Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise AlterNet: PEEK. May 12, 2008. Washington University honored conservative operative Phylis Schlafly with a degree at their 2008 commencement.
Rob Okun, AlterNet. April 25, 2008. V-Day reminds us that creating a world safe for women and girls means creating a world safe for boys and men. Now it's time for men to do their part.
Stephen Lewis, The Nation. April 24, 2008. Women in the Congo are suffering such horrific violence that "vaginal destruction" is now a local medical term. Where is the UN?
Dana Goldstein, RH Reality Check. April 21, 2008. U.S. servicewomen are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire. It's time we dealt with this national disgrace.
Karen Houppert, The Nation. April 17, 2008. Sexual assault crimes by military contractors are going unprosecuted, not for a lack of legal tools, but a lack of will.
David Rosen, CounterPunch. April 14, 2008. Sexual assault has long been used as a tool of war. But as war tactics have changed, so have sex crimes in war-torn areas.
Ariela Migdal, Huffington Post. April 8, 2008. Sexual assaults continue to plague college campuses. Too often, university officials look the other way -- especially when athletes are involved.
Jane Harman, Los Angeles Times. April 2, 2008. Women in the U.S. military are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire. When will Congress and the DOD take notice?
Ali Frick, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. April 1, 2008. The absence of rigorous prosecution perpetuates a culture tolerant of sexual assault — an attitude that says "boys will be boys."
Attaturk, Firedoglake AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. March 6, 2008. I would sure like to know what the three surviving Presidential candidates think of this.
Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. March 4, 2008. Jones couldn't seek criminal justice against her attackers, and then she couldn't seek civil justice, either.
Jill Filipovic, Feministe AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. February 28, 2008. A conservative pundit takes to the pages of the LA Times in order to twist statistics and attack rape victims.
Ann Jones, Tomdispatch.com. February 21, 2008. Civil wars in West Africa are officially "over," but horrific violence against women continues unbated -- and is growing increasingly worse.
Lucinda Marshall, Feminist Peace Network AlterNet: PEEK. February 20, 2008. A gruesome reminder that sexual violence is an inevitable part of militarism that does not end when the soldier leaves the battlefield.
Lucinda Marshall, Feminist Peace Network AlterNet: PEEK. February 16, 2008. No doubt about it, that is a headline I never thought I'd write, but thanks to Aussie MP Bob Such, apparently we need to clarify a few facts.
Jon Ponder, Pensito Review AlterNet: PEEK. February 13, 2008. This is, of course, the country that, two years ago sentenced a woman who had been raped by seven men to 200 lashes and six months in prison.
Muadi Mukenge, February 12, 2008. The international community must support Kenyan women, promote peace and send a message that sexual assault will not be tolerated.
Lucinda Marshall, Feminist Peace Network AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. February 11, 2008. We need to insist that they be properly investigated and if true, that the crimes be punished appropriately, not by administrative action.
Lucinda Marshall, Feminist Peace Network AlterNet: Video. February 7, 2008. The notion that sexual assault cannot be tried as a criminal matter but is treated as a labor dispute is simply beyond belief.
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