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Carrying That Weight—Again – the Rape of Young Women

Jessica Valenti Abortion, Every Day
It's not just those tasked to protect young women who fail them. It's all of us. Doe told Cornell’s student newspaper that in the aftermath of her rape, she was disappointed by the lack of support she got from the student community.

Tidbits-Oct. 1: Reader Comments: Stopping Sexual Violence; So Many Privileged and Protected Kids; Leftist Party Hopes To Turn Back Germany’s Fascist Wave; Mark Carney Taking Aim at Canada’s Labor Movement; Israel’s Elimination Project; Announcements

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Reader Comments: Stopping Sexual Violence; So many privileged and protected kids; Rising Leftist Party Hopes To Turn Back Germany’s Fascist Wave; Mark Carney Is Taking Aim at Canada’s Labor Movement; Israel’s Elimination Project; Announcements;

The Slave’s Power

Drew Gilpin Faust The New York Review of Books
Two recent books employ inventive approaches to read against the grain of the archive left by those who defended and benefited from human bondage.

Probing the Trump-Putin Bromance Mystery

Michael Isikoff SpyTalk
Trump getting played by Putin again and again deepens the riddle of the bromance, a maddening mystery for diplomats, journalists and historians trying to understand why an American president forever accommodates the dictator of a hostile power.

Trump’s Final Battle To Sabotage the Midterms

Marjorie Cohn Truthout
Speaker Mike Johnson could block the seating of victorious Democrats in the House of Representatives on January 3. On Jan 6, 2021, Trump ordered then-Vice President Mike Pence to violate his constitutional duty to certify the duly elected electors

The Return of the Progressive Farmer Politician

Monica Potts The New Republic
One of the under-sung trends of the political cycle is the way Trumpian disregard for farm country has inspired workers in the industry to run for office.

Tidbits-Sept. 24: Reader Comments: We Know Where Talk of Erasing a Population for Generation Leads; Press Pool Turned Its Cameras Away; Was “Defund the Police” Crazy? And Defund? No; for or Against Murder of 20,000 Children; Resources; Virtual Events

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Reader Comments: We Know Where Talk of Erasing a Population for Generation Leads; Press Pool Turned Its Cameras Away; Was “Defund the Police” Crazy? and Defund? No; Are You For or Against the Murder of 20,000 Children; resources; virtual events;
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