Garden of Truth: The Prostitution and Trafficking of Native Women in Minnesota Authors of the study: Melissa Farley, Nicole Matthews, Sarah Deer, Guadalupe Lopez, Christine Stark, Eileen Hudon The Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition (MIWSAC) and PRE recently released their extensive report on the impact of prostitution and trafficking on Native Women. This three year study...
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Move Your Money Day a Success; Over $50 Million Withdrawn From Big Banks by Sarah Jaffe Around the country, in groups and individually, Americans voted with their dollars this week to move away from the banks that caused the economic crisis. Around the country this past Saturday, November 5, people fed up with the power and influence of the big banks (not to mention their bailouts and bad...
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DSK’s Alleged Victim Should Not Be Called His “Accuser” By Jackson Katz Can we please stop referring to Nafissatou Diallo as DSK’s “accuser?” She is his alleged victim. Every time someone calls her an “accuser” they undermine her credibility and bolster his. And it’s not just sexist men who are doing this. Even some feminists and victim...
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The men who buy sex are your neighbors and colleagues. A new study reveals how the burgeoning demand for porn and prostitutes is warping personal relationships and endangering women and girls. By Leslie Bennetts Newsweek Men of all ages, races, religions, and backgrounds do it. Rich men do it, and poor men do it, in forms so varied and ubiquitous that they can be summoned at a moment’s...
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