What happens when you ask women for their stories of assault? Eight million replies. – The Washington Post

(iStock) As news of lewd comments made by GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump 10 years ago exploded across the Internet on Friday evening, a separate conversation was catching fire on Twitter. Canadian author Kelly Oxford had fired off a few tweets about Trump’s statements, particularly his declaration that he “can do anything” to women, including “grab them by the p—y.”…

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Petition · Donald Trump: A Declaration by American Evangelicals Concerning Donald Trump · Change.org

Imperfect elections and flawed candidates often make for complicated and difficult choices for Christians. But sometimes historic moments arise when more is at stake than partisan politics–when the meaning and integrity of our faith hangs in the balance. This is one of those moments. A significant mistake in American politics is the media’s continued identification…

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Poland’s Increasingly Unpopular Abortion Ban – The Atlantic

Google Microdata Mobile only ad Article “Cover” Poland’s Increasingly Unpopular Abortion Ban Conservative politicians have reversed their position against the procedure following large protests in the country. Google Metadata Agencja Gazeta / Reuters NEWS BRIEF Widespread protests over a proposed abortion law in Poland have led to a shift in political opinion, and some conservative…

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Almost every Asian stereotype you can think of, in one Fox News segment – The Washington Post

This post has been updated with a statement from the Asian American Journalists Association and tweets by Watters. On the eve of the first general-election debate moderated by an Asian American journalist, the “O’Reilly Factor” on Fox News aired a segment so full of Asian stereotypes and jokes that fitting them all into five minutes was…

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