Breaking Through with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner (Powered by MomsRising) (general)
On the radio show this week we hear directly from US Senator Patty Murray about how your voice can make a difference and what’s going on inside the U.S. Capitol; we also address the importance of creating a path to citizenship; and cover the growing power of women in our democracy as we push the policies that matter the most to our families. 

*Special guests include: U.S. Senator Patty, Murray, @PattyMurray; Greisa Martinez Rosa, Executive Director, United We Dream (UWD), @UNITEDWEDREAM; Joclyn Frye of National Partnership for Women and Families, @NPWF; Amanda Brown Lierman of Supermajority, @supermajority 
 
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Join us for the Womens Community Response to the State of the Union brought to you by the United State of Women (USOW)! The Black Womens Roundtable, Girls for Gender Equity, Justice for Migrant Women, MomsRising, NARAL Pro-Choice America, National Asian Pacific American Womens Forum, National Domestic Workers Alliance, National Partnership for Women and Families, National Womens Law Center, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, She Will Rise, Supermajority Education Fund, Voto Latino, YWCA USA and the gender justice community all came together with Alexi McCammond of Axios to share a virtual response to the Presidents State of the Union Address. (usow.org/stateofwomen#response) 

Taped March 2, 2022
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DESCRIPTION: On the radio show this week, we celebrate the new U.S. Supreme Court nominee; dive into the latest in the (winning!) fight for free Pre-K and affordable quality child care; hear about the recent Care Cant Wait Summit that featured President Biden, Vice President Harris, and many more (WATCH: https://www.facebook.com/caringacrossgenerations/videos/380204897438600 ); and get the inside scoop on Social Security in America and why scrapping the cap is so important.

*Special guests include: Melanie Campbell, Black Womens Roundtable, @coalitionbuildr; Nina Perez, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance & Caring Across Generation, @aijenpoo; Linda Benesch, Social Security Works, @SSWorks 

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On the radio show this week we cover the many ways in which we can rattle the windows, make herstory, and find hope in hard times as we talk voting rights, childcare and Pre-K, the Child Tax Credit, Build Back Better and more. Special guests include: Monifa Bandele, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Rebecca Sive, award-winning author, including of Make Herstory Your Story, @RebeccaSive; Lauren Hipp, MomsRising, @MomsRising; and Amy Jo Hutchinson, Rattle the Windows, @ImWalkingItOut 
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  • On the radio show this week we cover the importance of hope to fuel change and the new ways that the Build Back Better agenda is moving forward; we also cover why and how the fight to raise the minimum wage to one fair living wage is gaining momentum (and how you can help); we dive into the latest on childcare access, affordability, and quality; and we close the show sharing an update on what’s going on in the fight for a new US Supreme Court nominee and what to expect with the upcoming State of the Union.

 

*Special guests include Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance and Caring Across Generations, @domesticworkers; Saru Jayaraman, One Fair Wage, @onefairwage; Xochitl Oseguera, MomRising and MamasConPoer, @MomsRising @MamasConPoder; :Jordan Brooks, USOW, @USOWomen
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On the radio show this week we cover how culture and politics come together to create real change, including through the movie Dont Look Up; as well as the ways to get registered to vote, to find candidates, and to protect democracy. We also cover whats happening with Build Back Better and equal pay.

*Special guests include: Maria Teresa Kumar, Voto Latino, @VotoLatino; David Sirota, Co-Writer and Co-Producer Dont Look Up & DailyPoster, @davidsirota; Monifa Bandele, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Cassandra Welchlin, Mississippi Black Womens Roundtable, @MS_BWR
 
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On the radio show this week we cover disability rights; as well as what’s happening with the assualt on abortion access and how you can help protect women’s rights and bodily automony; the ways in which big pharma is taking advantage of taxpayers and how to fight back; and we also hear the latest on the fight for affordable, high quality, accessible childcare and Pre-K. 

 

*Special guests include: Rebecca Cokley, U.S. Disabilities Rights Officer Ford Foundation, @RebeccaCokley; Mini Timmaraju, NARAL Pro-Choice, @NARAL; Sapna Ramappa,  Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM), @uaem; Stephanie Schmit, Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP),  @CLASP_DC
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On the radio show this week, we cover the ways in which our democracy is under attack and how we can fight back; as well as the latest with the pandemic, childcare and schools closing, and legislation to lift us all (Did someone say Build Back Better Act?); and we also cover how we can elect the best candidates possible— or even run for office yourself.
 
*Special guests include: Jana Morgan, Declaration for American Democracy, @DFADCoalition; Melissa Boteach, National Women’s Law Center, @NWLC; Barbara Arnwine, Transformative Justice Coalition, @TJC_DC; and Erin Vilardi, Vote Run Lead, @VoteRunLead
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 On the radio show this week, we cover what’s really going on with the Build Back Better Act right now, including the Child Tax Credit, paid family/medical leave, childcare and pre-K; we also dive into the latest on women and the economy, and cover the fight for voting rights.  All through the show we share how YOU can make an impact to help move public policy forward that lifts everyone — and why no matter what’s happening, there’s still hope!
 
*Special guests include: Olivia Golden, Center for Law and Social Policy (Clasp), @CLASP_DC; Ruth Martin, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Dr. Nicole Mason, Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR); and Eric Reidar and Kristin Rowe-Fnlbeiner.
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On the radio show this week we cover capturing the moment to Build Back Better via Congress, including to finally pass a national paid family/medical leave policy; we hear about whats at stake in the U.S. Supreme Court with Roe v. Wade under fire and how you can help protect reproductive rights; we get the inside scoop on inside the beltway; and we close the show turning the tables on interviewer and interviewee!

