What can I offer you? Hugs, cards, flowers, texts? Hope? No can do, not today. But what I can offer is a fight.
Month: October 2018
How #MeToo Changed Brett Kavanaugh’s Narrative
In the age of #MeToo, Kavanaugh and his compatriots on the Senate Judiciary Committee had to find a new way to discredit survivors.
What’s at Stake for Women Workers in the 2018 Elections
The President’s bellowing about a “tremendous economy” and “rising wages” can’t mask the economic fact: Women are still feeling the brunt of financial pain in the country.
The Bad Optics of Bad Representation at the Kavanaugh Hearings
When the all-male cohort of Republican Senators on the Judiciary Committee brought in a female prosecutor to question Dr. Christine Blasey Ford last week, they demonstrated their inability to speak to women.
WATCH: The ACLU is Urging Senators to Reject Brett Kavanaugh’s Nomination to the Supreme Court
The ACLU, as a practice, does not support or oppose political or judicial candidates. This marks only the fourth departure from that policy in the organization’s history—and it comes amid mounting sexual assault allegations against Trump’s Supreme Court nominee.
When the System Keeps You Sick
Is this an essay about health and feminism? Yes and no.
#CancelKavanaugh: Survivors in Los Angeles Spoke Out in Support of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford
A large crowd gathered in front of Los Angeles City Hall Friday as part of a nationwide day of action that followed in the wake of a Senate Judiciary Committee vote to advance the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, who is facing mounting allegations of sexual assault and sexual misconduct, to the Supreme Court. When the […]
Feminists Have Questions About the FBI’s Investigation of Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh—and They’re Demanding Answers
President Trump has finally ordered the FBI to begin an investigation into the mounting sexual assault allegations facing his Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh—and feminists lawmakers and advocates are now fighting to ensure that he isn’t limiting its scope.
How Implicit Bias Shaped the Testimonies in and Perceptions of the Kavanaugh Hearings
He yelled. She calmly measured her words. He displayed raw anger. She acknowledged being terrified. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford played out their assigned gender roles to a “T” during last week’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearings.
How Centuries of Legal Precedent Stack the System Against Survivors
The legacy of legislators and judges turning a blind eye to rape and sexual assault underscores why it matters who sits on our courts—and why the Senate must do better in vetting candidates and adopt a formal process to address sexual assault allegations.