For Mel Gibson, Scandal Puts Him In a Harsh Light Again

NOW Vice President Erin Matson interviewed by USA Todays’ Olivia Barker about why Mel Gibson’s latest scandal reminds us why domestic violence is a public health crisis: “Tape recordings purported to be Gibson unleashing a barrage of insults, racial slur…

Mexico’s Distressed-Migrant Visas Reach Few Women

Amy Lieberman of WeNews reports that “When Mexico decriminalized undocumented migration from the nations south of its border through its country two years ago, it also started allowing migrant victims of violence access to humanitarian visas. However, th…

Roman Polanski’s Freedom — and Unmitigated Gall

In an op-ed in The Washington Post, Eugene Robinson writes: “After authorities announced Monday that they were denying the U.S. request to have Polanski extradited, one of the famed auteur’s lawyers called the decision ‘an enormous satisfaction and a gre…

Fired NY Banker’s Suit, and Suits, Raise Eyebrows

Associated Press’ Jennifer Peltz interviews NOW President Terry O’Neill about the firing of a Wall Street banker and whether her sexual harassment lawsuit reveals that there is still no equality in the work place — especially on corporate America: “Bu…