Past time for a Reckoning

Holding powerful men accountable used to mean going through the courts. Now, it means winning the fight for public opinion online, too. This week, Kim and Rose sit down with Cheyenne Hunt, lawyer, organizer, and founder and executive director of Reckoning Action, to talk about exposing abuse by powerful men, supporting survivors, and the narrative battles now playing out in real time on social media. Cheyenne walks through how she helped bring the Eric Swalwell story to light, why she pulled her support for Graham Platner once new reporting changed the picture, and why she calls misogyny a threat to democracy, not just a private harm. The conversation also covers Reckoning Action’s survivor support work and its ongoing “Cover-Up Roundup” project tracking who’s still avoiding scrutiny in the Epstein case. You can browse the DOJ’s public Epstein Library yourself. Whether you’re a lifelong feminist or newly feminism-curious, join us this season as Kim and Rose speak with the movers and shakers defining the feminist movement. Listen to new episodes of Feminism NOW released every other Wednesday. To find out more about the National Organization for Women, visit our website. Leave us a voicemail for us to include in a future episode! Call 202-628-8669 or send a voice memo to feminismnow@now.org. In this episode: How the Eric Swalwell story broke, 11 days after Cheyenne posted publicly and other survivors came forward Why survivors often stay silent even in the Me Too era Misogyny as a democratic threat, not just a workplace or private issue Why Cheyenne withdrew her support from Graham Platner after new allegations surfaced Reckoning Action’s survivor support work: legal help, crisis communications, mental health resources, digital security The Epstein cover-up and the “Cover-Up Roundup” project A grassroots update from NOW organizers in East Texas Cheyenne Hunt is a lawyer, organizer, and the founder and executive director of Reckoning Action, an organization that supports survivors of abuse by powerful men through legal help, crisis communications, mental health resources, digital security, and creator amplification. She played a central role in bringing the Eric Swalwell story forward and now leads Reckoning Action’s work on political accountability and the Epstein cover-up.