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Gail Ukockis

Gail Ukockis , MA, MSW, PhD, LSW, is the author of two books on social justice: Women’s Issues for a New Generation: A Social Work Perspective (Oxford University Press, 2016), and Misogyny: The New Activism (to be released by Oxford University Press in February, 2019).

Donald Trump
With Toady Kavanaugh’s Appointment, Trump is Turning the US into Putin’s Russia

With Toady Kavanaugh’s Appointment, Trump is Turning the US into Putin’s Russia

Gail Ukockis

In the aftermath of Brett Kavanaugh being sworn in as the new Supreme Court justice, the controversies rage on. One troubling aspect of Kavanaugh is his support of extensive presidential powers. According to CNN, he had written in 2013 that “it’s a ‘traditional exercise’ of presidential power to ignore laws the White House views as […]

Supreme Court
At Least Heidi Heitkamp refused to Vote for Kavanaugh: Why I'm not Surprised

At Least Heidi Heitkamp refused to Vote for Kavanaugh: Why I’m not Surprised

Gail Ukockis

(Informed Comment) – On October 4, Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) announced that she was going to vote “no” on the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Unlike her colleague Jeff Flake who is quitting the Senate, Heitkamp is taking a grave political risk. North Dakota, which had had a 40-point lead for Trump […]

Immigration
Trump says it's a Scary Time for Young Men; Imagine the Boys detained in his Immigrant Camps

Trump says it’s a Scary Time for Young Men; Imagine the Boys detained in his Immigrant Camps

Gail Ukockis

As the Brett Cavanaugh controversy rages on, overlooked is a news item about the tent city set up for the migrant children in Tornillo, Texas. According to the New York Times, in the past few weeks around 1,600 children were rounded up from detention centers and foster homes to be moved into this new version […]

Sexual Assault
Why Powerful Men can Roar, but Rape Victims are Discounted as "too" Emotional or "Calm"

Why Powerful Men can Roar, but Rape Victims are Discounted as “too” Emotional or “Calm”

Gail Ukockis

“Good” rape victims must show the right emotions to be taken seriously

Rape
But He Doesn't *Look* Like a Rapist

But He Doesn’t *Look* Like a Rapist

Gail Ukockis

(Informed Comment) – The uproar over Brett Kavanaugh’s alleged attack of a 15-year-old has resulted in many irrational reactions, which even included a bizarre conspiracy theory created (and later retracted) by a respected lawyer. When considering the picture of Kavanaugh, I had to wonder if the allegation would have stirred up as many heated denials […]

Feminism
Keeping Nasty Women out of Textbooks

Keeping Nasty Women out of Textbooks

Gail Ukockis

a Texas education committee had voted to keep Nasty Women such as Hillary Clinton out of the mandatory social studies curriculum

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Rape:  The Credibility of the Accusers

Rape: The Credibility of the Accusers

Gail Ukockis

(Informed Comment) – When a psychology professor stepped forward to share her story of an alleged assault by the Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, more than one commentator noted the academic credentials of Doctor Blasey. As a professor myself, I can appreciate the privilege of being taken more seriously than the average person. When another […]

Immigration
What Have We Done?  Moral Injury and the Family Separation Policy

What Have We Done? Moral Injury and the Family Separation Policy

Gail Ukockis

The concept of “moral injury” could help us understand the impact of the Trump administration’s family separation policy

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