Steinem and Wolfe: Can we end rape as war tool?

Gloria Steinem and Lauren Wolfe say sexual violence in wartime is poorly studied, often not acknowledged and a devastating strategy of conquest. To end it, it's crucial that it be brought into the light.

Opinion: Let's end rape as tool of war

Gloria Steinem and Lauren Wolfe say sexual violence in wartime is poorly studied, often not acknowledged and a devastating strategy of conquest. To end it, it's crucial that it be brought into the light.

Can we end rape as tool of war?

We first thought about starting this piece with the story of Saleha Begum, a survivor of Bangladesh's 1971 war in which, some reports say, as many as 400,000 women were raped. Begum had been tied to a banana tree and repeatedly gang raped and burned with cigarettes for months until she was shot and left for dead in a pile of women. She didn't die, though, and was able to return home, ravaged and ...

Kathy Wolfe: Piracy Profiteers: Time to Walk the Plank

Despite our best efforts, it's hard to compete with free. That is why I feel passionately about the need for legislation to protect this vital marketplace for companies like mine and for filmmakers who are the most vulnerable to bad actors in the space.

Foster's pledges to crack down on St. Petersburg crime falters

By Michael Van Sickler, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, February 8, 2012 ST. PETERSBURG — On the campaign trail in 2009, Mayor Bill Foster promised to crack down on crime. He vowed to give police more power to chase criminals. He pledged to put up security cameras in neighborhood "hot spots" known for drug dealing. But at the midway point of his administration, Foster's more lenient chase policy ...