Julie Menin writes on Huffington Post: “To date, the public outrage about David Letterman’s affair(s) of the heart has been pretty minimal. . . . Other than recent statements from groups such as NOW, women commentators and women’s groups have generally seemed nonplussed about his conduct and haven’t seemed to find it all that objectionable. Read more …
NOW Action Vice President Erin Matson speaks with LA Times about Letterman’s inappropriate workplace affairs: “The talk show host’s revelation that he had relationships with female employees sparks impassioned discussion about hypocrisy and sex in the workplace.”
Watch NOW President Terry O’Neill on Washington, DC CBS affiliate, WUSA on the Letterman controversy: “The President of the National Organization for Women, Terry O’Neill, said here Monday night that it is possible late night talk show host David Letterman may have violated federal equal employment statutes when he engaged in sexual affairs with female Read more …
In a Washington Post op-ed, Harold Meyerson answers the question “So what does ACORN actually do, anyway?” and expands readers’ perspective on the group that has become a favorite right-wing target.
In a New York Times op-ed Barbara Ehrenreich and Dedrick Muhammad write: “What do you get when you combine the worst economic downturn since the Depression with the first black president? A surge of white racial resentment, loosely disguised as a populist revolt.”