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News & Views | Wednesday, September 19, 2018

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'Beyond Shameful': Attempting to Put Victim on Trial, Collins Wants to Let Kavanaugh's Lawyer Question His Accuser
by Jake Johnson, staff writer
According to her own compelling and credible account, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford is the victim of an attempted rape at the hands of Trump Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh—but critics say Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) wants to put Ford on trial as if she was the one being accused of a serious crime.

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	As Kavanaugh Caught Bragging 'What Happens at Georgetown Prep Stays at Georgetown Prep,' Sen. Hirono Calls on Men to 'Shut Up and Step Up' by Jake Johnson, staff writer As Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee and the White House made clear on Tuesday that they are committed to rushing through Trump Supreme pick Brett Kavanaugh and have no intention of honoring Dr. Christine Blasey Ford's request for a complete FBI investigation into her sexual assault allegations, Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) delivered a scathing condemnation of the GOP's attempt to "railroad" Ford.
	With Supreme Court Decision on Dark Money "We're About to Know a Lot More About Who Is Funding Our Elections" by Jon Queally, staff writer "This is a great day for transparency and democracy," said Noah Bookbinder, executive director of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW). "Three courts, including the Supreme Court, have now rejected Crossroads' arguments for a stay, meaning we're about to know a lot more about who is funding our elections."
	Imperial Flattery and Presidential Narcissism: Poland's Offer to Help Build 'Fort Trump' Has It All by Jessica Corbett, staff writer While the U.S. empire has long maintained a constellation of military bases and outposts across the planet as part of its strategy for global hegemony, the president of Poland on Tuesday exposed a new way foreign governments may try to exploit President Donald Trump's narcissistic impulses for their own geopolitical gain.
	With Soaring Profits Going Straight to the Top, Disregarded Steel Workers Unanimously Approve Strike by Julia Conley, staff writer Union leaders said this week that tens of thousands of steelworkers are increasingly likely to go on strike as their companies rake in profits—refusing to allow recent windfalls to benefit their employees while handing out bonuses to executives.
	Enabling Big Oil to 'Pollute With Impunity' on Public Lands, Trump Guts Methane Restrictions by Jake Johnson, staff writer Continuing its relentless "assault on clean air, public lands, our health, and our climate," the Trump administration on Tuesday gutted a major Obama-era rule that required oil and gas companies to reduce methane emissions and take certain measures to prevent leaks on public lands.
	#MeToo Movement Takes on McDonald's as Workers Strike Against Sexual Harassment 'Epidemic' by Jessica Corbett, staff writer In the first-ever nationwide strike of its kind for the fast food industry, hundreds of McDonald's workers channeled the power of the #MeToo movement on Tuesday by walking out to protest the company's failure to address the "sexual assault epidemic" at its restaurants.

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	Christine Blasey Ford Is Risking it All to Speak Out by Eleanor McManus It comes at the cost of being victimized all over again—but this time with a nation watching her every word and move, and then peeling it apart over and over again
	Men’s Bodies and the Politics of Abortion by John Buell Men do not become pregnant, and in our society they are not asked to sacrifice their bodies
	Michael Moore Turns Up the Heat in Fahrenheit 11/9 by Ed Rampell The cinematic son of America’s industrial proletariat launches a blistering broadside
	Questions, Questions Where are the Answers? by Ralph Nader Have you had a serious personal or critical inquiry put to your U.S. Senator or Representative that has gone unanswered?
	The Allegations Against Brett Kavanaugh Are Not Simply a 'He Said, She Said' Situation by Mimi Rocah, Barbara McQuade, Jill Wine-Banks, Joyce White Vance and Maya Wiley Prosecutors look for corroborating evidence — and there are strong indications already that Christine Blasey Ford is telling the truth about her attack
	Brett Kavanaugh Should Be Impeached for Lying to Senate by John Nichols Lying to the Senate should be a concern for conservatives as well as liberals, for Republicans as well as Democrats