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WMC Live
March 09, 2013 | Lauren Wolfe, Kate McCarthy | Media, Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #29: Mary Thom, Kate McCarthy, Rachel Larris, Lauren Wolfe. (Original Airdate 3/9/2013)
Robin gives a glimpse behind the curtain of the Women’s Media Center, with guests Kate McCarthy of WMC SheSource; Rachel Larris of WMC Name It Change It; Lauren Wolfe of WMC Women Under Siege; and Mary Thom, WMC Features Editor-in-Chief.
WMC Live
March 02, 2013 | Debra Winger, Gail Collins, Julie Burkhart | Politics, Religion, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #28: Debra Winger, Gail Collins, Julie Burkhart. (Original Airdate 3/2/2013)
Robin celebrates Women's History Month with New York Times columnist Gail Collins; Julie Burkhart, who dares to reopen Dr. Tiller's clinic; and Debra Winger on fighting fracking—plus Robin on the Pope.
WMC News & Features
February 28, 2013 | Robin Morgan (1941 - 2026) | International, Media, Politics, Violence against women
Witch Burnings in Papua New Guinea—in 2013!
First delivered on "Women's Media Center Live with Robin Morgan," this "Fighting Words" commentary demands action in response to a horrifying news story reported by journalist Jo Chandler.
WMC Live
February 23, 2013 | Judy Blume, Sheila Tobias, Aileen Hernandez, Dyllan McGee, Betsy West | Arts and culture, Gender-based violence, Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #27: Judy Blume, Sheila Tobias, Aileen Hernandez, Dyllan McGee & Betsy West. (Original Airdate 2/23/2013)
Robin hosts a special episode on the “MAKERS” PBS documentary with Sheila Tobias; Aileen Hernandez; Judy Blume; and documentary executive producers Dyllan McGee and Betsy West—plus Robin on gun access and witch persecutions happening TODAY.
WMC News & Features
February 19, 2013 | Ashwini Tambe | Feminism, Politics
Nepotism Is Not Feminism
The author, editorial director of Feminist Studies, takes issue with the language the president used in last week's State of the Union address.
WMC Live
February 16, 2013 | Johnnetta Cole, Barbara Smith, Bonnie Thornton Dill, Salamishah Tillet | Gender-based violence, Politics, Race/Ethnicity, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #26: Johnnetta Cole, Barbara Smith, Bonnie Thornton Dill, Salamishah Tillet. (Original Airdate 2/16/2013)
Robin celebrates Black History Month with Bonnie Thornton Dill on race, gender, and class; Salamishah Tillet on violence against women and girls; Barbara Smith on black feminism and gun violence; and Johnnetta Cole on the glory of African-American women.
WMC News & Features
February 15, 2013 | Mary Ann Swissler | Girls, International, Politics, Violence against women
Human Trafficking Bill Resurrected in Congress
This week the Senate took care of the unfinished business of reauthorizing legislation to combat the crime of trafficking, including services for domestic victims. Now it's up to the House.
WMC News & Features
February 13, 2013 | Agunda Okeyo | International, Politics, Race/Ethnicity
The Pot Calling the Kettle…
The author goes beneath the Western stereotypes of African politics to explain what's at stake for women and all citizens in the upcoming elections in Kenya.
WMC News & Features
February 11, 2013 | Robin Morgan (1941 - 2026) | Economy, Environment, Feminism, International, Politics, Violence against women
Dr. Vandana Shiva—The New Delhi Rape and Globalization
Dr. Vandana Shiva, economist, environmentalist, and feminist, spoke of the public outcry in India and how the devaluing of women in a global economy set the stage for the New Delhi rape. Adapted from a conversation broadcast last month on Women's Media Center Live with Robin Morgan.
WMC Live
February 09, 2013 | Jane Fonda., Keri Putnam, Melissa Silverstein, Kathy Bates | Feminism, Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #25: Kathy Bates, Jane Fonda, Keri Putnam, Melissa Silverstein. (Original Airdate 2/9/2013)
The movies! Keri Putnam's (Sundance) new stats on women in Hollywood; Melissa Silverstein on NY’s Athena Festival; Jane Fonda and Kathy Bates on sexism in Hollywood and the Oscars—plus Robin on why Hillary Clinton was a great Secretary of State.
WMC News & Features
February 07, 2013 | Nichola Gutgold | Media, Politics
Hillary Clinton's Future—Full of Possibilities
The author, who has closely followed Hillary Clinton's career, writes that pundits are posing the wrong question about Clinton's future.
WMC FBomb
February 05, 2013 | Becka W | Education, Feminism, Girls, Media, Politics, Sports, Violence against women
Four Things Every Young Feminist Needs To Know About Title IX
Today is National Girls & Women in Sports Day, which has people singing the praises of Title IX from soccer fields, softball diamonds, tracks, pools and countless other sporting venues – and for g...
WMC Live
February 02, 2013 | Kimberly Bryant, Suzanne Braun Levine | Gender-based violence, Politics, Religion, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #24: Kim Gandy, Suzanne Braun Levine, Kimberly Bryant. (Original Airdate 2/2/2013)
Robin demolishes the “clash of civilizations” with Islam; Kim Gandy on the Violence Against Women Act; Kimberly Bryant on teaching tech in “Black Girls Code;” Suzanne Braun Levine on women’s second adulthood and the state of journalism now.
