Two weeks ago today, a college friend communicated some shocking news: our sorority sister and dear friend, Amy Friedlander, was dead. Amy was part of a murder-suicide in which her two young children, and husband, with whom she was days away from finalizing a divorce, were also found dead.
The media that morning described a Westchester home so bloody, that it was not possible to discern, who murdered who. Big mystery, right? Even if I hadn’t known Amy, I could have made a very educated guessed. Women account for 85% of …

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Next screening of “Pink Skies“:
Beverly Hills Film, TV &
   New Media Festival
Wednesday, October 26th at 8:10 pm
Laemmle Music Hall 3
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In September of 2009, Jump For the Cause (JFTC), a remarkable skydiving event took place, at Perris Valley, CA. Along with successively breaking the “all women” skydiving formation record with each …

With its gift for bringing stories to life and the reputation to attract our most talented artists, PBS has created an extraordinary new mini-series about the “the lives of female activists living in war-torn societies” that begins tonight, reports Marie Claire magazine.
With a focus on Bosnia, Afghanistan, Colombia, and Liberia, the documentary shows remarkable women affecting serious change in their respective countries with regard to injustice and abuse towards female civilians. The five-part PBS series, narrated by Matt Damon, Tilda Swinton, Alfre Woodard, and Geena Davis, is a groundbreaking look …

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* Bumped Up at 4 p.m. ET Saturday — The walk and rally are going on right now! Check the evening news and give us reports! *
UPDATE from the Villages blog 29 minutes ago: “SlutWalk NYC Preparing to Take Over Union Square“ (Go to Runnin’ Scared for more Voice news coverage.) Included is this great video:

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Original post: Below the fold, I discuss the history of Saturday’s event and its …

Cross-posted from A Time For Choosing and the RuBegonia blogs.
KABC’s Victory Sessions ~ Stephen Bannon, co-host Amy Siskind & guests talk about this week’s treatment of Sarah Palin in the blogosphere

Sarah Palin [as the Republican nominee] would be the GOP Establishment™ Unemployment Act
~ Amy Siskind

By Gary P. Jackson
Host Steve BannonThis is a great two hours worth radio with hosts Stephen K Bannon and Amy Siskind. Guests include NY Times columnist Anand Giridharadas, Human Events editor Tony Lee, Real Clear Politics reporter Scott Conroy, Rob Port from Say Anything blog and …

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Both Greta and Tucker make good arguments. Tucker makes a good argument that had this story been about any other Democrat women it would have been national headlines. Greta makes a good argument that the editors note in the post came a little too late.
What Tucker doesn’t get is that while the story would have been national news had it been about Hillary Clinton, the …

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Secretary Clinton (Sept. 16, APEC’s Women and the Economy Summit):
   ”To make it real, to achieve the economic expansion we all seek, we need to unlock a vital source of growth that can power our economies in the decades to come. And that vital source of growth is women.“

It is unfortunately rare that the media feature Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s speeches in her leadership role as the United States’ chief representative and negotiator with …

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The above is one of several images in the information section of Merck's Web site for its product Gardasil. Click the image to browse the site, or enter this URL: gardasil.com. During the CNN Tea Party Debate this past Monday, sparks flew over an executive order issued by Governor Rick Perry in 2007 mandating an HPV vaccination for all sixth-grade girls. At that time, Perry was the first (and only) governor to issue such an …

This September, the question is not what’s in Vogue, but who’s in Vogue – and Elle and Glamour. The answer: powerful female politicians and activists talking policy from all across the ideological spectrum.
Vogue interviewed Christine Lagarde, the recently appointed managing director of the International Monetary Fund. Although the profile centered on her “oatmeal-hued suit,” “bandbox-neat” appearance, and overall “elegance,” it also discussed her “classically liberal” leanings towards Adam Smith’s economic thought, meaning her preferences for “free trade and minimal government intervention, positions usually associated with conservatism.” Further, it quoted her …

"Bachmann and Perry Talk Jobs" (credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) – Click image to view WCCO article.
TNA’s Amy Siskind speaks out on The John Williams show, CBS Minnesota, as to why the latest Newsweek cover photo and the weekly magazine’s verbiage on the GOP candidacy of Michele Bachmann are sexist.
Listen here to the full radio interview.
Siskind is also quoted in an article, “Newsweek cover photo of Bachmann stirs controversy,” at the Web site for KHPO, a Phoenix, Arizona TV affiliate of CBS:
The magazine calls her “The Queen of Rage” and used …