*Special guests include: Josephine Kalipeni, Family Values at Work, @FmlyValuesWork; Shaunna Thomas, UltraViolet, @UltraViolet; Xochitl Oseguera, MomsRising and MamasConPoder, @MomsRising @MamasConPoder  

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On the radio show this week we cover the massive momentum pushing transformative policies forward, some of which have been stuck for over 50 years! Learn whats happening, how to get involved, and the ways we can make change together!

*Special guests include: Namatie Mansaray, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations, @CaringAcrossGen; Caitlin Breedlove, Womens March, @womensmarch; Tina Sherman, MomsRising, @MomsRising. 

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On the radio show this week we cover capturing the moment to Build Back Better via Congress, including to finally pass a national paid family/medical leave policy; we hear about whats at stake in the U.S. Supreme Court with Roe v. Wade under fire and how you can help protect reproductive rights; we get the inside scoop on inside the beltway; and we close the show turning the tables on interviewer and interviewee!

*Special guests include: Josephine Kalipeni, Family Values at Work, @FmlyValuesWork; Shaunna Thomas, UltraViolet, @UltraViolet; Xochitl Oseguera, MomsRising and MamasConPoder, @MomsRising @MamasConPoder 

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On the radio show this week, we cover the transformational changes in the Build Back Better package, how it needs to move through Congress ASAP, and how if passed as written now: Working people will finally have four weeks of paid family/medical leave, child care bills will be cut in half for most families, free pre-school will be open to every three- and four-year old, 35 million families will receive the fully refundable Child Tax Credit, access to high-quality home care will be expanded for older Americans and people with disabilities, measures to address racial health disparities and end the Black maternal health crisis will be put in place, health care access will be improved and prescription drug prices reduced, millions of good jobs will be created, wages lifted for care workers, and lasting protections finally put in place for immigrants.  

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On the radio show this week, we celebrate the Build Back Better Act passing the U.S. House and the Pump Act passing too!  Change is in motion!  Find out how you can help push the Build Back Better Act — which cuts childcare costs, has free Pre-K, paid family/medical leave, and home- and community-based services and more — over the finish like in the US Senate!  And, also hear how radio is made, as well as about a new book, The Priviatazion of Everything, that covers why privatization hurts us all. 
 
*Special guests include: Tina Sherman, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Namatie Mansaray, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Eric Reidar Burris, radio producer and KKNW, KIXI;  Donald Cohen, In the Public Interest, @PubInterest
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On the radio show this week we cover how our nation is FINALLY changing for the better as the #BuildBackBetter agenda moves through Congress and advances paid family/medical leave, childcare for all, home- and community-based services, living wages and a path to citizenship for care and essential workers, an extended expanded Child Tax Credit, and more. We also cover Hispanic Heritage Month and the continued fight to end pay discrimination and to reach fair pay.

*Special guests include: Ruth Martin, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Katie Hamm, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Early Childhood Development, Office of Early Childhood Development (ECD), @ECDgov; Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRIsing; and Xochitl Oseguera, MamasConPoder / MomsRising, @MamasConPoder, @MomsRising. 

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On the radio show this week, we cover the transformational changes in the Build Back Better package, how it needs to move through Congress ASAP, and how if passed as written now: Working people will finally have four weeks of paid family/medical leave, child care bills will be cut in half for most families, free pre-school will be open to every three- and four-year old, 35 million families will receive the fully refundable Child Tax Credit, access to high-quality home care will be expanded for older Americans and people with disabilities, measures to address racial health disparities and end the Black maternal health crisis will be put in place, health care access will be improved and prescription drug prices reduced, millions of good jobs will be created, wages lifted for care workers, and lasting protections finally put in place for immigrants.
 

*Special guests include: Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance, Caring Across Generations, 

@aijenpoo

; Elizabeth Keenan, award-winning author, including of her latest book Rebel Girls, @badcoverversion; Monifa Bandele, Times Up Now and MomsRising, @MonifaBandele; and Laura Guerra-Cardus, Children’s Defense Fund, @CDFTexas

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On this radio show we cover Juvenile Justice Month and the importance of getting police out of schools and counselors in schools; the movement to build a care infrastructure, including paid family/medical leave, childcare, maternal health, home-and community-based services, and living wages and a path to citizenship for care workers; the importance of childcare so parents can work, children can thrive, and childcare workers can earn living wages; and finally we cover the importance of paid family/medical leave and what you can do to help it pass now.

*Special guests include: Essence-Jade Gatheright, Chicago Freedom School, @ChiFreeSchool; Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Fatima Goss Graves, National Womens Law Center, @NWLC; and Dawn Huckelbridge, Paid Leave for All, @PaidLeaveForAll 

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On the radio show this week we hear about champions in Congress, in film writing, and around us " and find out what we each can do to help build a nation where everyone can thrive! We also hear whats happening with the reconciliation bill and how your voice can add up with others to help pull our nation forward.

