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WMC News & Features
September 13, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | Politics
Historic moment: Women are majority of Democratic candidates for House

For the first time in history, white men constitute a minority of people running as Democrats for seats in the House of Representatives, according to an analysis published Tuesday by Politico.

WMC Women Under Siege
August 31, 2018 | Daniel Howden | Immigration, International, Politics
Looking past outrage and violence to see the border

Coverage of family separations at the U.S.-Mexico border has stirred outrage. But is what's happening new?

WMC FBomb
August 23, 2018 | Gabriel Leão | International, Politics
Senator Marta Suplicy: A provocateur of Brazilian society prepares for another challenge

Suplicy, who is now 73, served in Brazilian politics for years. But even before her political career, Suplicy brought discussions of important issues straight to Brazilian homes through a television show called TV Mulher, during which Suplicy gave sex advice to female viewers in a political era of dictatorship.

WMC Women Under Siege
August 16, 2018 | Katharina Natter, Hein de Haas | Immigration, International, Politics
There’s no hard right–soft left divide on migration policy

Governments’ political orientation does not determine whether they pursue more or less restrictive migration policies. New research from Katharina Natter and Hein de Haas debunks accepted wisdom on the politics of migration.

WMC News & Features
August 10, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | Politics
“Worst for Women” list shames Congress members who don’t support women’s rights

Something called the “Worst for Women” campaign launched Tuesday. It points fingers at 15 sitting members of Congress for their dubious track record on women’s rights.

WMC FBomb
August 02, 2018 | Isabella Poppe | Feminism, Politics
Brazilian women are now more encouraged to participate in politics than ever before

Inspired by the late Marielle Franco, more women, especially black women, are feeling encouraged to participate in politics.

WMC Live
July 29, 2018 | Deeyah Khan | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #257: Deeyah Khan. (Original Airdate 7/29/2018)

Season Finale: Robin on "everyday courage," lesbian moms, more climate-change impact, hereditary peers, and water on Mars. Guest: Emmy and Peabody winning filmmaker Deeyah Khan on her new documentary about neo-Nazis, "White Right: Meeting the Enemy."

WMC News & Features
July 27, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | International, Politics
Women in Pakistan fear election results will bring oppression

Former cricketer Imran Khan claimed victory Thursday in Pakistan’s parliamentary elections, raising concerns about how his leadership could impact women’s lives.

WMC News & Features
July 26, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | International, Politics, Violence against women
Women and Brexit: It’s not good

Brexit, it seems, has the potential to impact women’s lives—negatively. A report out this month warns that women’s rights may no longer be safeguarded once the UK leaves the European Union.

WMC Live
July 22, 2018 | Victoria Tauli-Corpuz | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #256: Victoria Tauli-Corpuz. (Original Airdate 7/22/2018)

Robin on the long-term impact of sexual harassment, "ghost particles," older women and poverty, and a newly unearthed "Henge." Guest: Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, UN Special Rapporteur on Indigenous Peoples, on losses (and wins!) for Indigenous women.

WMC News & Features
July 20, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | Misogyny, Politics
Minnesota congressman slut-shamed women on his radio show

A Minnesota Republican is coming under fire for misogynistic remarks he made on his former radio program.

WMC FBomb
July 17, 2018 | Mafê Souza | International, Politics, Violence against women
We need to talk about the murder of a young, black, female Brazilian politician

Marielle Franco’s murder was not an ordinary crime but one with a triple meaning: It was an act of femicide, black genocide, and an act of silencing the downtrodden.

WMC Live
July 15, 2018 Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #255: Julia Rybak, Rachel Devlin. (Original Airdate 7/15/2018)

Robin on how to protect your vote from hacking and other violations, Trump's War on Babies, and a new low in domestic abuse. Guests: Julia Rybak's unionizing of hotel workers; Rachel Devlin on how girls really desegregated America's schools.

WMC News & Features
July 13, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | LGBTQIA, Politics
House says adoption of LGBTQ kids violates HHS’ “sincerely held religious beliefs or convictions”

The House Appropriations Committee has passed an amendment that better enables taxpayer-funded adoption agencies to discriminate against queer and transgender families.

