Alexandra Lescaze

Documentary filmmaker and executive director of the Sidney Hillman Foundation

Documentary filmmaker and  and executive director of the Sidney Hillman Foundation which runs the Hillman prizes for journalism.  

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Judge Brett Kavanaugh did what no Supreme Court nominee had ever done before. He defended his reputation in public--on Fox News.

The US Supreme Court and Gender Politics

Judge Brett Kavanaugh did what no Supreme Court nominee had ever done before. He defended his reputation in public--on Fox News.

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