*Special guests include: Congresswoman Jackie Speier, @RepSpeier; dream hampton, award-winning filmmaker and author, @dreamhampton; Congresswoman Madeleine Dean, @RepDean; and Xochitl Oseguera, @MomsRising, @MamasConPoder

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On this radio show we cover Juvenile Justice Month and the importance of getting police out of schools and counselors in schools; the movement to build a care infrastructure, including paid family/medical leave, childcare, maternal health, home-and community-based services, and living wages and a path to citizenship for care workers; the importance of childcare so parents can work, children can thrive, and childcare workers can earn living wages; and finally we cover the importance of paid family/medical leave and what you can do to help it pass now.

*Special guests include: Essence-Jade Gatheright, Chicago Freedom School, @ChiFreeSchool; Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Fatima Goss Graves, National Womens Law Center, @NWLC; and Dawn Huckelbridge, Paid Leave for All, @PaidLeaveForAll 

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On the radio show this week, we cover the week of childcare action as Congress considers a proposal for childcare for all; the latest with the Womens Health Protection Act; the rising power of the AAPI vote; and what happens when the Vice President of the United States of America visits your home.

*Special guests include: Nina Perez, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Sara Outterson, Center for Reproductive Rights, @ReproRights; Varun Nikore, AAPI Victory Alliance, @aapialliance; and Jamie Davis Smith, author and member of Little Lobbyists, @LittleLobbyists 

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On the radio show this week we hear about champions in Congress, in film writing, and around us " and find out what we each can do to help build a nation where everyone can thrive! We also hear whats happening with the reconciliation bill and how your voice can add up with others to help pull our nation forward.

*Special guests include: Congresswoman Jackie Speier, @RepSpeier; dream hampton, award-winning filmmaker and author, @dreamhampton; Congresswoman Madeleine Dean, @RepDean; and Xochitl Oseguera, @MomsRising, @MamasConPoder

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On the radio show this week, we cover the week of childcare action as Congress considers a proposal for childcare for all; the latest with the Womens Health Protection Act; the rising power of the AAPI vote; and what happens when the Vice President of the United States of America visits your home.

*Special guests include: Nina Perez, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Sara Outterson, Center for Reproductive Rights, @ReproRights; Varun Nikore, AAPI Victory Alliance, @aapialliance; and Jamie Davis Smith, author and member of Little Lobbyists, @LittleLobbyists 

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On the radio show this week we cover how our nation is FINALLY changing for the better as the #BuildBackBetter agenda moves through Congress and advances paid family/medical leave, childcare for all, home- and community-based services, living wages and a path to citizenship for care and essential workers, an extended expanded Child Tax Credit, and more.  We also cover Hispanic Heritage Month and the continued fight to end pay discrimination and to reach fair pay.
 
*Special guests include: Ruth Martin, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Katie Hamm, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Early Childhood Development, Office of Early Childhood Development (ECD), @ECDgov; Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRIsing; and Xochitl Oseguera, MamasConPoder / MomsRising, @MamasConPoder, @MomsRising.
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On the radio show this week we cover the persistent power of YOUR voice to help advance paid family/medical leave for everyone, universal childcare, lift our democracy, and to help build a nation where everyone can thrive!

*Special guests include: Julie Kashen, The Century Foundation, @TCFdotorg; Ruth Martin, @MomsRising, MomsRising; Gloria Pan, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Lauren Hogan, National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), @NAEYC  

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On the radio show this week, we cover what’s going on in the fight to finally, FINALLY build the care infrastructure that we all need (and what you can do to help make that happen!); the latest in the devastatingly bad trend of limiting access to abortion care and the recent US Supreme Court decision; hear about breastfeeding rights, the Momnibus, and the steps you can take to back up moms; and get the inside scoop from U.S. Representative Suzan Delbene about the Child Tax Credit of up to $300 per child per month and how you can help make this benefit permanent.
 
*Special guests include:  Ai-Jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance and Caring Across Generations, @domesticworkers;  Alexis McGill Johnson, Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Planned Parenthood Action Fund, @PPFA; Tina Sherman, MomsRising, 
@MomsRising; U.S. Congresswoman Suzan DelBene, @RepDelBene
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On the radio show this week we cover the MomsRising early learning and childcare month of action; how to get up to $300 per month per child through the Child Tax Credit (and how to help make it a permanent benefit); what options are available to families facing evictions and the ways in which we can address the housing crisis; and we touch base with All Our Kin about the 6 Principles to Support Family Child Care.

*Special guests include: Nadia Hussain, MomsRising, @MomsRising: Olivia Golden, Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), @CLASP_DC; Sarah Saadian, National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), @NLIHC; and Jessica Sager, All Our Kin, @AllOurKin

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On the radio show this week we cover the persistent power of YOUR voice to help advance paid family/medical leave for everyone, universal childcare, lift our democracy, and to help build a nation where everyone can thrive!
 
*Special guests include: Julie Kashen, The Century Foundation, @TCFdotorg; Ruth Martin, @MomsRising, MomsRising; Gloria Pan, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Lauren Hogan, National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), @NAEYC
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The economy, families, businesses " and the urgent need to build a care infrastructure ASAP; why home- and community-based services for people who are aging and with disabilities are critical; how to help build momentum for paid leave for all; and whats the Momnibus and how to get on board!

*Special guests include: Fatima Goss Graves, National Womens Law Center, @nwlc; Nicole Jorwic, The Arc, @TheArcUS; Dawn Hucklebridge, Paid Leave for All, @PaidLeaveforAll; and Tina Sherman, MomsRising, @MomsRising 

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On the radio show this week we cover the MomsRising early learning and childcare month of action; how to get up to $300 per month per child through the Child Tax Credit (and how to help make it a permanent benefit); what options are available to families facing evictions and the ways in which we can address the housing crisis; and we touch base with All Our Kin about the 6 Principles to Support Family Child Care.
 
