This is a defining moment for our country. Will we resist the current cruelty or will we take our place in the line of countries that, over the centuries, have dehumanized, isolated and destroyed whole groups of people who sought only to survive?
Month: October 2018
Brett Kavanaugh, Christine Blasey Ford and My High School Party #MeToo Moment
I don’t remember his name. I don’t remember the name of the street or the house number or who else was at that party. I do remember the color of the sheets on the bed (green). I do remember the way his body smelled (strangely sweet). But I’ll never forget the fear.
Misogyny, Meaning and the Fight to Stop Kavanaugh
The fight to stop the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court is a fight for meaning—and the narrative of this country’s future.
“A Complete Sham”: The FBI’s Report on Brett Kavanaugh Sparks Feminist Outcry and Action
“The most notable part of this report,”remarked Senator Dianne Feinstein, “is what’s not in it.”
Americans Believe Christine Blasey Ford—and Want to #CancelKavanaugh
Voters today believe Ford is honest by a wide margin—59 to 25 percent—and in numbers much higher than those who believe Kavanaugh to be telling the truth, and nearly half of Americans are now opposed to his confirmation.
Taking On Rachel Mitchell’s “Outrageous,” “Ridiculous” and “Disingenuous” Memo Attacking Dr. Christine Blasey Ford
Mitchell’s memo is yet one more example of how the legal system so often fails survivors.
We Were the Class of 1982
I graduated from high school the same year as Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court nominee accused of sexual assault by multiple women. I came up in the same culture. Now, I can’t help but find myself looking back.
We Must Stop Brett Kavanaugh—and End the Toxic Culture of Male Fury
Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell and Lindsey Graham, among others, are betting they can mobilize a party of angry white men to rally behind one of their own—and help them perpetuate a toxic culture designed to hold women back.
We Are All Feminists Now
In the wake of the Kavanaugh fallout, how can we not feel the fierce urgency of feminism?
Connie Chung is Telling Her #MeToo Story in Solidarity with Christine Blasey Ford
“I am writing to you because I know that exact dates, exact years are insignificant,” Chung declares in an open letter to Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, the first woman to come forward with allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. “We remember exactly what happened to us and who did it to us. We remember the truth forever.”