Dec 01 Colleges review honors amid sexual misconduct allegations By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The wave of sexual allegations from Hollywood to Washington has left many U.S. colleges weighing whether to revoke honorary degrees and other accolades. Continue reading
Nov 28 Why do state laws put an expiration date on sex crimes? By Laura Santhanam At the state level nationwide, a movement is gaining momentum to ease or eliminate statutes of limitation to prosecute sexual offenses. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch 24:55 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Nov. 11, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Nov. 11, President Trump said he questioned Vladimir Putin about Russian meddling in the U.S. election, and researchers explore whether indoor farming could solve world food shortages. Also, on Veteran’s Day, a film explores post-war… Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch 3:39 Special task force to respond to sexual assault in Hollywood By PBS News Hour Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey this week created a special task force to investigate sexual assault in the entertainment industry. The announcement came as a growing number of people spoke out to allege sexual assault or harassment by… Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch 8:22 Report: Harvey Weinstein hired investigators to gather dirt on accusers, undermine journalists By PBS News Hour According to the latest investigation by The New Yorker, Harvey Weinstein allegedly hired private investigative firms to collect damaging information on his sexual harassment accusers and spy on actress Rose McGowan, who alleges that Weinstein raped her. Ronan Farrow of… Continue watching
Nov 06 Analysis: Sexual harassers can often get tax write-offs for secret payouts By Peter J. Henning, Wayne State University Law School That means American taxpayers are helping foot the bill for keeping despicable behavior in the shadows. Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch 5:42 Alec Baldwin: Men treat women differently. That needs to change. By PBS News Hour Revelations about sexual harassment and the deep-rooted culture of complicity in Hollywood continue to emerge since the Weinstein allegations first broke. Alec Baldwin sits down with Jeffrey Brown As part of an interview about his new book parodying President Trump,… Continue watching
Oct 25 Twitter chat: What #MeToo says about sexual abuse in society By Lora Strum The PBS NewsHour is hosting a Twitter chat on the significance of #MeToo on Thursday, Oct 26 at 1 p.m. ET. Questions? Tweet them to #NewsHourChats. Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch 3:57 Tom Hanks on Hollywood's tipping point over sexual misconduct By PBS News Hour What do the Harvey Weinstein allegations reveal about power and gender in Hollywood? When Tom Hanks recently sat down with Jeffrey Brown for a conversation about his first collection of short stories, the legendary actor also discussed whether Weinstein's behavior… Continue watching
Oct 23 What Tom Hanks has to say about the Weinstein scandal By Elizabeth Flock, Anne Azzi Davenport "The dam has burst here in a big way, and it is not just the halls of places like Harvey Weinstein’s office," he said. Continue reading