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A worker pick grapes at a vineyard at a Napa Valley winery.

Farmworkers push back against machismo and abuse in California’s wine country

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In Sonoma County, women are coming together to support one another and advocate for the safety of undocumented fieldworkers who often work in isolation.

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Bill Cosby is unlikely to face rape charges in court, but that wouldn’t be the case in other countries

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