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March 23, 2022 | Erica González Martínez | Politics
Defending Sonia

The confirmation hearings for Judge Ketanji Brown-Jackson are drawing both ugly and inspiring memories for Latinos

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March 21, 2022 | Isabella Poppe | Politics
Meet the Pioneering Uruguayan Politician Who Just Resigned From Parliament

Topolansky’s resignation is meaningful to many Uruguayans, especially Uruguayan women in politics, because Topolansky was a pioneer in this sphere in the country.

WMC Live
March 20, 2022 | Kyleanne Hunter, Robin Morgan (1941 - 2026) | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #373: One Woman's Courage. (Original Airdate 3/20/2022)
Robin on good news about Equal Pay, Marina Ovsyannikova, and the courage of presence. Special Guest: Dr. Kyleanne Hunter, Asst. Professor of Military and Strategic Studies at the USAF Academy, on gender and unconventional warfare.
WMC Live
March 13, 2022 | Nina L. Khrushcheva, Robin Morgan (1941 - 2026) | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #372: Sexual Politics and War. (Original Airdate 3/13/2022)
Robin on resilience and fortitude, and the gender dimensions of Putin's war against Ukraine. Special Guest Nina Khrushcheva on the Ukrainian tragedy.
WMC Live
March 06, 2022 | Robin Morgan (1941 - 2026) | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #371: The Great Gates of Kiev. (Original Airdate 3/6/2022)

Robin explores "streaming war," the devastation of Ukraine, and the powerfully moving (but also shamefully racist) response to the tragic invasion. Plus, an analysis of Biden's first State of the Union speech.

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March 04, 2022 | Isabella Poppe | Politics
Colombia's Highest Court Decriminalized Abortion

The Colombian Constitucional Court made history on February 21 by decriminalizing abortion until the 24th week of pregnancy.

WMC Live
February 27, 2022 | Robin Morgan (1941 - 2026) | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #370: The Bionic Woman. (Original Airdate 2/27/2022)
Robin explores modern medical technology in all its wonder—and reveals a personal modern medical technological procedure of her own.
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February 22, 2022 | Isabella Poppe | Politics
The Election of New President Xiomara Castro Renews Honduran Women’s Hope In Their Country

On January 27, Xiomara Castro was sworn into office, becoming the first woman president in Honduran history.

WMC Live
February 13, 2022 | Robin Morgan (1941 - 2026) | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #369: The Mothers of Gynecology. (Original Airdate 2/13/2022)
Robin covers the Pape/University of Chicago study on the January 6 insurrection and racism; also, new facts on J. Marion Sims (the "father of gynecology”) who experimented on enslaved women without anesthesia, and the women who somehow survived.
WMC Live
February 06, 2022 | Robin Morgan (1941 - 2026), Rebecca Nagle | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #368: Native Women & Media. (Original Airdate 2/6/2022)
Robin hosts a roundtable discussion with two Native activists and leaders, on Native people—women in particular—and the media. Guests: Crystal Echo Hawk (Pawnee Nation) and Rebecca Nagle (Cherokee Nation).
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February 03, 2022 | Isabella Poppe | Politics
The New President of Chile Appointed a Majority-Female Cabinet

In January, the new president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, named a majority-female cabinet.

WMC News & Features
February 02, 2022 | Ashley D. Farmer | Politics, Race/Ethnicity
Black Women’s Tireless But Practical Pursuit of Reparations

During Black History Month, at a time when Black history is being banned in schools, we remember the mothers of the reparations movement.

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January 31, 2022 | Dharmi Desai | Politics
How Texas Abortion Bill SB8 Can Harm Women’s Health

The Texas abortion bill SB8, which passed on September 1, 2021, prohibits and criminalizes abortion after a fetus’ heartbeat is detected.

WMC Live
January 30, 2022 | Robin Morgan (1941 - 2026) | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #367: The New & Widening Gender Gap! (Original Airdate 1/30/2022)
Robin reports on the latest Gender Gap statistics (hope yet for the world!) and coins a radical new word. Plus, Supreme Court Justice Breyer's retirement, recent crackdowns on domestic terrorism—and librarians.
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January 28, 2022 | Sophie Hayssen | Politics
Texas State Representative Donna Howard on Senate Bill 8

Texas State Representative Donna Howard has watched the political tides shift firsthand.

WMC Live
January 23, 2022 | Robin Morgan (1941 - 2026) | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #366: Voting Rights—and Wrongs. (Original Airdate 1/23/2022)
Robin returns and dives deep into voting rights—what you don't know, and what you could never have imagined. Plus, why the Right Wing admits not wanting you to vote!
WMC News & Features
January 12, 2022 | Susan Buttenwieser | Politics
As Eviction Crisis Looms, Advocates Fear an Increase in Child Removals

As federal funding for struggling renters runs low, 12 million people are at risk of losing their housing.

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January 10, 2022 | Grace Bloom | Politics
Your Guide to the Updated Title IX Rules

Know Your IX, a project of Advocates for Youth — a group that educates and empowers youth to fight against sexual violence in schools — created a guide to Title IX.

WMC Live
December 19, 2021 | Robin Morgan (1941 - 2026) | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #365: Comfort, At Least. Joy? Hmmm. (Original Airdate 12/19/2021)
Robin ranges the globe collecting traditions for the Solstice and its offspring holidays. Plus, readings from Dorothy Parker, three male poets (Eliot, Yeats, Frost), four female poets (Derricotte, Chang, Le Guin, Morgan) . . . and a Partridge?
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December 15, 2021 | Neha Madhira | Politics
What’s Going on with the Supreme Court and Abortion Rights?

On December 1, after hearing close to two hours of debate on a Mississippi law that bans abortions after 15 weeks, the Supreme Court appeared open to upholding the state law.

WMC Live
December 12, 2021 | Robin Morgan (1941 - 2026) | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #364: 100 Years Ago. (Original Airdate 12/12/2021)
Was it the good old days or the worst of times? Robin explores how we lived and who we were a century ago, and writes a letter to readers 100 years from now.
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December 09, 2021 | Hannah Frisch | Politics
Where’s the Outcry from the Democrats when #MeToo Hits Home?

I have been revisiting my feelings of anger and frustration regarding why the Democrats have lacked sufficient outcry when a #MeToo incident befalls someone in their political sphere.

WMC Live
December 05, 2021 | Robin Morgan (1941 - 2026) | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #363: Vigilantism. (Original Airdate 12/5/2021)
Robin takes on vigilantism—the history, the psychology, and the overlap with law enforcement and the military, from Kyle Rittenhouse's trial to bounty hunters and Texas's abortion ban enforcement.
WMC Live
November 21, 2021 | Robin Morgan (1941 - 2026) | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #362: Feminism pre-Feminism. (Original Airdate 11/21/2021)
Robin, with guest historian and feminist chronicler Miriam Schneir, discusses "where were you when . . ." and "so where were all your great women?”—and then they find them!
WMC Live
November 14, 2021 | Carolyn Maloney, Robin Morgan (1941 - 2026) | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #361: Once More, With Feeling—The ERA. (Original Airdate 11/14/2021)
Robin takes us behind the scenes of how the Equal Rights Amendment got killed in the ‘70s—and what's really at stake today. Guest: Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
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