Following up on Mother Jones‘ recent special report on domestic violence, Ann Friedman notes that Congress’s reauthorization on Saturday of the Violence Against Women Act is being hailed as a victory by women’s rights advocates. As one activist says, “There was a sustained level of drama, trying to figure out if…desperately-needed programs were going to make it in. I guess Santa decided he was going to be beneficent.” Read the full story and find out what provisions made it into the final bill here.
