E Johns Virginia 11 minutes ago glittery icons like Apple gleefully hide $Trillions overseas, law firms are more sleazy than they appear on TV, the gatekeepers to our religious and entertainment institutions are child abusers and monsters, too many adults pretend nonsense is real and nothing is awry with the climate, corporations are people, Republicans in charge of the country keep stealing from future generations to give themselves huge raises in the present ...



This is the America we've made and offer as a legacy to our children.



Do we seriously wonder why our kids are depressed and some take refuge in drugs and others dance with self destruction. Flag

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see PA 11 minutes ago "Truth" in American today is in the eye and wallet of the beholder. Flag

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Abigail Seattle 11 minutes ago Wow. What should the consequences be for Weinstein? He deserves all the public shame but instead of simply locking him, it seems his countless victims should decide how most effectively to punish him. Perhaps this would send enough of a chill down the spine of all would-be future perpetrators. Flag

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toddchow Los Angeles 11 minutes ago And besides the "Democratic stalwart David Boies," when discussing Weinstein and predatory enablers, let us not forget the women's rights stalwart Lisa Bloom. Flag

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Alan Hawaii 11 minutes ago This certainly puts the lie to any sincerity Weinstein expressed in the apology he issued after the articles came out.



As for David Boies, I am searching for ways to cut him a break. Protecting a major Democratic Party supporter and, by extension, the party’s agenda? Misplaced friendship? A huge fee? But nothing works. The only thing I return to is the thought that, as seen in the White House, the slime of corrupted morals has a tendency to spread and cover even those who should know better. Flag

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Jude Pacific Northwest 49 minutes ago NOT SHOCKING!

This is typical MO for men AND women in power positions in these sorts of situation. Nothing new inside & outside of Hollywood.

Representatives of these predators baffle me,especially since they almost always the use negative information approach to justify clear assault.Case and point, the botched attempt by Lisa Bloom to discredit Rose McGowan based on sexual history-beyond ghastly!



I'm sure there's a larger number of victims, who haven't and may never come forward because, unlike the Hollywood crowd, many of us have ALOT to lose since we don't have the kind of luxury available to them to us. I know this since, I work in the Construction field predominantly with men and daily interactions test my limits and there are days I want to put someone in their place, but I hold my tongue since THIS is my livelihood of which I am not ready to gamble with. Flag

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Steven W. Giovinco New York, NY 49 minutes ago Disguising but not surprising. It just hurts everyone and the scandal continues to radiate out in seemingly unexpected ways. Flag

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Cloudy San Francisco 50 minutes ago Since these firms are clearly very profitable, one has to wonder about their other clients. What else have they participated in hiding? Flag

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The Poet McTeagle California 50 minutes ago Weinstein had plenty of money, sufficient to discreetly pay the highest level of professional sex workers for whatever he had in mind. He chose instead to pursue vulnerable women with ambitions in the film industry.



This clearly illustrates that this behavior isn't about sex. It's about exercising power over women. Flag

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V is a trusted commenter Los Angeles 1 hour ago I am so disappointed in David Boies. Flag

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TW Blue State 1 hour ago RICO.

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, commonly referred to as the RICO Act or simply RICO, is a United States federal law that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization. The RICO Act focuses specifically on racketeering, and it allows the leaders of a syndicate to be tried for the crimes which they ordered others to do or assisted them in doing, closing a perceived loophole that allowed a person who instructed someone else to, for example, murder, to be exempt from the trial because they did not actually commit the crime personally" Flag

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bob Santa Barbara 1 hour ago I think Weinstein and the others are a symptom of the same societal problems as are the mass shooters. Both are about power and control and in each case, a number of lives were destroyed.



We are living in a very psychologically unhealthy society and the symptoms are popping up all over the place Flag

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Recommend Share this comment on Facebook Share this comment on Twitter Jim Muncy Crazy, Florida 50 minutes ago Well, just remember the poetic truth of Genesis where the first couple broke the only rule they had to follow, and their second son killed their first son. We're still the same: If it feels good, do it. Maybe you won't get caught. Flag

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GreggMorris Hunter College 1 hour ago "Weinstein-ism" reveals iniquitous institutionalized and systemic behavior. If Weinstein engaged in covert action, surely he's not the only one. Ahh, the NYS Attorney General's Office should start ab investigation. So, should the city and state bar associations. Lawyers and PR businesses should not be allowed to benefit from the pain and suffering they may be complicity in. Flag

