Women's Media Center Live With Robin Morgan

Robin comments on a high point in the human spirit—and on startling discoveries about how we process information. Guests: Karen Naimer of PHRC; Nelly Gicho-Niyonzima of The Connected Hearts; and Mallika Dutt on fresh, creative strategies to fight violence against women, trafficking, and conflict. MallikaDutt.com » breakthrough.tv » Mallika Dutt on Twitter (@mallikadutt) » PhysiciansForHumanRights.org » WomenUnderSiegeProject.org » Karen Naimer on Twitter (@knaimer) » TheConnectedHearts.org » The Connected Hearts on Twitter (@TConnectedheart) »

Robin takes on "I'm no racist" racists. Guests: Singer-songwriter Janita discusses her new, breakthrough album—with a WMCLive world premiere of her new single; Mona Eltahawy reports on the chaos of Egypt; Gloria Steinem returns—with a new organization that funds women. Janita.com » Janita on Twitter (@janitaartist) » MonaEltahawy.com » Mona Eltahawy on Twitter (@monaeltahawy) » DonorDirectAction.org » Gloria Steinem on Twitter (@gloriasteinem) »

Robin on Hillary's email, and on young women joining ISIL. Guests: GA State Sen. Nan Orrock on politics at the state level; Charon Asetoyer exposes how oil pipelines increase violence against Native women; Hasna Maznavi, 29, founder of the first Women's Mosque of America. NanOrrock.com » Sen. Nan Orrock on Twitter (@sennanorrock) » Charon Asetoyer at SovereignBodies.com » WomensMosque.com » Women's Mosque on Twitter (@womensmosque) »

Robin sees through the Walmart raise. Guests: Carol McCabe Booker on black press pioneer Alice Dunnigan, Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday on the Oscars. EXCLUSIVE: The first-ever airing of 2005 conversation between music icons Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill, Le Tigre) and the late Lesley Gore. Lesley Gore's Final Album Ever Since » KathleenHanna.com » Kathleen Hanna on Twitter (@kathleenhanna) » Ann Hornaday on The Washington Post » Ann Hornaday on Twitter (@annhornaday) » Carol McCabe Booker on Amazon »

Robin on Strauss-Kahn's pimping trial in France—and U.S. weather. Guests: Nigerian-American novelist Bridgett Davis; Millennials critique voluntourism; Mexican investigative reporter Lydia Cacho on surviving traffickers' death threats. Also, Verbal Karate and The Last Straw. LydiaCacho.net » Lydia Cacho on Twitter (@lydiacachosi) » BridgettDavis.com » Bridgett Davis on Twitter (@bridgettmdavis) » JulieZeilinger.com » Julie Zeilinger on Twitter (@juliezeilinger) » PippaBiddle.com » Pippa Biddle on Twitter (@philippabiddle) »

Robin on #BlackGirlsMatter, Vatican “women’s week,” and Obama’s religion flap. New study connecting domestic violence and mass shootings. Guests: classical guitarist Sharon Isbin; engineer Rossana D'Antonio; Hadiza Bala Usman, founder of the #BringBackOurGirls campaign. SharonIsbin.com » The African-American Policy Forum (aapf.org) » Rossana D'Antonio on Twitter (@rossanadantonio) » Hadiza Bala Usman on Twitter (@hadizabalausman) »

Robin on the Vanderbilt U. gang rape guilty verdict and the end of "the Brawns Age." Guests: Zakiya Jemmott, post-Ferguson millennial activist; Rosalie Maggio, language expert/author; Charlotte Isaksson, founder of GenderForce—a world first. Plus, News You Can Use: oxytocin. Millennial Activists United » RosalieMaggio.com » Charlotte Isaksson on OpenDemocracy.net »

Robin on ISIL’s price list and rules for treating female captives and slaves. Guests: Former DA Jane Manning reveals the real problem with Rolling Stone’s campus rape article; and from the Sundance Festival, correspondent Pat Mitchell talks with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin. Jane Manning's article "Reporting on Rape" (1/15/2015) » NOW-NYC.com » Jane Fonda (@janefonda) on Twitter » Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner (@LilyTomlin) on Twitter »

Robin on the Oscar nominations—and endangered ocean life. Guests: Lael Echo-Hawk on reforming Native tribal councils; NY City Council Speaker Melissa Mark Viverito on being a “first”; Jessica Neuwirth’s new book on why we need the ERA more than ever. Plus, the Surrealism Corner. SmokeSignalsIndianLaw.com » Lael Echo-Hawk on Twitter (@laeleh) » ERACoalition.org » Melissa Mark-Viverito on Twitter (@mmviverito) » IAmYoSoy.org »

Robin comments on “Who is Charlie, Really?” Guests: Eva Longoria talks about her Latina political activism; Ellen Bravo’s workplace update on the progress of paid leave legislation; Dana Cowin and Beverly Wettenstein on women chefs gaining power. Plus “A Eulogy for Maha.” Eva Longoria on Twitter (@EvaLongoria) » The Eva Longoria Foundation » EllenBravo.com » Dana Cowin on Twitter (@fwscout) » Beverly Wettenstein on SheSource.org » FoodAndWine.com »

