Another day. Another outrage by the Trump administration. This time the outrage happened on the floor of the United Nations. While the attention of

Progressive Voices Speaking Out
Another day. Another outrage by the Trump administration. This time the outrage happened on the floor of the United Nations. While the attention of
I recently administered a survey to a group of students at Truman University on the topic of sexual assault. The results showed that most
We all know rape isn’t funny. Obviously, it’s a very serious subject. Obviously. It can cause serious, irreversible permanent physical and psychological damage. So
You know how right-wingers really, really want to be viewed as victims? It seems to be a twisted variant on the old adage that
It’s hard enough to come to terms with sexual assault—the inevitable cycle of self-blame, self-loathing, abhorrence for the attacker, fear and paranoia, nagging doubts,
As I scrolled through the morning news, I noticed that a new Miss USA had been crowned last night. Curious, I clicked the link
“Rape is a horrific crime, and rapists are despised”…. supposedly. Hopefully, that line causes you some outrage—a little indignation. If it didn’t, well, then,
“If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.” U.S. Representative Todd Akin (R-MO). “If
Where does Todd Akin get the idea that, when she’s raped, a “woman’s body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down?”
Dear Congressman Akin: When a man and a woman love each other and decide that the time is right, they call the stork. Nine