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Bob U.S.A. 1 hour ago This latest revelation is dismaying but not surprising. Harvey Weinstein appears to be a nasty, thuggish piece of work. Claiming victim status would complete this picture (or has he done this already, perhaps by calling his opportunistic, predatory behavior "weakness" or expressive of his "sense of humor"?). I wonder if Weinstein's camp has figured out how to purchase the consequences to come? Flag

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NYT Pick Stellmaria Earth 1 hour ago Weinstein paid a fortune for trade ads that hyped his flicks. That hype led to glowing reviews, which generated awards. Those awards created the false perception that his rambling, cloying, boorish films were "art". It was all a tall tale, and not a very good one at that. Flag

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Robert Seattle 1 hour ago The journalists Ronan Farrow and Jodi Kantor give us in striking clarity the value and utter necessity of a strong and vigorous free press as called for in the Constitution. The free press is a guarantee that we will yet again be touched by the better angels of our nature. The poor get poorer, but have the rich ever been as rich and powerful as they are now? It is time to protect the free press from the piracy and predations of Google, Facebook and Twitter, from the parasites and imposters like Fox and Breitbart. Flag

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Allison Austin, TX 2 hours ago If only he hadn't been so rapey, Weinstein could have made at least one or two good small-budget films with all of the money he spent on covering up his misdeeds.



He couldn't have loved the movies that much if he sacrificed them for his own selfish interests. Why is it that the wrong people always wind up with too much money, while the people who would actually put it to good use go without? It seems as if this country only rewards bullies and criminals. We even elected one president! Flag

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NYT Pick Ann Dallas 2 hours ago Just when you think the news couldn't possibly get anymore nauseating ....



Wow. Even David Boies was an enabler? David Boies?



The misogyny in our culture is truly out of control. Flag

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Recommend Share this comment on Facebook Share this comment on Twitter kathy SF Bay Area 13 minutes ago Yes, misogyny is out of control, and it has been increasingly so for decades. Lawmakers - mostly Republican men - have been trying ceaselessly to curb women's right to an abortion. They've worked tirelessly on thousands of pieces of legislation to that end. Most pretend to be concerned for the well-being of fetuses, but this is a scam. While they try to prevent women from having control over our bodies - which translated to control over our lives - one out of six LIVING children is hungry, poverty and child abuse are endemic; our public education system is crumbling, women are not guaranteed anything close to comprehensive prenatal care or maternity leave and are still paid less than men. Hundreds of other serious challenges our country faces are flat-out ignored, often by representatives paid to look the other way or even to support industries doing us harm.



Yes, misogyny is out of control. Flag

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Serg New York 2 hours ago immediately dropping the firm from representing the Times doesn't appear to be one of the appropriate remedies. Flag

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adm is a trusted commenter D.C. 2 hours ago Just when I thought I could no longer be deeply shocked, I read that David Boies' law firm agreed to hire private investigators to spy on Weinstein's accusers and NYT reporters. This is indeed the Twilight of the Gods. Flag

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Recommend Share this comment on Facebook Share this comment on Twitter Jim Muncy Crazy, Florida 11 minutes ago No, no: The scales have just fallen from your eyes. It is shocking and nauseating. But it's always been with us, like the poor. Flag

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Jon New Yawk 2 hours ago Glad to see the NY Times continue to expose not only the abusers but all of the enablers that try and help these monsters to escape justice. Flag

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Norman NYC 2 hours ago How much would Black Cube charge to compile an investigative report on Donald Trump? Flag

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C. Whiting Madison, WI 2 hours ago For those (white males like me) who don't think this kind of ugly behavior can affect them directly, just take a look at how far these poisonous tentacles have stretched. Condone garbage long enough and the stink will hang in your own clothes.

On that note, the NY Times association with Mr. Boies doesn't smell good. I like this newspaper, and when cover-ups and character-destruction hit close to home, only the most vigorous and deep rooted interrogation of the facts, and public re-charting of course is going to suffice. Flag

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mevjecha NYC 2 hours ago Will David Boies defend anyone for money? We expect Gloria Allred to kneel at the alter of every open, salacious wallet, but David Boies? Why would David Boies want to have anything to do with Harvey Weinstein? Does the devil ever deserve defending? Flag

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Garak Tampa, FL 2 hours ago Why does this remind me of Scientology and its "suppressive persons?" Flag

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