Silenced> Gender Gap in the 2012 Election Coverage
For a better view of this graphic, click here. Silenced: Gender Gap in Election Coverage 4thestate.net via Media Reform Daily> FreePress.net June 1, 2012 Women are significantly under-represented in 2012 election coverage in major media outlets. In our analysis of news stories and transcripts from the past 6 months, men are much more likely to be More
Silenced> Gender Gap in the 2012 Election Coverage
For a better view of this graphic, click here. Silenced: Gender Gap in Election Coverage 4thestate.net via Media Reform Daily> FreePress.net June 1, 2012 Women are significantly under-represented in 2012 election coverage in major media outlets. In our analysis of news stories and transcripts from the past 6 months, men are much more likely to be More
Katha Pollitt> Women: Occupy the Left
Women: Occupy the Left Katha Pollitt May 2, 2012 | This article appeared in the May 21, 2012 edition of The Nation. A woman who identified herself only as Jenna stopped on her way to work to join demonstrators with Occupy Boston on Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds) Women’s rights have always been More
Katha Pollitt> Women: Occupy the Left
Women: Occupy the Left Katha Pollitt May 2, 2012 | This article appeared in the May 21, 2012 edition of The Nation. A woman who identified herself only as Jenna stopped on her way to work to join demonstrators with Occupy Boston on Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds) Women’s rights have always been More
David S. Martin, CNN> Rape victims say military labels them ‘crazy’
Rape victims say military labels them ‘crazy’ By David S. Martin CNN updated 12:29 PM EDT, Sat April 14, 2012 Rape Victims: Military Calls us “Crazy” Women accuse military of using psychiatric diagnoses to oust sexual assault victims “I couldn’t trust my chain of command to ever back me up,” says an alleged victim 3,191 More
David S. Martin, CNN> Rape victims say military labels them ‘crazy’
Rape victims say military labels them ‘crazy’ By David S. Martin CNN updated 12:29 PM EDT, Sat April 14, 2012 Rape Victims: Military Calls us “Crazy” Women accuse military of using psychiatric diagnoses to oust sexual assault victims “I couldn’t trust my chain of command to ever back me up,” says an alleged victim 3,191 More
The Great Hunt: Return of the Burning Times> Witch Hunts Then and Now
The Great Hunt: Return of the Burning Times By Mary Beaudoin WAMM Newsletter October 2011 The Great Hunt of today takes various forms with the whole world as hunting grounds: there are fishing expeditions to identify domestic enemies, hunts to apprehend undocumented people and suspected terrorists, and hunts for declared enemies in other countries. Today More
Video: Howard Zinn, on people’s labor history
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7oGeyUNZg8&w=560&h=345] http://www.pbs.org/historydetectives One of the many wise and knowledgeable people who have lead the HISTORY DETECTIVES through its investigations over the years was Dr. Howard Zinn. Dr. Zinn passed away this January. In his memory, we'd like to share this extended interview where he tells the rending story of the Bread and Roses strike in More
Colombia: Women in the Crossfire
Colombia: Women in the Crossfire June 14, 2011 By Diane Lefer LAProgressive Colombian Conflict: Three Young Women in the Crossfire “When I was three years old, the army bombed my village,” the girl told me. She was sixteen, which meant the bombing happened in 1998. “You’re from Santo Domingo?” I had protested that very bombing in demonstrations More