Advertisements Report “More Than A Human Can Bear” examines Israel’s “systematic use of sexual, reproductive and other gender-based violence” Read more at Cutting Through.Continue Reading
Advertisements In the latest edition of the Cutting Through Newsletter, I take on the arguments over sexual violence during Hamas’ October 7 on Israel. I examine the available evidence, take on both denialism and exaggeration and the use of the awful incidents to drum up support for Israel’s genocidal campaignContinue Reading
A woman has made an accusation against a powerful man. If we pick and choose which #MeToo accusations to even take a first look at, we delegitimize the entire process, and undermine the attempt to get our society to give women willing to come forward the benefit of the doubt. If Biden can’t withstand a CNN story about this, how could he possibly stand up to what Republicans will do with this? And, in the longer term, if we can’t pursue each and every accusation of sexual assault, whether it’s politically convenient or not, how can we possibly claim to stand against the misogyny of a Harvey Weinstein or a Donald Trump?Continue Reading
