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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Sacramento lawmakers sign letter on culture of sexual harassment

    MeToo has become a phenomenon online since actress Alyssa Milano coined it Sunday, asking people to write #MeToo if they had been sexually harassed or assaulted. Countless women are now sharing their personal stories. Among them are women who work at the California state capitol in Sacramento.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Oct 17, 2017 • 1 min read

    #MeToo has become a phenomenon online since actress Alyssa Milano coined it Sunday, asking people to write #MeToo if they had been sexually harassed or assaulted. Countless women are now sharing their personal stories. Among them are women who work at the California state capitol in Sacramento. Around 150 have now signed a public letter calling out what they say is a “pervasive” culture of sexual harassment in politics.

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    2 of 3
    Why is it so hard to publish stories critical of powerful men?
    1. 0:00How fear of litigation is a driving force in journalism
    2. 9:51Sacramento lawmakers sign letter on culture of sexual harassmentYou’re reading this
    3. 19:01There Goes the Neighborhood: The effects of house flipping
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