Today, Nicole talks about the lack of progress here in the US regarding equal rights for all. One prime example is the GOP's continued efforts to stop everyone from having access to health care. CAP's Ian Millhiser guests to explain what happened at the Supreme Court yesterday. In hour two, Amy Simon with some Fabulous Female Facts to inform you for Women's History Month
If ever a weekend was needed, it's now! Nicole welcomes FreePress's Tim Karr back to the show for a celebration of the FCC's vote on Net Neutrality yesterday! A look a CPAC, and a new "Mean People Suck" segment too. And it's Dave Matthews from a 1999 interview with Nicole on Flashback Friday
In addition to the important news of the day, Nicole continues the dialog around her defense of Patricia Arquette's "equal rights for women" Oscars plea, and the backlash it its wake. Best of the Left's Jay Tomlinson reached out with some advice, and joins Nicole in the first hour. In hour two as the Gliberal Goddesses gather, we give She's History's Amy Simon center stage for a refresher course on the history of feminism in America.
Nicole spends this Wednesday morning with Susie Madrak of Crooks & Liars, and Florida-based writer and mom Deborah Newell Tornello, talking about the news
Nicole devotes today's show to the controversy surrounding Patricia Arquette's calls for equal rights and equal pay for women. Imani Gandy (@angryblacklady) joins in during the first hour to explain why she and other women of color were so offended. In hour 2, Nicole shares some emails, Tweets and the full email exchange that Elon James White quoted from on his blog.
And … she sings. Yes, this is indeed the same Lauren Mayer of The Political Carnival fame! She's graciously agreed to let us post her highly hilarious musical satirizations and observations here at Laffy's Place at Radio or Not as well, and more tickled I could not be to have the pleasure of introducing her. Lauren's description of this week's 'tribute' to 50 Shades of Grey: The Real Reason Behind the Success of "50 Shades Of Triple Crap" The runaway success of these books (and now the movie based on the first one) could be seen as a sign [...]
Nicole Sandler with soldier Sidney Pittman in Dharhan, Saudi Arabia - Dec. 18, 1990 Yes, I really did go to Saudi Arabia. I was on the ground in Dharhan for just about four hours on Dec. 18, 1990, as producer of the Mark & Brian Show. It was a month before the official start of "Operation Desert Storm". Last night, while going through some boxes in search of another blast from my past (more about that in a bit), I came across my typewritten journal of that trip. I'll be posting the text and more pictures separately as [...]
This is a number that should induce massive gender-neutral outrage. According to draft statistics in a CDC study released to The Guardian and offered at Raw Story for our communal horror, the reported amount of women and girls mutilated and [surviving] victims of FGM in America has shot up from 168,000 to 513,000. The population of my native state of Vermont is less than that without the seasonal flocks of second-homers. From the article, an excerpt on why the timing is so meaningful. And the facts so in need of noting and acting on. Post outrage. New figures [...]
Nicole Sandler reports on good news for a change! FreePress.net's Tim Karr joins in to talk about the about face on Net Neutrality. And the Gliberal Goddesses (Nicole, GottaLaff, Amy Simon) gather to talk about the media, Brian Williams' war stories, and lots more
Today, Nicole Sandler speaks with author/journalist William Greider about his column for The Nation that asks how the Democratic Party lost its soul, and more. Plus She's History's Amy Simon on our sexual abuse epidemic.