump now, after the violence at the Capitol, says Kara Alaimo, that won't address how much power he had on social media in the first place -- or how he got it. → Read More
Here it is, dads: your 2021 New Year's resolution
It's shocking that it has taken a pandemic for people to realize that working moms with male partners can't also do all the work inside our homes. But now that we have your attention, it's time for dads to step up their contributions, for employers to make it possible for fathers to do so, and for the whole world to rethink their expectations of women. If they do, we'll all have a happier New… → Read More
Attack on Jill Biden's 'Dr.' title is no surprise for women scholars
Kara Alaimo writes that the Wall Street Journal's op-ed calling for Jill Biden to stop using the title, "Dr." is no surprise to women in academia, who hear these sorts of critiques on a near daily basis. Rather than drop her title, Alaimo encourages the First Lady-elect to do just the opposite. → Read More
With 'husbands' remark, Trump has sealed his fate with women (opinion)
President Donald Trump's plea for support from suburban women by asserting he's helping their husbands get back to work ignores the stark realities most American women are facing -- in a truly retrograde fashion that spotlights his own sexism and misogyny, argues Kara Alaimo. → Read More
Work colleagues should respect, not resent, flexible work rules for parents (opinion)
The very last thing parents deserve during this pandemis is the censure of other people for keeping our families alive. → Read More
AOC's brilliant defense of women who seek power
On Monday, Republican Rep. Ted Yoho of Florida confronted Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York on the steps of the Capitol with an aggressive and brazenly misogynistic personal attack. Yoho approached Ocasio-Cortez about her position -- that poverty and unemployment contributed to an increase in crime in New York -- and during a brief discussion said she was… → Read More
Elon Musk is using his power to be selfish
Kara Alaimo writes that the Tesla CEO's rant, urging the US to re-open amid the Covid-19 pandemic, was tone deaf when the country is lagging behind on the critical steps it needs to do so safely. → Read More
Harvey Weinstein is convicted. Now what?
Harvey Weinstein's conviction is a landmark event, writes Kara Alaimo, but it's a beginning, not an ending. Alaimo says lawmakers need to do two things now to start to make real change: prioritize laws governing the use of non-disclosure agreements and work harder to help educate the most vulnerable about their rights to fight back against abuse and harassment. → Read More
Dating Apps Aren’t Protecting You Or Your Data
Sex offenders go largely unscreened and your most personal information is being shared with advertisers. → Read More
Dating Apps Aren’t Protecting You Or Your Data
(Bloomberg Opinion) -- Have you used psychedelic drugs? Would you ever consider an open marriage? Would you risk your life to protest against an unjust government? Would you like your answers to these questions, which have been posed to users of online dating site OkCupid, to be shared with other co → Read More