May 3, 2022 – With news of a leaked US Supreme Court opinion – the outrage at the leak seems to be garnering more attention than the actual opinion – that is if it is the real opinion. Here are the facts: If Roe v Wade is overturned, this could…
What Stand Your Ground Laws mean in America – How Race & Gender Affect Who Can Stand Their Ground – including women and people of color. An in depth look at armed citizenship from our nation’s founding until today.
August 28, 2021 – For those who have known betrayal and abuse, it is often a hard-fought battle within one’s own psyche – not to mention the court of public opinion. As standard practice in American culture, assault victims – predominantly women and children, are routinely disbelieved, ostracized, or both…
August 6, 2021 – The former Archbishop of Washington and cardinal – expelled from the church and laicized in 2019 – was “criminally” charged last week with three counts of indecent assault and battery on a teenage boy in Massachusetts decades ago, all according to a court filing by the…
July 2, 2021 – The Pennsylvania Supreme Court made a mockery out of a case that had given sexual assault victims across the country new hope that courts would take them seriously – that is, finally dispensing justice to those who had experienced sexual violence, and marking the beginning of…
April 12, 2021 – The date has changed, but the migration situation continues from Trump, to the Biden administration. Once again, the US Southern Border is deluged with migrants from nations referred to as the “Northern Triangle Countries of Central America” – namely, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. To make…
Guest is Denice Labertew. She is a women’s rights advocate, professor, and former US envoy to foreign states – providing policy guidance to protect the rights of women and girls. Her work includes negotiating regulations in the Violence Against Women Act, and advocating for human rights at the recent UN Universal Periodic Review – on the US Treatment of migrant women and girls detained at the US/Mexican border.
