Business

Rep. Buddy Carter On Why He Supports GOP Tax Cut Plan

4:53am November 06, 2017

House Republicans unveiled a tax overhaul plan last week. The bill has been sharply criticized. Mary Louise Kelly talks to Republican Rep. Buddy Carter of Georgia about why he supports the measure.

Harvey Weinstein faces very serious accusations of sexual assault. But one writer thinks many men are being unfairly caught up in less serious accusations.

National

Of Power, Predators And Innocent Mistakes: The Complex Problems Of Sexual Harassment

10:18am November 05, 2017

by James Doubek

Writer Cathy Young says the outcry against sexual harassment may be going too far — that punishments don't fit the alleged crimes. Podcaster Kaitlin Prest says people still don't understand consent.

National

NPR's Sexual Harassment Scandal

8:06am November 05, 2017

by David Folkenflik

Top NPR News executive Mike Oreskes was forced out after allegations of sexual harassment. NPR CEO Jarl Mohn is under fire.

National

How Human Resources Handles Sexual Misconduct

8:06am November 05, 2017

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Laurie Ruettimann, a human resources consultant, about how organizations handle sexual misconduct.

National

The Woman Who Popularized The Term 'Sexual Harassment'

8:06am November 05, 2017

Lin Farley, journalist and author, helped popularize the term "sexual harassment" in the 1970s. She joins NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro to discuss how the term fits the current day.

Workers pull pipes from an oil well in 2016 near Crescent, Okla. The oil industry wants to attract a new, more diverse generation of workers, but a history of racism and sexism makes that difficult.

Big Oil Has A Diversity Problem

7:50am November 05, 2017

by Jeff Brady

The business wants to attract more women and minorities, but a history of racism and sexism makes that difficult.

DOJ special counsel Robert Mueller leaves after a closed meeting with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 21, 2017 at the Capitol in Washington, D.C.

The Russia Investigations: D.C. Braces For More From Mueller; Ripple Effects Widen

7:00am November 05, 2017

by Philip Ewing

D.C. hunkers down, uncertain whether there'll be more legal action from DOJ special counsel Robert Mueller, as the imbroglio contagion spreads. Plus, Big Tech finishes its marathon on Capitol Hill.

Had T-Mobile and Sprint completed a merger, Reuters says the new company would have claimed more than 130 million subscribers.

Potential T-Mobile And Sprint Merger Falls Apart

5:16pm November 04, 2017

by Chris Benderev

The third- and fourth-largest U.S. wireless carriers had been in talks for a long time but announced Saturday that they could not agree on mutually beneficial terms.

Netflix also says it will not complete post-production work on the film Gore, which Kevin Spacey produced and starred in.

National

Netflix Dumps Kevin Spacey From 'House Of Cards' Amid Harassment Complaints

1:33pm November 04, 2017

by Barbara Campbell

The company had first said it would cancel the series after the 2018 season, then suspended filming of those episodes and now has fired Spacey.

National

A Former Child Actress On Hollywood And Sexual Assault

8:13am November 04, 2017

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Quinn Cummings, a former child actress, about her article on Esquire.com about Hollywood's culture of sexual predation and how it's often swept under the rug.