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This Country Doesn’t Really Care About Children

October 16, 2020 Blog

To do so, we must first care about women I’ve not been watching the confirmation hearings because I’ve had my share of it back in the 1990s when I was first exposed to the double excoriation of Anita Hill during the Clarence Thomas hearings, where Senate Republicans weaponized both race and gender against her to secure…

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Tonight’s Debate Illustrates How Abusers Use Coercive Control: Why We Must Build an Accountability Culture

September 30, 2020 Blog

One hour before Tuesday’s Presidential Debate, my phone started pinging with texts in anticipation. It didn’t take long before these exchanges started making me feel anxious and agitated — the same feeling of dread that I get when I know I will be seeing my abuser — during one of his visits with our son or the night before…

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