On AlterNet: domestic abuse

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "domestic abuse"

Man Beats His Girlfriend With a Bullwhip and Molests Her Children -- And She Gets Life in Prison After He Is Killed?

Emily Wilson, AlterNet. August 10, 2011.

Speaking with Debbie Peagler's lawyers and documentarian about getting her out of prison for a second chance.

Really Sick: If Your Partner Beats You, Insurance Companies Don't Have to Give You Coverage

Jenny Gold, Kaiser Health News. October 13, 2009.

Domestic abuse victims are twice-abused when insurance companies refuse them coverage.

Chris Brown's Sentencing for Beating Rihanna: Let's Focus on What Really Matters

Jaclyn Friedman, AlterNet. August 6, 2009.

Did the court let Brown off too easy for beating girlfriend Rihanna? The author says that's the wrong question.

Imprisoning Victims Of Domestic Violence

Amanda Marcotte, AlterNet: PEEK. April 15, 2008.

Can the police force a victim to testify against her will?

Three Women Are Murdered by Their Husbands, Boyfriends Every Day in America

Lucinda Marshall, Feminist Peace Network AlterNet: PEEK. December 21, 2007.

It is clear that our nation is not yet doing nearly enough to keep women and children safe.

Wife-Spanking 101: Neither Parody Nor Porn

Ann Friedman, AlterNet: PEEK. August 24, 2007.

Ann Friedman: What if you wife won't "behave"? Uber-conservative Christian patriarchs everywhere now have a solution!

Unbelievable: Man Beats Wife, Judge Orders Him to Take Her Out to Red Lobster and the Bowling Alley

Melissa McEwan, December 31, 1969.