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Resources for Agricultural Workers
If you are an agricultural worker who has been sexually victimized at work, there are a variety of resources available to you.
June 25, 2013
Why Have There Been So Few Sexual Assault Prosecutions In the Agriculture Industry?
Only one out of every 20 rape victims will ever see their attacker convicted of a felony. For undocumented women, the odds are even worse.
June 25, 2013
Video: Hidden in the Harvest
Three women came to the U.S. looking for a better life, but what they found was far from the American dream.
June 25, 2013
Courting Foodies: The Modern "Fair Food" Movement
To succeed, organizers need foodies to care about farm workers. The problem? Most don’t.
June 25, 2013
Supreme Court Strikes Blow to Voting Rights Act: What's Next?
The Supreme Court struck down a major part of the landmark ban on voter discrimination, saying that it was up to Congress to bring the law into the modern age.
June 25, 2013
Female Workers Face Rape, Harassment In U.S. Agriculture Industry
Hundreds of female farmworkers have complained to the federal government about being raped and assaulted, verbally and physically harassed on the job, while law enforcement has done almost nothing to prosecute potential crimes.
June 25, 2013
The EEOC: At the "Vanguard" of Fight Against Discrimination
The federal agency on the forefront of defending migrant workers from sexual abuse receives thousands of complaints each year, and operates on a budget that costs less that a fighter jet.
June 24, 2013
For Shadow Victims of Violence, the “U Visa” Can Help
Undocumented abuse victims can apply to stay in the U.S., but some risk deportation by coming forward.
June 24, 2013
The Hidden Story of Rape on the Job in America
For the women who pick and handle the food we eat every day, sexual assault often comes with the job.
June 10, 2013
Montana Pols Aim to Check Dark Money Spending
The state has become ground zero for outside campaign spending. Some politicians don't like it and they plan on taking it to the voters.
June 7, 2013
How Obama's FBI Pick Tried To Stop Warrantless Wiretapping
President Obama is expected to nominate James Comey as the next director of the FBI, turning to a former Bush administration official who left government after clashing with the White House over warrantless wiretapping.
May 30, 2013
"Big Sky, Big Money" Wins Investigative Reporting Award
The joint project with "Marketplace" and ProPublica explores how the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision changed political campaigns in America
April 10, 2013