August 13, 2012. The ugly side of gymnastics & figure skating; Persecuting Pussy Riot

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Feminists in Chains: Pussy Riot vs the Kremlin.

Kate Raphael talks to journalist with Sydney Brownstone about the case against feminist Punk Band, Pussy Riot who were sentenced to two years in prison "for offending the faithful of the Orthodox Church by performing a crude anti-Putin song near the altar of a Moscow cathedral last February." More about Pussy Riot and other important events at the Mother Jones website:  http://www.motherjones.com/

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Elite Women Gymnastics and Figure Skating. 

Eryn Mathewson speaks with author and Media Advisor, Joan Ryan about her book, Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnastics and the current state of elite women's athletics.

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