Suzanne Marcus-Fletcher is an internationally acclaimed print and broadcast journalist, creator and host of the popular ITunes podcast: "The Body Politic" [www.blogtalkradio.com/thebodypolitic, www.itunes.apple/thebodypolitic]. The Body Politic is a provocative, global, call-in show, featuring the world’s foremost leaders and pioneers in the exploration of social issues, politics, and gender bias, specifically, how the masculine/feminine power dynamic plays out in our every day lives. Fletcher focuses on relevant hot-button topics that invite debate and dialogue, and has covered controversial issues facing disenfranchised women and children since 2001. While environmental and animal-welfare legislation is critical to Fletcher, she is best known for her award-winning work on children and women at risk. A Vanderbilt Media Fellow in Domestic Violence, Fletcher's print series on L.A. gang members undergoing correctional intervention in conjunction with the L.A. Sheriff's Dept. titled: "Vida: Scared Straight In The Streets of L.A." launched a television series coined "Scared Straight" in 2011. Fletcher micro-blogs daily to a growing Twitter following of more than 240,000 people of highly diverse ages and cultural backgrounds. Fletcher's work includes a keen emphasis on issues facing the 99%. She has thrice interviewed founding architects and media liaisons from the General Assembly of Occupy Wall Street, NYC. At 53, Fletcher models for high-end Glamour photographers to participate in the coalition of international women fighting ageism and beauty bias. The Body Politic can be heard daily on ITunes. For breaking news and global social issue advocacy, Fletcher can be found on Twitter @politicbody and numerous news/politics RSS feeds. This site is currently under construction. Please return soon.