It's finally here-the first Democratic debate. Nicole Sandler previews the action with Megan Carpentier of The Guardian. It's Tuesday, so GottaLaff is here to talk about the rest of the news, and there's lots to discuss
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 [...]