Sentences with phrase «stories of abuse of power»

We are familiar with these enduring attacks on our mental and emotional wellbeing through widespread stories of abuse of power at highest levels of society.

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«Just because Peter Thiel is a Silicon Valley billionaire, his opinion does not trump our millions of readers who know us for routinely driving big news stories including Hillary Clinton's secret email account, Bill Cosby's history with women, the mayor of Toronto as a crack smoker, Tom Cruise's role within Scientology, the N.F.L. cover - up of domestic abuse by players and just this month the hidden power of Facebook to determine the news you see.»
In a statement, Nick Denton, the founder of Gawker Media, who was also personally named in the Hogan suit, said: «Just because Peter Thiel is a Silicon Valley billionaire, his opinion does not trump our millions of readers who know us for routinely driving big news stories including Hillary Clinton's secret email account, Bill Cosby's history with women, the mayor of Toronto as a crack smoker, Tom Cruise's role within Scientology, the N.F.L. cover - up of domestic abuse by players and just this month the hidden power of Facebook to determine the news you see.»
As Vox's Dylan Matthews pointed out, it's about abuse of power — according to Daniels's account, Trump's wealth gave him the ability to quash a damaging story about himself, at least until after the presidential election.
«Julie Ingersoll, a professor at the University of North Florida who studies evangelical communities, said mental isolation is key to abuse, and websites telling the stories of abuse survivors «completely undermine the power of abusers to convince their victims that it's their fault and that they're all alone.
The stories of the abuses of pastoral power and control are legion.
One can understand ambivalence about power in the church, given the stories of clergy abuse of power.
«In the last two months, dozens of courageous individuals have come forward to share painful stories of harassment and abuse they suffered at the hands of those in positions of power.
When the story first broke of the domestic violence allegations lodged against Johnson by his ex-girlfriend, Sherr - una Booker, and the governor's involvement in the case, Gillibrand spoke out strongly against the man to whom she owes her seat, saying he should resign if the report that he abused his power turned out to be true.
Leaders within those groups say there is a shift happening, seen in recent months by the emergence of women and some men who have come forward to reveal their stories of abuse and harassment by people in positions of power.
When ordinary citizens complain about the titans of media abusing their power to shape public opinion, the complaint often revolves around the placement of a news item, not the story's content.
Based on Ariel Dorfman's play, who also co-wrote the screen play, Death and the Maiden is an engaging, multi-textured story about revenge, passion, and how abuse of power is seductive, especially if put into the wrong hands.
Snowden risks everything to reach out to a team of journalists (Zachary Quinto, Melissa Leo, Tom Wilkinson) to tell his story and make sure the larger public will know these abuses of power.
A harrowing, compelling and profoundly true story that dares to tackle an important but too rarely exposed issue of the abuse of power in the American criminal justice system.
It's the kind of harassment and abuse we've seen in other stories relating to fraternities and sororities where institutions of power abuse others because they were abused and so on and so on, normalizing the cruelty.
«I want, tonight, to express gratitude to all the women who have endured years of abuse and assault because, like my mother, they had bills to pay and dreams to pursue,» Winfrey said, telling the story of Recy Taylor, and declaring that «time is up» for those who use their positions of power to abuse others.
The brief montage / documentary was an explicit attempt to recognize what many analysts, in the media and in academia, have been saying of the Weinstein story since it broke in October: that sexual abuse is not just about sex; it's about power.
The #MeToo movement has seen a number of men and women - both celebrity and not - coming forward to share their stories of sexual harassment and in support of those who have been abused by people in power.
On our stage we recently heard 150 stories of sexual harassment and abuse and therefore the staging of this work, with its themes of grooming and abuses of power on young women, on that same stage now feels highly conflictual».
Based on a true story, «American Made» just validates the rumors that CIA agents are or had been involved in drug trafficking, in a clear exertion of influences and abuse of power to stuff their pockets with large sums of... Continue reading →
Instead, it offers a serious meditation on the uses and abuses of power, a story that is timely in any era.»
Gaddafi's Harem: The Story of a Young Woman and the Abuses of Power in Libya.
At heart, it's a story about the power of men and how they abuse that power, and how even repressed women can earn power in their own right.
In Topple's statement on the recent controversies around sexual abuse especially in Hollywood, the company asserts that, «Women, people of color, queer people and their allies can use the power of story and voice to change the world.»
Maybe you come for in - depth stories that expose government and corporate abuses of power.
The story told in this film is an excellent illustration of the message on FIJA's home page that: «The primary function of the independent juror is not, as many think, to dispense punishment to fellow citizens accused of breaking various laws, but rather to protect fellow citizens from tyrannical abuses of power by government.»
It is the sad story of the death of a high - powered Silicon Valley attorney, written by his ex-wife who uncovered drug abuse in the profession.
Despite the avalanche of sexual abuse and harassment stories in the industry, journalists from trade publications to The New York Times have done plenty to maintain the power structure and status quo in Hollywood.
About Blog Law enforcement abuse stories regarding: abuse of power, corruption, and other misfortunes in developing police states.
The existence of abuse and need for healing is evident from stories told by clients and colleagues about therapists who have misused their power in a variety of ways.
- This three - part story about the abuse and neglect of a young child with Down syndrome is difficult to read, but it's outcome is a testament to the power of therapy.
* recognize your current, habitual patterns of communication * challenge and change your stories about the other parent * deepen your understanding and management of your emotional responses * manage your ego instead of blaming the other parent * understand how you use and abuse power and authority in a relationship * listen as an act of being present * become curious when you believe you already know the answer * ask questions to confirm your understanding of what is being communicated before you respond.
While it's not totally surprising to learn that people in power abuse that power — it's not even surprising to regularly hear stories of men behaving badly, even assaulting women, sexually.
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