ROBERT REICH: KAVANAUGH AND THE BULLYING CLASS | OPINION
by ROBERT REICH
As a kid I was always a head shorter than other boys, which meant I was bullied—mocked, threatened, sometimes assaulted.
America has become a culture of bullying—the wealthier over the poorer, those with privilege and pedigree over those without, the whiter over the browner and blacker.
Sometimes the bullying involves physical violence. More often it entails intimidation, displays of dominance, demands for submission, or arbitrary decisions over the lives of those who feel they have no choice but to accept them.
The question is whether those who are bullied will fight back. (I did, finally, and it made all the difference.)
The drama that took place in the Kavanaugh-Ford hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 27 was a window into our bullying culture.
Never mind the panic; the jury’s out on kids and screen time
By CHRIS FERGUSON
Recent years have seen a flurry of anxiety among parents and policymakers regarding the impact of screens on young minds. Some rather extreme claims have been made, such as blaming social media and device use for an increase in suicide among girls. The addictive power of technology is now fairly routinely compared to that of drugs such as heroin.
Are these claims accurate, or is society indulging one of its continuous moral panics regarding technology and media?
Sask. launches mandatory workplace harassment training for all government employeesnched mandatory Respect in the Workplace training for all government employees as part of a new partnership with Respect Group Inc. — a group dedicated to creating a global culture of respect.
By JENNIFER ACKERMAN, REGINA LEADER-POST
The announcement was made Monday afternoon, as former NHLer and Respect Group Inc. co-founder Sheldon Kennedy, and assistant chair of the Public Service Commission Greg Tuer, signed an agreement in front of a small crowd gathered at the Legislative Building on Monday afternoon.
“We believe that our best defence to abuse, bullying, harassment, discrimination is prevention,” said Kennedy. “The more knowledgeable we can have everyone, the better off we’re going to be, the safer we’re going to be.”
In 1997, Kennedy went public about more than 300 incidents of sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of Swift Current Broncos head coach Graham James over a five-year period.
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