*Special guests include: Nadia Hussain, MomsRising, @MomsRising: Olivia Golden, Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), @CLASP_DC; Sarah Saadian, National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), @NLIHC; and Jessica Sager, All Our Kin, @AllOurKin
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On the radio show this week, we cover the campaign for One Fair wage, getting rid of the tipped minimum wage, and moving to a $15 minimum wage for everyone; we also cover how you can help save democracy; as well as the fight for paid leave for everyone and what you can do to help pass this national policy; and we close the show covering youth and family justice and the steps we need to take to move toward justice.

*Special guests include: Saru Jayaraman, One Fair Wage, @onefairwage; Ria Thompson Washington, Center for Popular Democracy - Declaration for American Democracy, @popdemoc; Dawn Hucklebridge, Paid Leave For All, @PaidLeaveforAll; Beatriz Beckford, MomsRising, @MomsRising 

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The economy, families, businesses — and the urgent need to build a care infrastructure ASAP; why home- and community-based services for people who are aging and with disabilities are critical; how to help build momentum for paid leave for all; and what’s the Momnibus and how to get on board! 
 
*Special guests include:  Fatima Goss Graves, National Women’s Law Center, @nwlc;  Nicole Jorwic, The Arc, @TheArcUS; Dawn Hucklebridge, Paid Leave for All, @PaidLeaveforAll; and Tina Sherman, MomsRising, @MomsRising
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 On the radio show this week, we cover how YOU can access the new Child Tax Credit benefits of up to $300 per month per child that start on July 15th; the ways in which we can push to lower prescription drug prices; how your story can help move state and national change; and the big momentum growing behind paid family/medical leave in Congress so we finally join the other 177 countries in having this critical policy.
 
*Special guests include Elyssa Schmier, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Anne Shoup, Protect Our Care, @ProtectOurCare; Nancy Glenn, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Ruth Martin, MomsRising, @MomsRsising
 
 
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On the radio show this week, we cover how YOU can access the new Child Tax Credit benefits of up to $300 per month per child that start on July 15th; the ways in which we can push to lower prescription drug prices; how your story can help move state and national change; and the big momentum growing behind paid family/medical leave in Congress so we finally join the other 177 countries in having this critical policy.
 
*Special guests include Elyssa Schmier, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Anne Shoup, Protect Our Care, @ProtectOurCare; Nancy Glenn, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Ruth Martin, MomsRising, @MomsRising
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On the radio show this week, we cover the campaign for One Fair wage, getting rid of the tipped minimum wage, and moving to a $15 minimum wage for everyone; we also cover how you can help save democracy; as well as the fight for paid leave for everyone and what you can do to help pass this national policy; and we close the show covering youth and family justice and the steps we need to take to move toward justice. 
 
*Special guests include: Saru Jayaraman, One Fair Wage, @onefairwage; Ria Thompson Washington, Center for Popular Democracy - Declaration for American Democracy, @popdemoc; Dawn Hucklebridge, Paid Leave For All, @PaidLeaveforAll; Beatriz Beckford, MomsRising, @MomsRising
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On the radio show this week, we cover the Care Economy Week of Action in the House... the U.S. House of Representatives!  We also cover how you can make a difference from your house to help build a Care Infrastructure including childcare, paid leave, home- and community-based care and services for people who are disabled and the aging, raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour, a permanent child tax credit (CTC), health care for everyone, a path to citizenship for all essential and care workers, Dreamers and temporary protected status (TPS) holders and their families, as well as include investing in communities, reimagining safety and divesting from punishment and policing, and, importantly, a fair tax code to help pay for these vital investments. It’s time! #CareCantWait

*Special guests include: Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, @RepEscobar; Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia, @RepSylviaGarcia; Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence, @RepLawrence; Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, @RepBonamici
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On the radio show this week, we cover the latest with Planned Parenthoods past, present, and future; hear about the new Made to Save campaign to make sure everyone has access in an equitable way to the COVID-19 vaccine; dive into new polling that shows Democrats, Republicans, Independents and more strongly support building a Care Infrastructure ASAP; and we cover Black Maternal Health Week, historic happenings, and the changes that are needed now.

*Special guests include: Alexis McGill, President & CEO of Planned Parenthood, @PPFA; Chris Wyant, Made to Save, @civicnation; Rebecca Rewald, Oxfam America, @OxfamAmerica; and Tina Sherman, MomsRising, @MomsRising

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On the radio show this week we cover the summer of paid leave; why you may be eligible for a big check via the Child Tax Credit and how to get it; how building the Care Infrastructure includes creating a path to citizenship; and we close the show in conversation with two directors of the new film, “Forget Me Not."
 
*Special guests include: Ruth Martin, MomsRising, @MomsRising @MamasConPoder; Amy Matsui, National Women’s Law Center, @nwlc; Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising @MamasConPoder;  Olivier and Hilda Bernier, “Forget Me Not” film, https://www.forgetmenotdocumentary.com
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On the radio show this week we cover how to get the FCC’s new broadband benefit designed to help make the internet more affordable for those impacted by the pandemic (https://www.fcc.gov/broadbandbenefit); dive into the new “child check” via the Child Tax Credit this year and how to still get it; cover the big news about the new Care Economy Business Council of over 200 major businesses pushing for a care infrastructure; and touch on the ways in which your voice is still needed to help get people the expanded unemployment insurance they need.
 
