Tag: sexual assault
‘Untouchable:’ Women testify to Harvey Weinstein’s decades of sexual abuse in...
The film “Untouchable” takes on Harvey Weinstein’s decades of predatory behavior and the system that allowed it to happen, through the stories of survivors of his abuse, from his time as a young music promoter in Buffalo in the 1970s all the way until a series of investigations toppled Weinstein in 2017.
Exclusive: Ex-Harvey Weinstein employee breaks silence on her memo that helped...
Lauren O’Connor was a literary scout at the Weinstein Company who worked closely with Weinstein. In 2015, she penned an internal memo about her boss that would later become famous.
Retired Philly cop indicted for alleged sexual assault
“No matter who you are, if you commit a violent crime, we are committed to holding you accountable and keeping our community safe.”
94% of Indigenous women in Seattle have experienced sexual violence. We...
"Seven generations from now, I don’t want a Native woman to have to talk to her daughter about what to do when she is raped. And so we have passed these stories on."
Anita, Christine, and Me
For those of us still struggling to move forward, the memory of the hearings, and all it represented, will be seared, as Dr. Ford might have put it, into the hippocampus, never to fade.
Demanding Kavanaugh impeachment, law students launch nationwide strike against illegitimate justice
"We cannot accept a system that empowers a man who repeatedly lied under oath and a judiciary review process that only performs a sham of an investigation into his misconduct."
Where does #MeToo go from here? Women are ‘on fire’ with...
“I hope that it is deep enough that it is forming a strong, cohesive movement among people that will resonate through this country and change the culture.”
Violence Against Women Act at risk of lapsing
“Republicans’ decision to include only a short-term VAWA re-authorization in the must-pass minibus spending bill is nothing short of an abdication of our responsibilities to women in our country."
Progressive Briefing for Friday, October 5
Over 300 arrested at Senate offices during #CancelKavanaugh sit in, who talked to the FBI in the Kavanaugh investigation, Virgin Atlantic flies first commercial plane on recycled waste carbon gas and more.
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Winter storm exposes Gaza shelter crisis as UN warns Palestinians left to freeze
As torrential rain floods tent encampments and an 8 month old baby dies of exposure, UN officials and aid groups say Israel’s continued blockade of shelter and supplies is deepening a humanitarian emergency despite ceasefire commitments.
FBI is making an enemies list—and most corporate media didn’t even check it once
The counter-revolution will not be televised.
House vote moves to undo Trump orders stripping union rights from federal workers
A bipartisan majority backed the Protect America’s Workforce Act to reverse what labor leaders call the “single-largest act of union busting in American history,” restoring collective bargaining protections for nearly 1 million federal employees.
We need to know how corporate Democrats made President Trump possible
Scrutinizing them now is vital not only for clarity about the past. It also makes possible a clear focus on ways to prevent further catastrophe.
Senators press Social Security chief over plan to cut field office visits in half
Internal agency documents and a Senate letter raise concerns that a sharp reduction in in-person services could function as a backdoor cut to benefits for millions of Americans.