| Oct 3, 2018 | Editors Picks|Rights / DemocracyWhen we discuss sexual assault, we often talk about women. What should women do to stay safe? When I was in school, girls were even trained in women’s self-defense. I don’t know what the boys did during those time periods. Study hall? Ask any woman what...
| Sep 28, 2018 | HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyI’ve been an attorney for nearly 40 years. Good lawyers identify with their clients, but they also have be able to step back and say: How would my client’s claims look to an ordinary person without an ax to grind — say a juror? As a progressive, I want to...
| Dec 7, 2016 | Rights / DemocracyFrom his campaign rhetoric to his transition appointments, our next president has placed himself squarely in a conservative movement calling itself the “alt-right.” That movement, the Los Angeles Times reports, “generally embraces and promotes white...
| Nov 2, 2016 | Rights / DemocracyThis election may be revolutionary for women for an unexpected reason. First woman president? OK, there’s that. But I don’t think there’s anyone left who doubts that a capable woman has the same ability as a capable man to be president. You might not like a specific...
| Aug 12, 2015 | Rights / DemocracyThe Senate has done it again — blocked a vote on a bill that would make it safer for sexual assault survivors in the military to report their attackers. Introduced by Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, the Military Justice Improvement Act would take the decision about...