Robin returns after the Solstice hiatus and comments on how much Black Lives Matter—and Blue Lives, too. Guests: Lily Tomlin on the Kennedy Honors; Katrina vanden Heuvel on Molly Ivins, and UN Women director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka on changing the world. Plus, Surrealism Corner and Fighting Words. LilyTomlin.com » Lily Tomlin & Jane Wagner on Twitter (@LilyTomlin) » Katrina vanden Heuvel on Twitter (@KatrinaNation) » Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka on UNWomen.org »

The Solstice Show. Robin on a Saudi action alert and Diane Feinstein’s finest hour, plus her classic essay “Four Secular Saints.” Guests: Sister Simone Campbell (Nuns on the Bus); Annie Laurie Gaylor (Freedom from Religion Foundation); Karyn Gershon (Project Kesher). Annie Laurie Gaylor at ffrf.org » Annie Laurie Gaylor on Twitter » Nuns on the Bus » Sister Simone Campbell on Twitter » Kayrn Gershon at ProjectKesher.org »

Robin on Ikumi Yoshimatsu and Japan’s “comfort women,” die-ins, Rolling Stone, and Cosby. Guests: Erin Helfert on VAWA protection abroad; Kimberly Dark on the body’s messages; Melissa Silverstein on 2014 Feminist Moments in Film. Plus, the 2014 Ink Smear Awards for awful media. Erin Helfert at SheSource.org » KimberlyDark.com » Melissa Silverstein on Twitter »

Robin shares an intergenerational conversation with The F Bomb’s Julie Zeilinger on young women’s guilt and correct-line politics; Cecilia Abadie on tomorrow’s wearable computers; and a Latina roundtable on immigration, with undocumented members Marisa Franco, Sandra Restrepo, and Rosie Carrasco speaking out. JulieZeilinger.com » Cecilia Abadie on Twitter » Marisa Franco on Twitter » Sandra Restrepo on Twitter »

Robin on immigration. climate change, and denial—also on the Iroquois Constitution that influenced James Madison. Guests: Rep. Carolyn Maloney; Sarah Deer, Muscogee activist on VAWA in Indian country; Elizabeth Sackler, first woman chair of the Brooklyn Museum Board of Trustees. Rep. Carolyn Maloney on House.gov » The Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art » Sarah Deer at the MacArthur Foundation »

Robin on the republication of Monster as an e-book after decades of unavailability. Guests: Joanne N. Smith, founder/head of Girls for Gender Equity; Maxine Hanks, Mormon historian who shook up the LDS church; Sarah Marquis, who trekked alone through Asia for 10,000 miles. SarahMarquis.ch » Maxine Hanks at FairMormon.org » Girls for Gender Equity » Robin Morgan's Monster on RobinMorgan.net »

Robin on the elections, and how the country is an abused spouse. Guests: MacArthur Award winner Ai-Jen Poo, organizer of domestic workers; author Suzanne Braun Levine on the new fatherhood; Rebecca Gomperts of Women On Waves and WomenOnWeb.org on doing border-defying abortions—via e-mail. WomenOnWeb.org » SuzanneBraunLevine.com » Can Men Have It All? on SheBooks.net » Encore.org » CaringAcross.org » DomesticWorkers.org »

Robin takes on the lot—Google, Facebook, Apple, Yahoo, and more—for fake diversity initiatives. Guests: WMC 2014 Social Media Award winner Elianne Ramos (@erGeekGoddess); Michelle Ebanks, CEO of Essence, Inc.; and Stacy Smith on women’s images in films abroad. ElianneRamos.com » Elianne Ramos on Twitter » Michelle Ebanks on Essence.com » Stacy Smith at Annenberg.USC.edu »

The pre-WMC Gala Awards show! Robin defends nurses on Ebola and rakes Facebook and Google over new policies. Guests: awardees Katie Couric and Belle director Amma Asante; Gala host MSNBC’s Joy Reid; and multiple Emmy winner Pat Mitchell debuts as WMC Live's special correspondent. The Sobering Facts About Egg Freezing That Nobody's Talking About (Pamela Mahoney Tsigdinos, Wired) » Katie Couric on Twitter »Joy Reid on Twitter » Pat Mitchell on Twitter » Amma Asante on Twitter »

Robin on ISIL and "The Demon Lover," and on a brave Sufi conference on women, peace, and changing the Muslim world. Guests: Robin Givens on Domestic Violence Month; pollster Celinda Lake talks women and the elections; and Melissa Silverstein debuts as WMC Live's entertainment correspondent. Robin Givens on Today talking about domestic violence (10/12/2014) » Celinda Lake at Lake Research Partners » Melissa Silverstein on Twitter »