via NetrootsNation.org This weekend in San Jose, California, I have the privilege of representing for the Feministing crew in a lunchtime keynote session with Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). We recently had an awesome  Feministing Five with Pelosi , and knowing her reputation for candor, I expect nothing less than an awesome interview. I’m taking your questions via Twitter [...]

So by now you’ve heard that First Lady Michelle Obama has a somewhat different strategy for dealing with hecklers than President Obama. This week at a DNC fundraiser in D.C., Ellen Sturtz of GetEqual interrupted the First Lady’s speech yelling out demands for the president to keep his promise and sign an executive order banning federal [...]

Via The Toronto Star I’m not a big fan of rape jokes, but bring on the jokes about rape  culture!  The students at York University in Canada have created some awesome rape culture cartoons  starring some of our favorite super heroes.  The comics truly get to the heart of how flippin’ ridiculous rape culture is and how those [...]

Amy York Rubin and Awkward Black Girl creator and executive producer Issa Rae debuted the web series “Little Horribles” this week.  The first episode titled “Sexual Activity” explores the world of Amy as she makes less than stellar dating decisions and suffers through painfully awkward, yet hilarious, moments after she has sex with someone new. [...]

Actress Kerry Washington delivers inspirational commencement speech at her alma mater George Washington University.

Women, Action, Media pens open letter to Facebook for their refusal to remove misogynistic pages making fun of violence against women.

Last night during the NHL playoffs, Kevin Ryder, a radio show host live tweeted the game between the L.A. Kings and San Jose Sharks, and thought it would be hilarious to tweet out a rape joke. Via Deadspin.com The L.A. Kings swiftly tweeted out an apology but seriously folks we’ve got to do better with the [...]

On Tuesday, an Arizona judge struck down Arizona’s unconstitutional ban on abortions after 20 weeks. Via Mother Jones :

On Tuesday, judges on the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down an Arizona law that would have banned abortions at 20 weeks. The judges called the law “unconstitutional under an unbroken stream of Supreme Court authority.” This [...]

Via Give Us Liberty I’m surprised it took House Republicans three years to talk impeachment.  Certainly, when they won back the House, which is where the impeachment process begins, I imagined “impeachment” would become part of our collective lexicon again as the Republicans went after another Democratic president. The loss of the White House in [...]

Via Wikipedia In a very personal revelation Tuesday night, New York City Council Speaker and current candidate for Mayor Christine Quinn admitted to having a past struggle with bulimia for nearly 10 years.  Quinn also admitted she is in recovery from alcoholism. Via Talking Points Memo :

New Yorkers might have felt they knew about the personal life [...]

Via Mother Jones This is really sickening. The AP is out with an incredible report detailing the stories of undocumented immigrants who were deported by American hospitals,  while they were unconscious. Two of the immigrants profiled, Jacinto Cruz and Jose Rodriguez-Saldana, were unlucky enough to be involved in car accidents and their punishment was being flown to Mexico while [...]

Via MSNBC Being a good ally isn’t always easy.  I’ve made plenty of mistakes over the years, both in words and actions, and I can only hope to do better going forward.  Even as a black woman it’s important for me to recognize my own privilege and to try to understand where others are coming [...]

Via Jezebel First it was the NRA , and now it’s Republican Congressman Steve King’s (R-IA) turn to attack the Obama girls.  It all started when Breitbart.com bucked traditional protocol of never revealing the location of the First Daughters who spent their spring break in the Bahamas, for obvious security reasons. I thought I made myself clear before [...]

Via UsIraq.Procon.org Today marks 10 years since the U.S. began the invasion of Iraq.  We were lied into this war and countless innocent Iraqis and American troops lost their lives.  And even today, on the 10th anniversary, a wave of car bombs have killed 56 people in Iraq. The Obama administration did successfully leave (except for [...]

via MSNBC I was thrilled to be included in a conversation about rape culture last night on The Ed Show on MSNBC. The segment focused on the problematic media coverage of yesterday’s Steubenville verdict and included me, Professor Salamishah Tillet, and Irin Carmon. And what happens when you have three out feminists talking about rape culture [...]

I was on Democracy Now! this morning to talk about rape culture, Steubenville, and consent. Check out the segment below. http://youtu.be/xhgo6Y1gyj0 The first two days of testimony in the Steubenville rape trial are proof positive that we need to teach young people about consent. The testimony about the text messages the defendants sent and received that night, as [...]

Via NetrootsNation.org We recently did an awesome Feministing Five with House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi , and this summer I have the privilege of interviewing Leader Pelosi on the big stage at Netroots Nation 2013. In this annual, #AsktheLeader Plenary Session , June 22, 2013, in San Jose, California, I will be able to use questions submitted via social media. [...]

http://youtu.be/91saKERf_H0 President Obama signs the newly expanded Violence Against Women Act . Soraya Chemaly on 4 steps men can take to get involved in combating violence against women. Are the folks at Dove the new feminist hacktivists ? Bishops oppose the newly signed VAWA because of protections for LGBT folks.  Because what would Jesus do? Lawmakers in Texas are working to get [...]

When Ann Friedman recently wrote a great piece about the risk in piling on Rihanna for reconciling with Chris Brown, I nodded along, despite my own personal feelings about the case.  It’s really hard to simultaneously advocate for survivors of violence and encourage women to leave, when Rihanna and Chris Brown’s reconciliation is so high profile [...]

A sample tweet from my mentions since Tuesday night. Trigger Warning On Tuesday night, I appeared on Hannity in a segment framed around the idea that giving women guns is the solution to ending rape.  I was on with Independent Women’s Forum’s Gayle Trotter who recently made the point that women need guns for self defense from rape [...]

More images of the troubles facing female veterans from the wars.

Whoa this cover of Businessweek is totally racist.

Good piece by Christine Pelosi on “having it all” and white privilege.

Tomorrow is the deadline for Congress to avert the sequester.

Did white feminists fail to defend Quvenzhane Wallis?