Chris Matthews: Is ‘Wife Beating’ Something ‘Women Really Worry About?’
Courtesy of The Huffington Post: “Chris Matthews wondered aloud on Wednesday whether or not “wife beating” was something that women “really worry about.”
issue: Stopping Violence Against Women
New GOP plan: Guns for domestic abusers
David Sirota writes for Salon: “Every so often, disparate political events line up so perfectly that they create the possibility of real resonance. In these fleeting moments, a point which might have been lost to news cycle noise can break through and si…
Ground-breaking female rocket scientist sure could cook!
Mary Elizabeth Williams writes for Salon: “Easiest quiz you’ll take today: Let’s say an eminent scientist and inventor, an individual who worked on the first American satellite designs, dies after a long and distinguished career. Why would the first thing mentioned in the New York Times obituary be in praise of said scientist’s cooking skills? Read more …
Horrid Congressman Threatens Tribal Council With Violence at Hearing for Abused Women Services
Callie Beusman writes for Jezebel: ” If you’re at all like North Dakota Congressman Kevin Cramer, you’ll know that the best way to comport yourself in a hearing at which a deeply disenfranchised population is attempting to redress the systematic injustic…
It’s Bigger Than Adria Richards
TRIGGER WARNING Jamilah King writes for Colorlines: “Individual social media-related firings always make news, but the bigger story here is how Richards became the target of a very particular kind of harassment. Social media trolls repeatedly called Richards the n-word and threatened to rape her. Some scoured the Internet for her personal information and put Read more …