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US Politics & Gov't News tagged with sexism

Why America's Problem Is Cultural, Not Political
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: political, cultural, democrat, republican, conservative, racism, homophobia, genocide, sexism, patriotism, honor, glory, independence, declining empire )

Marion
- 415 days ago - commondreams.org
How come the Republicans get away with lies, dirty tricks, thievery and gross hypocrisy, over and over again? Why are congressional Democrats so spineless, so deferential around Republicans?
23 comments
Just WHEN, Women, Just WHEN??
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: USA, HILLARY CLINTON, women, a woman for president, US presidents, sexism, future generations, future women in politics )

ON VACATI
- 554 days ago - washingtonpost.com
The question remains: If not now, when? If not Hillary, who? The record suggests that if Clinton is not the nominee, no woman will seriously contend for the White House for another generation. How truly sad for America!
5 comments
Mad As Hell - Media Bias and Sexism Against Hillary Clinton
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Hillary Clinton, media bias, sexism, 2008 Democratic primary, 2008 Election And Sexism, 2008 Election And Gender, voter disenfranchisement )

Dar
- 586 days ago - nowpacs.org
A great video. "Stand up for your rights! Don't let the media tell you who to vote for! Protest against the suppression of millions of votes and the gender bias and discrimination against Hillary Clinton by the National News Networks!"
35 comments
On Prisons, Borders, Safety, and Privilege: An Open Letter to White Feminists
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: feminism, racism, sexism, privilege, unity )


- 597 days ago - alternet.org
If feminism is about social change, it is about recognizing that safety in this society is a fantasy afforded only by assimilation to power, and the cost of that fake safety is the safety of those who cannot, or will not, access it.
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Our Racist, Sexist Selves
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: racism, sexism, take the tests )


- 598 days ago - nytimes.com
Take the test yourself and you'll probably find that you show bias as well. Most whites and many blacks are more quick to shoot blacks, no matter how egalitarian they profess to be...In general, gender trumps race... Race may be easier to overcome
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Over Half of US Nurses Report Abusive Treatment at Work
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: sexism, workplace abuse, nurses )


- 598 days ago - feminist.org
In a recent survey, over 90% of nurses questioned reported witnessing abusive behavior against other nurses, and over half reported experiencing abuse themselves. The study...found that the majority of abusive behavior comes from physicians
4 comments
America, Let's Talk About Racial and Gender Bias
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: US, politics, gender bias, race bias, women, blacks, voters, presidential nomination, democrats, sexism, generations, present, past, civil rights movement, women's movement )

ON VACATI
- 598 days ago - boston.com
It's time for a new conversation about race and gender! We must face complexity, contradiction, and nuance. Conversation must begin to acknowledge that gender and racial bias still rest between the folds of the red, white, and blue.
2 comments
Clinton's Women Supporters Fear Her Bid Has Unleashed a SEXIST BACKLASH!
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: USA, HILLARY CLINTON, presidential race, preisdential contenders, candidates, sexism, intimidation, bullies, bullying, rude remarks, sexual harrassment, gender-bias, yellow journalism )

ON VACATI
- 606 days ago - online.wsj.com
(NO KIDDING!) Supporters see something troubling in the sometimes bitter resistance to her campaign and the looming possibility of her defeat: a seeming backlash against the opportunities women have gained.
5 comments
Theater of the Patently Absurd or
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: Hillary Clinton, 2008 Election, 2008 Election And Race, Barack Obama Race, Bitch Is The New Black, Equality, Geraldine Ferraro, Race, Sexism, Symmetry, Breaking Politics News )

Blue
- 623 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
The knock on the Clintons -- the candidacy as well as the campaign -- has always been that they would say anything to get elected and exploit divisions rather than build bridges. Both of those traits were on fatalistic display when Geraldine Ferraro...
7 comments
Witness Says Missing Pregnant Marine Is Dead
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: usa, military, sexism, rape, murder )


- 686 days ago - rawstory.com
A pregnant Marine who was prepared to testify against one of her superiors before going missing a month ago is believed to be dead, and a senior officer she accused of rape is now a suspect in her death, investigators said Friday.
10 comments
A Drunken Night in Iraq, a Soldier Is Left Behind
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: sexism, rape, usa, troops, iraq )


- 693 days ago - truthout.org
Heavrins were outraged. To them, it was a hit-and-run in a war zone, where the military ethic says no one gets left behind. "Nobody should die like that," Barbie Heavrin said. "He was done with her sexually. He just left her all alone, dying in the dirt."
12 comments
Mental Toll of War Hitting Female Servicemembers - USATODAY.Com
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: sexism, rape, military )


- 695 days ago - usatoday.com
...20% of women seeking its care since 2002 showed symptoms of military sexual trauma, compared with 1.1% of male veterans Like Rathbun, many say they were preyed upon by men higher in the chain of command, crimes military women call "rape by rank."
7 comments
Controversial DNA Scientist Retires - Yahoo! News
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: corruption, racism, sexism, academia )


- 764 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Bigot whose Nobel Prize was based on work he stole from Rosalind Franklin retires after racist remark. Rich white males do not have the brains of females and people of color, their weathy parents send them to schools that teach them to steal others work.
6 comments
Air Force Charges Victim in Her Own Rape
US Politics & Gov't  (tags: gender, sexism, military, rape )

Kemsa
- 842 days ago - alternet.org
This news item made my stomach turn: Cassandra Hernandez, a female Air Force airman was raped, reported her attack and then subsequently became a court-martial defendant, herself.
6 comments
   

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