*Special guests include:  Jessica Rosenworcel, Federal Communications Commission, Chairwoman, @FCC;  Amy Matsui, National Women’s Law Center, @nwlc; Tina Chen, Time’s Up, @TIMESUPNOW; and Alexa Tapia, National Employment Law Project (NELP), @NelpNews
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n the #radio show this week, we cover why the care infrastructure is part of our nation’s basic infrastructure — and how #CareCantWait; we dive into the power of your story; discuss how you can support the AAPI community and work to stop anti-Asian violence; and explore what’s in the #AmericanRescuePlan for families, including those in search of childcare.
 
*Special guests include: Ai-Jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance and Caring Across Generations, @domesticworkers; Justina Chen, award-winning author and Chen & Cragen,@JustinaYChen; U.S. Congresswoman Judy Chu, @RepJudyChu;  Katherine Gallagher Robbins, CLASP, @CLASP_DC
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On the radio show this week we talk with members of Congress about the power of moms, as well as the contributes and needs of moms and families, and get tips on how you can have the biggest impact in pushing forward much needed change like finally, FINALLY building the care infrastructure that moms, families, businesses, and our economy needs to thrive.

 

*Special guests include: U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell, @RepDebDingell; U.S. Representative Katie Porter, @RepKatiePorter; U.S. Representative Lois Frankel, @RepLoisFrankel; and U.S. Senator Patty Murray, @PattyMurray
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On the radio show this week, we cover the latest with Planned Parenthood’s past, present, and future; hear about the new Made to Save campaign to make sure everyone has access in an equitable way to the COVID-19 vaccine; dive into new polling that shows Democrats, Republicans, Independents and more strongly support building a Care Infrastructure ASAP; and we cover Black Maternal Health Week, historic happenings, and the changes that are needed now. 
 
*Special guests include: Alexis McGill, President & CEO of Planned Parenthood, @PPFA; Chris Wyant, Made to Save, @civicnation; Rebecca Rewald, Oxfam America, @OxfamAmerica; and Tina Sherman, MomsRising, @MomsRising
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On the #radio show this week, we cover why the care infrastructure is part of our nation’s basic infrastructure — and how #CareCantWait; we dive into the power of your story; discuss how you can support the AAPI community and work to stop anti-Asian violence; and explore what’s in the #AmericanRescuePlan for families, including those in search of childcare.
 
*Special guests include: Ai-Jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance and Caring Across Generations, @domesticworkers; Justina Chen, award-winning author and Chen & Cragen,@JustinaYChen; U.S. Congresswoman Judy Chu, @RepJudyChu;  Katherine Gallagher Robbins, CLASP, @CLASP_DC
 
DATE RECORDED: 4/1/21
 
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This week’s radio show is a stream of a special online event to give people tips and tactics on how to get the benefits in the American Rescue Plan as we also activate for the future. You’ll hear from a very special guest, the U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and also from some of our nation’s foremost advocates, leaders, and experts about how to access the new benefits (including direct cash to your family!) that just recently passed in the American Rescue Plan, including:
  • The Child Tax Credit (People can qualify even if they make zero income!!)
  • Extended Unemployment Insurance benefits
  • Child care assistance
  • EITC expansions & stimulus checks
  • Who qualifies for pandemic leave and how
  • How to get access to the expanded healthcare coverage
  • Home and community-based care services
 
*Special guests include: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, @SpeakerPelosi; Xochitl Oseguera, MomsRising/MamasConPoder, @XochitlOseguera; Monifa Bandele, TimesUpNow, We As Ourselves, MomsRising/MamasConPoder @MonifaBandele; Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance and Caring Across Generations, @aijenpoo; Fatima Goss Graves, National Women’s Law Center, @FGossGraves; Amy Matsui, National Women’s Law Center, @amy_matsui; Myra Jones-Taylor, ZERO TO THREE, @myrajonestaylor;   Andrew Stettner, The Century Foundation, @pelhamprog; Nicole Jorwic, The Arc, @NJorwic; Dawn Huckelbridge, Paid Leave For All; @dhuckelbridge;
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On the #radio show this week, we cover why the care infrastructure is part of our nations basic infrastructure " and how #CareCantWait; we dive into the power of your story; discuss how you can support the AAPI community and work to stop anti-Asian violence; and explore whats in the #AmericanRescuePlan for families, including those in search of childcare.

*Special guests include: Ai-Jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance and Caring Across Generations, @domesticworkers; Justina Chen, award-winning author and Chen & Cragen,@JustinaYChen; U.S. Congresswoman Judy Chu, @RepJudyChu; Katherine Gallagher Robbins, CLASP, @CLASP_DC

Recorded April 1,2021 

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On the radio show this week we cover what’s happening in our nation’s capitol and the benefits coming your way due to the passage of the American Rescue Plan; hear the latest on how we can best push for progress, pay equity, and women’s leadership from the Center for America Progress; find out how we can both create good jobs and enable parents to work by investing in our child-care infrastructure (which we need to do yesterday); and we discuss the need for pay equity — and the Paycheck Fairness Act  — as we hear a story of an up close and personal experience with unfair pay.
 
