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Homegrown Female Genital Mutilation In the U.S. Skyrockets

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 [...]

By nicolesandler|February 5th, 2015|Tags: Big Bowl of Wrong, Brutality Against Girls and Women, Female Genital Mutilation, Jaha Dukureh, Laffy's Place, politics, Raw Story, religion, Sexual Trafficking and Slavery, The Guardian, women|7 Comments

Going to Pot

On November 4, Florida may become the 24th state to legalize medical marijuana. I certainly never think of FloriDUH as a trend leader and, in this case, we'd be in the middle of the pack. But that's certainly better than dead last or bringing up the rear as is usually the case. On the ballot on election day, Floridians will get to vote yes or no on constitutional amendment 2: Use of Marijuana for Certain Medical Conditions. Although many groups and factions got together to make this dream a reality, United for Care led the charge in the petition drive, [...]

By nicolesandler|July 30th, 2014|Tags: Anat Shenker-Osario, Ben Pollara, economy, Florida, medical marijuana, messaging, Michael Rogers, Netroots Connect, Nicole Sandler, poor, poverty, Radio or Not, Raw Story, semantics, United for Care|Comments Off

Flashback Friday

What a week this has been! I can't say I'm sorry to see it end. This morning on the show, we flashed back to last week and to February 2000. Last week was easy. I flew to Detroit for Netroots Nations following a few days in Los Angeles for the American Federation of Teachers convention. Although I did live shows from Netroots on Thursday and Friday, I recorded a bunch of interviews on Saturday, some of which we heard earlier in the week. Today, we began with Mike Rogers of Raw Story and Netroots Connect, and a conversation about almost [...]

By nicolesandler|July 25th, 2014|Tags: Detroit, Donald Fagen, John Bradshaw, Mike Rogers, National Security Network, Netroots Connect, Netroots Nation, Nicole Sandler, NYC, Radio or Not, Raw Story, Riversound studios, Steely Dan, Walter Becker|Comments Off

Also on the show tonight…

In addition to speaking with Bob Ferguson of Oxfam America, I'll be joined by Larisa Alexandrovna, managing editor of investigative news for Raw Story. We'll talk a bit about what's happening in Haiti, and she'll also fill us in on a disturbingly sad story about former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter. It was a busy week in the war against prohibition. In our second hour tonight, I'll be joined by Judge Jim Gray, retired CA Superior Court judge who's a speaker for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, and author of Why Our Drug Laws Have Failed And What We Can Do [...]

By nicolesandler|January 15th, 2010|Tags: Bob Ferguson, drug war, Haiti, Jim Gray, Larisa Alexandrovna, marijuana legalization, Oxfam, prohibition, Raw Story, Scott Ritter, Stephen C. Webster|Comments Off

Homegrown Female Genital Mutilation In the U.S. Skyrockets

Going to Pot

Flashback Friday

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