France has officially done away with the term “mademoiselle.” At The American Prospect, I interview Tammy Duckworth, the double-amputee Iraq War vet who is running for Congress in Illinois. She, unsurprisingly, thinks that Rick Santorum’s recent comments about women in combat are total rubbish. Also at The Prospect, Jamelle Bouie writes about the scapegoatin […]
Rapper Too $hort appears to have learned something from the recent XXL.com video debacle. When XXL posted a video of the rapper giving “advice” to middle school boys on “how to turn girls out,” many called for the resignation of Editor in Chief Vanessa Satten. After a conversation with the brilliant writer and activist Dream Hampton, […]
WWBT reports from Richmond: In a surprise vote the Virginia Senate has decided to refer the Personhood bill back to a Senate committee, which effectively kills the bill from consideration this year. The Senate voted 24-14 against the controversial measure, which was widely criticized by pro-choice groups, thereby saving Gov. Bob McDonnell from having to make […]
Jillian Kestler-D'Amours Ramallah 23 February 2012 Nisaa FM is an almost entirely female-run Palestinian radio station based in Ramallah and the only radio station in the Middle East devoted solely to women’s issues.
Jillian Kestler-D'Amours Jerusalem 22 February 2012 After a recent Israeli high court decision allowed Israeli companies to maintain quarrying and mining activities in the occupied West Bank, human rights activists say the decision has opened the door to Israel’s pillaging of other Palestinian resources.
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