*Special guests include: Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Jocelyn Frye, Center for American Progress, @amprog; Julie Kashen, The Century Foundation, @TCFdotorg; and Claudia Tristan, @MomsRising. 
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On the radio show this week we cover whats in the American Rescue Plan for YOU and how you can access those benefits; the Equality Act thats moving forward in Congress and what you can do to help make this critically important bill pass; how you can help stop anti-Asian hate and violence; and we hear about a new initiative called We As Ourselves and discuss the importance of the invest and divest frame as we advance public policies.

*Special guests include: Laura Peralta-Schulte, The Network Lobby, @NETWORKLobby; Kierra Johnson, National LGBTQ Task Force, @TheTaskForce; Jennifer Wang, National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum, @NAPAWF; and Monifa Bandele, TimesUpNow, We As Ourselves, MomsRising, @TIMESUPNOW, @MomsRising

Date Recorded 3/18/21 

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On this radio show we cover how policy relating to the fair treatment of all immigrant families is moving forward and what you can do to help; whats in the American Rescue Plan for YOU!; how and why were finally going to get to paid leave for all; and the ways in which the American Rescue Plan can help businesses.

*Special guests include: Xochil Oseguera, MomsRising MamsConPoder, @MomsRising @MamsConPoder; Amy Matusi, National Womens Law Center, @NWLC; Dawn Hucklebridge, Paid Leave for All; @PaidLeaveforAll; and Ron Busby, US Black Chambers of Congress, @usblackchambers

Date Recorded: 3/11/21 

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On the #radio show this week, we cover the power to make change at the city and local levels and how to build the capacity of municipal leaders to develop and sustain early childhood systems that support young children, prenatal through age three and their families; the latest priorities for the Womens March and how YOU can get involved; new polling about the priorities of women and what that means in terms of change in motion at our nations capitol; tips on activism, engagement, and power building with UltraViolet

*Special guests include: Jammie Albert, The National League of Cities Institute for Youth, Education, and Families, @leagueofcities; Tabitha St. Bernard Jacobs, Womens March, @womensmarch; Dr. C Nicole Mason, Institute for Womens Policy Research (IWPR), @IWPResearch; Sonja Spoo, Ultraviolet, @UltraViolet 

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On the #radio show this week we cover upcoming investments in building our nation’s infrastructure, including childcare, and how you can most effectively make your voice heard by leaders at the very top; next up we cover the importance of speaking out against the over 1000% increase in hate crimes against people in the Asian American Pacific Islander community; after that we cover the importance of reducing gun violence by increasing community safety and advancing justice; and we close the show giving a political power pep talk, along with advocacy advice to help advance real change.
 
*Special guests include:  Nina Perez, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Miriam Yeung, author and advocate, @miriamyeung; Greg Jackson, Community Justice Action Fund, @cjactionfund; Reggie Hubbard, MoveOn, @MoveOn
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On the radio show this week we cover the importance of a caring infrastructure like childcare, paid leave, and longterm care, along with the continued need for fair pay; we also dive into where we were four years ago, where we are now, and what needs to happen to move forward transformative change; next up we discuss the COVID-19 relief package that Biden is pushing and whats in it for you; and we close the show covering the fair treatment of all immigrant families, whats moving in our nations capitol, and what you can do to help.

*Special guests include: Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance and Caring Across Generations, @domesticworkers; Monifa Bandele, @TIMESUPNOW @MomsRising; Elyssa Schmier, MomsRising, @MomsRising; and Kamal Essaheb, National Immigration Law Center, @NILC.

DATE RECORDED: 1/21/21

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On the radio show this week we cover women, the economy and the policies we all need to advance gender justice, racial justice, and economic justice; key opportunities for change in this critical moment in history; and why building democracy is still important, as is keeping our voices raised! 

*Special guests include: Dr. C. Nicole Mason, Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), @IWPResearch; Teresa Younger, Ms. Foundation for Women, @msfoundation; and Jess Morales Rocketto, Care in Action and National Domestic Workers Alliance, @domesticworkers

DATE RECORDED: 2/11/21

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On the #RADIO show this week we cover how you can help save democracy and stop voter suppression; we cover the equitable distribution of the vaccine and The Peopless Vaccine project; how you can help increase the minimum wage and move forward paid leave for everyone; and talk about the importance of ending structural racism in policing and getting counselors in schools, not cops.

*Special guests include: Jana Morgan, Declaration for American Democracy, @DFADCoalition; Robbie Silverman, Oxfam America, @OxfamAmerica; Sara Alcid, MomsRising, @MomsRising; and Beatriz Beckford, MomsRising, @MomsRising.

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On the #RADIO show this week, we cover what needs to happen to move forward justice in our nation; how you can help advance the fair treatment of all immigrant families; why raising the minimum wage raises our economy; and how passing the Paycheck Fairness Act would help advance racial justice, gender justice, and economic justice.
 
*Special guests include: Dara Baldwin, Center for Disability Rights, Inc. (CDR), @NJDC07@CDRNYS; Claudia Tristan, MomsRising/MamasConPoder, @MomsRising, @MamasConPoder; Kate Bahn, Washington Center for Equitable Growth, @equitablegrowth; and Emily Martin, National Women’s Law Center, @nwlc.
Direct download: MomsRising_20210201-Ep383_mixdown.mp3
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On the radio show this week we cover the importance of a caring infrastructure like childcare, paid leave, and longterm care, along with the continued need for fair pay; we also dive into where we were four years ago, where we are now, and what needs to happen to move forward transformative change; next up we discuss the COVID-19 relief package that Biden is pushing and what’s in it for you; and we close the show covering the fair treatment of all immigrant families, what’s moving in our nation’s capitol, and what you can do to help. 
 