WMC News & Features
January 28, 2013 | Mary C. Curtis | Feminism, Politics, Race/Ethnicity, Religion
Myrlie Evers-Williams—Making Her Own History
The inauguration moment that most moved the author, multimedia journalist Mary C. Curtis, came early in the ceremony.
WMC Live
January 26, 2013 | Safa Sankari, Hibaaq Osman, Maria Echaveste, Ruwayda Mustafah | Politics, Race/Ethnicity, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #23: Hibaaq Osman, Maria Echaveste, Ruwayda Mustafa, Safa Sankari. (Original Airdate 1/26/2013)
Robin on “firsts” in Obama’s 2nd inaugural, and racist roots of the 2nd Amendment. Safa Sankari on Syrian women; Hibaaq Osman on violence against Middle Eastern women; Maria Echaveste on U.S. immigration policy; Ruwayda Mustafa live from Kurdistan.
WMC News & Features
January 22, 2013 | Debbie Hines | Economy, Health, Immigration, Politics, Race/Ethnicity, Violence against women
Maryland Women's Agenda for Obama's Second Term
The author checks in with state legislators from the Maryland Women's Caucus to see what they expect from President Barack Obama in his second term.
WMC FBomb
January 20, 2013 | Lara S. Kaufman | Education, Feminism, Media, Misogyny, Politics
Dear Schools, Please Stop Discriminating Based on Pregnancy. Thanks, Title IX
Imagine you’re an honors student at a community college. You’re doing great: you’ve got a merit-based scholarship and you’re enjoying your classes. You’re also pregnant and excited to welcome the new ...
WMC Live
January 19, 2013 | Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Robin Marty, Jessica Pieklo, Cecile Richards (1957 - 2025) | Feminism, Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #22: Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Cecile Richards, Robin Marty & Jessica Pieklo. (Original Airdate 1/19/2013)
Robin discusses “an obituary of one’s own,” and speaks with Dr. Beverly Guy-Sheftall on black feminism; Robin Marty and Jessica Pieklo about their new book, Crow After Roe; and Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards on forty years of Roe v. Wade.
WMC News & Features
January 14, 2013 | Ellen Sweet | Health, Politics, Religion
Abortion Services: A Family Doctor's Perspective
Approaching the 40th anniversary of the decision that legalized abortion, Dr. Linda Prine describes its provision as part of a continuum of care.
WMC Live
January 12, 2013 | Karen Kornbluh, Susan Feiner, Vandana Shiva | Economy, Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #21: Vandana Shiva, Karen Kornbluh, Susan Feiner. (Original Airdate 1/12/2013)
Robin pays tribute to Gerda Lerner, and speaks with Karen Kornbluh about economics “demystified;” Susan Feiner, economics and gender studies professor; and international environmentalist and economist Vandana Shiva.
WMC Live
January 05, 2013 | Marcia Greenberger, Maha Abu-Dayyeh Shamas, Lily Tomlin | Politics, Religion, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #20: Lily Tomlin, Marcia Greenberger, Maha Abu-Dayyeh Shamas. (Original Airdate 1/5/2013)
Robin greets 2013 with her fantasy agenda, and speaks with Marcia Greenberger on the future of women's fiscal and legal security; Palestinian activist Maha Abu-Dayyeh Shamas; and actress Lily Tomlin on her greatest regret and proudest moment.
WMC News & Features
January 04, 2013 | Mary Ann Swissler | Immigration, LGBTQIA, Politics, Race/Ethnicity, Violence against women
Violence Against Women—Unfinished Business
The new Congress will have to undo the damage caused by GOP House members who blocked reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act—legislation that until now had earned broad bipartisan support.
WMC Live
December 29, 2012 | Ariel Levy, Mona Eltahawy, Jane Fonda., Joy Harjo | Jane Fonda, Politics, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #19: Best of 2012. Jane Fonda, Ariel Levy, Joy Harjo, Mona Eltahawy. (Original Airdate 12/29/2012)
The best of WMC Live with Robin Morgan from 2012, including actor and activist Jane Fonda; New Yorker writer Ariel Levy; Egyptian-American journalist Mona Eltahawy; and Native-American poet Joy Harjo.
WMC Live
December 22, 2012 | Rev. Jennifer Danielle Crumpton, Margot Adler, Annie Laurie Gaylor | Politics, Religion, Robin Morgan
WMC Live #18: Margot Adler, Annie Laurie Gaylor, Jennifer Danielle Crumpton. (Original Airdate 12/22/2012)
The Winter Solstice Show. Feminist minister Rev. Jennifer Danielle Crumpton; Wiccan Priestess Margot Adler; atheist Annie Laurie Gaylor of the Freedom from Religion Foundation. Robin on the Newtown shooting: ”The Longest, Darkest Night of the Year."
WMC News & Features
December 19, 2012 | Robin Morgan (1941 - 2026) | Education, Girls, Media, Politics, Violence against women
The Longest, Darkest Night of the Year
This commentary on gun violence will be featured on Women's Media Center Live with Robin Morgan on Saturday, December 22, at 11 AM ET on CBS radio 1580 in the Washington, D.C., area and streaming from WMCLive.com.
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