WMC FBomb
July 06, 2018 | Kalli Jackson | Politics
What Justice Kennedy’s resignations means for reproductive rights

Often considered the “swing vote” on the Supreme Court, Justice Kennedy spent his 30-year career making arguably the most bipartisan decisions in the courtroom. Democrats and progressives had come to rely on him as a key figure in the fight to protect existing abortion rights at the federal level.

WMC Live
July 01, 2018 | Tracy K. Smith | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #254: Tracy K. Smith. (Original Airdate 7/1/2018)

Robin on the murder of journalists, the Supreme Court decisions, and Justice Kennedy's departure—with an extended Fighting Words on how to survive. Guest: Tracy K. Smith, Poet Laureate of the United States.

WMC News & Features
June 26, 2018 | Marcie Bianco, Ph.D. | LGBTQIA, Politics
From “love and support” to “rights and equality” for LGBT people

Orrin Hatch’s Senate speech is the latest example of how conservatives appeal to our emotions to mask their longstanding political inaction.

WMC Live
June 24, 2018 | Daisy Khan, Jane Manning | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #253: Jane Manning, Daisy Khan. (Original Airdate 6/24/2018)

Robin on children, mothers, and borders; Trump under pressure; Sally Hemmings; and giant Sequoias. Guests: former prosecutor Jane Manning on Harvey Weinstein's trial; Daisy Khan on Muslim American women's leadership. Plus, Surrealism Corner.

WMC Live
June 17, 2018 | Leah Lax, Angela McQuillan | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #252: Angela McQuillan, Leah Lax. (Original Airdate 6/17/2018)

Robin on Jeff Sessions' immigration war against women, and on definitions of "culture," "tradition," and "private." Guests: Angela McQuillan on art intersecting with science; Leah Lax on escaping fundamentalist Hasidic Judaism. Surrealism Corner.

WMC News & Features
June 15, 2018 | Sinéad Kennedy | International, Politics
The Irish abortion rights victory: not a “quiet revolution”

A leader in the campaign to repeal Ireland's abortion ban reflects on how the victory was won — and the implications for other countries.

WMC Live
June 10, 2018 | Liang Xiaowen | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #251: Liang Xiaowen. (Original Airdate 6/10/2018)

Robin on the "c-word," Bill Clinton and #MeToo, Spain's new feminist cabinet, women firefighters, and the Miss America Pageant PR stunt. Guest: Liang Xiaowen's personal report on the state of women in China and the feminist underground.

WMC News & Features
June 08, 2018 | Aviva Stahl | Politics
Majority of women running in primaries secure nominations

Women won big in Tuesday’s primaries, securing party nominations in at least 56 races for federal and statewide executive offices. By the end of the night, the United States moved one step closer to electing the first indigenous woman to Congress and was poised to break the glass ceiling in a variety of other races across the country.

WMC Women Under Siege
June 08, 2018 | Elizabeth Wanja Gathu | Gender-based violence, Health, International, Politics, Violence against women
Learning ways to convict rapists in Kenya—other than by checking a survivor’s hymen

A multi-pronged approach that encourages Kenyan magistrates, prosecutors, doctors, clinicians, and government chemists to work together in pursuit of justice has helped fast track sexualized violence cases and bring justice closer to survivors.

WMC FBomb
June 08, 2018 | Julie Graves | LGBTQIA, Politics
Why Texas Gubernatorial candidate Lupe Valdez gives me hope

Lupe Valdez is a proud, lesbian Latina. Valdez’s represents other underrepresented Texan identities, too: She is the daughter of migrant workers. She is a veteran, a federal agent, and a former Dallas county sheriff. She is a gay women of color who wants to fight for LGBTQ+ rights and women’s rights.

WMC Live
June 03, 2018 | Bailey Davis, Sarah Blackwell | Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #250: Bailey Davis, Sara Blackwell. (Original Airdate 6/3/2018)

Robin on the Irish referendum, Weinstein in handcuffs, Roseanne's racism. Guests: Former Saints' cheerleader Bailey Davis and lawyer Sara Blackwell discuss their complaint against the NFL for sex discrimination.

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