*Special guests include:  Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance and Caring Across Generations, @domesticworkers; Monifa Bandele, @TIMESUPNOW @MomsRising; Elyssa Schmier, MomsRising, @MomsRising; and Kamal Essaheb, National Immigration Law Center, @NILC.

DATE RECORDED: 1/21/21
 


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On the #RADIO show this week, we cover white insurrectionism, the ties between white supremacy and gun violence, and analyze what happened at the U.S. Capitol and why we need still accountability including for Trump to be convicted by the US Senate; then we cover the wins in Georgia, how the state was flipped, and what you can do to protect democracy; hear about the road ahead with the Biden administration, the solutions we can help push through together, and why its important to stay engaged; and talk about the importance of ending structural racism in policing and getting counselors in schools, not cops.

*Special guests include: Joshua Horwitz, Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, @CSGV; Tamieka Atkins, ProGeorgia, @TamiekaAtkinsGA; Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising; and Beatriz Beckford, MomsRising, @MomsRising. 

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Originally Aired December 7, 2020

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On the radio show this week, we talk about how much emergency relief from Congress it will take to revive the U.S. economy; then jump into the need to extend paid leave and sick days; uncover whats going on with after school care and how to get support for children during a pandemic; and we close the show discussing how to best support a loved one if they come out as trans.

*Special guests include: Mark Paul, Assistant Professor of economics and environmental studies at New College of Florida and a fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, @NewCollegeofFL, @MarkVinPaul; Ruth Martin, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Jodi Grant, Afterschool Alliance, @afterschool4all; Alexis Bleich, Co-Director of the Clinical Services at Kip, @kiptherapy  

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On the #RADIO show this week we cover the power of the #MomVote; whats happening in the U.S. Supreme Court; how your vote kicks open doors that we can (and must!) walk through for real change: and how healthcare is on the line and what you can do to help.

*Special guests include: Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Lena Zwarensteyn, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, @civilrightsorg, Reggie Hubbard, MoveOn, @MoveOn; and Joan Alker, Center for Children and Families, Georgetown University, @GeorgetownCCF.

Originally Aired November 1, 2020 

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On the radio show this week, we talk about how much emergency relief from Congress it will take to revive the U.S. economy; then jump into the need to extend paid leave and sick days; uncover what’s going on with after school care and how to get support for children during a pandemic; and we close the show discussing how to best support a loved one if they come out as trans. 
 
*Special guests include: Mark Paul, Assistant Professor of economics and environmental studies at New College of Florida and a fellow at the Roosevelt Institute, @NewCollegeofFL, @MarkVinPaul; Ruth Martin, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Jodi Grant, Afterschool Alliance, @afterschool4all; Alexis Bleich, Co-Director of the Clinical Services at Kip, @kiptherapy
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On the #RADIO show this week we cover whats happening with vote counts in battleground states including Pennsylvania; the powerful organizing by Black Voters Matter to get out the vote and move policy forward; the incredible impact of LatinxVotan; and the latest with jobs and unemployment insurance in America.

*Special guests include: Dr. Lara Putnam, professor at the University of Pittsburgh, @PittTweet; Brittany Smalls, Black Voters Matter, @BlackVotersMtr; Xochitl Oseguera, MomsRising/MamsConPoder, @MomsRising; and Elizabeth Pancotti, Employ America, @employamerica 

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On the radio show this week we cover: The exit polls showing white women have much more work to do dismantling systemic racism within white communities; The ways in which the votes, organizing, and leadership of Black women and women of color protected our democracy; Hear how we each can combat the massive disinformation that the Trump campaign is still spreading; and find out whats up next to turn our voting power into policy powering in order to advance legislation that opens the doors for everyone to thrive.

*Special guests include: Laura Flanders, The Laura Flanders Show, @theLFshow; Kimberly Peeler-Allen, co-founder of Higher Heights, visiting practitioner at the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, @HigherHeights4; Bridget Todd, Ultraviolet,
@UltraViolet and host of iHeartRadios critically acclaimed podcast There Are No Girls on the Internet, @UltraViolet: Jess Morales Rocketto, Civic Engagement Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and the Executive Director of Care in Action,
@domesticworkers  

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On the #RADIO show this week we cover what’s happening with vote counts in battleground states including Pennsylvania; the powerful organizing by Black Voters Matter to get out the vote and move policy forward; the incredible impact of LatinxVotan; and the latest with jobs and unemployment insurance in America. 
 
*Special guests include: Dr. Lara Putnam, professor at the University of Pittsburgh, 
@PittTweet; 
Brittany Smalls, Black Voters Matter, @BlackVotersMtr; Xochitl Oseguera, MomsRising/MamásConPoder, @MomsRising; and Elizabeth Pancotti, Employ America, @employamerica
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On the radio show this week we cover: The exit polls showing white women have much more work to do dismantling systemic racism within white communities; The ways in which the votes, organizing, and leadership of Black women and women of color protected our democracy; Hear how we each can combat the massive disinformation that the Trump campaign is still spreading; and find out what’s up next to turn our voting power into policy powering in order to advance legislation that opens the doors for everyone to thrive. 
 
*Special guests include:  Laura Flanders, The Laura Flanders Show, @theLFshow; Kimberly Peeler-Allen, co-founder of Higher Heights, visiting practitioner at the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University, @HigherHeights4; Bridget Todd, Ultraviolet,  
@UltraViolet and host of iHeartRadio’s critically acclaimed podcast There Are No Girls on the Internet, @UltraViolet: Jess Morales Rocketto, Civic Engagement Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and the Executive Director of Care in Action,
@domesticworkers
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On the #RADIO show this week we cover the power of the #MomVote; whats happening in the U.S. Supreme Court; how your vote kicks open doors that we can (and must!) walk through for real change: and how healthcare is on the line and what you can do to help.

*Special guests include: Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Lena Zwarensteyn, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, @civilrightsorg, Reggie Hubbard, MoveOn, @MoveOn; and Joan Alker, Center for Children and Families, Georgetown University, @GeorgetownCCF.  

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On the #RADIO show this week we cover Latina Equal Pay Day on October 29th and the power of the Latina Vote; Alicia Garza’s new book The Purpose of Power-How We Come Together When We Fall Apart; the latest with access to healthcare and how you can help make sure everyone who needs healthcare, gets healthcare; and we talk about the power of YOUR vote! 
 
*Special guests include: Monica Ramirez, Justice For Migrant Women, Latinx House, She Se Puede, @mujerxsrising, @monicaramirezOH; Alicia Garza, Black Futures Lab, Black to the Future Action Fund, co-creator #BlackLivesMatter and the Black Lives Matter Global Network, National Domestic Workers Alliance, @ChasingGarza; Maura Caslyn, Center for America Progress, @amprog; and Anita Jackson, MomsRising, @MomsRising
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On the #radio show this week we cover the latest with the extremist U.S. Supreme Court nominee and what you can do; where we are with the COVID-19 relief negotiations and the on-going impact of the U.S. Senate Republican leaderships delay on our economy; the power and momentum thats growing with #MomsVote and how YOU can help get out the vote; and we discuss the power of each of our votes, the process of voting after becoming naturalized, and how with the great power of voting comes the great responsibility of making sure you be a voter and raise a voter!

*Special guests include: Marge Baker, People for the America Way, @peoplefor; Michael Linden, Groundwork Collaborative, @Groundwork; Gloria Pan, MomsRising, @MomsRising; and Lina Acosta Sandaal, author and founder of Stop Parenting Alone, @parentingrelief. 

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On the #RADIO show this week we cover the latest on stopping the extremist U.S. Supreme Court nomination that’s happening while people are already voting; why getting police out of schools and guidance counselors and nurses into schools is so very important — and how you can help; hear why your vote is critical and what’s happening with COVID-19 relief from true superhero for justice U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal; and get more details on how Trump’s reckless handling of the COVID-19 crisis is costing lives and why election protection is so important right now. 
 
*Special guests include: Elyssa Schmier, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Beatriz Beckford, MomsRising, @MomsRising; U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal, @RepJayapal; and Neera Tanden, Center for American Progress, @AmProg.
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On the #RADIO show this week we cover the New York Times bombshell around Trump's taxes and break down what it really means; get details on how to help stop online voter suppression and stop online violence against women; hear what’s really going on in Congress and how true champion leaders are rising for families; and find out how your voice has an impact, including to help advance a childcare infrastructure in our nation.
 
*Special guests include: Maura Quint, Tax March, @taxmarch; Shireen Mitchell, Digital Sisters/as & Stop Online Violence Against Women, @digitalsista, @stopovaw; U.S. Representative Suzan Delbene, @RepDelBene; Nina Perez, MomsRising, @MomsRising 
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On the #RADIO show this week we cover the power of the Latinx vote and MamasConPoder; how you can make a voting plan, check your voter registration, get a vote-by-mail ballot, or find out where to vote locally, and more  https://action.momsrising.org/signup/ballotready_future/ ; hear about what issues are at stake in the 2020 elections including decarceration and ending police brutality and why your vote has an impact; and find out tips for social media posts, dealing with trolls and how to get the new book by Sili Recio, If Dominican Were a Color.
 
*Special guests include:  Xochitl Oseguera, MomsRising, @MomsRising @MamasConPoder; Gloria Pan, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Monifa Bandele, @MomsRising; and Sili Recio, author and @MomsRising.  
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On the #RADIO show this week we cover a newly launched LGBTQ anti-poverty campaign; protecting and getting kids' access to back-to-school nutrition programs in the time of COVID-19 — and what you can do to make sure children don’t go hungry; the need for Congress to pass a robust COVID-19 relief package and to advance healthcare for everyone; and how you can help get out the vote!
 
*Special guests include: Tyrone Hanley, National Center for Lesbian Rights, @NCLRights; Crystal FitzSimons, FRAC, @fractweets; Frederick Isasi, Families USA, @FamiliesUSA; and Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising.org.
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On the #RADIO show this week we cover what needs to be on the table relating to childcare the “room where it happens” in the US Senate; #JusticeForVanessaGuillen and sexual assault in the military, as well as the #FreeTheFamillies campaign;  how voting rights are under attack and what you can do about it right now; and how to save our democracy.
 
*Special guests include: Katie Hamm, Center for America Progress, @amprog; Xochitl Oseguera,  MomsRising, @MomsRising; Barbara Arnwine, Transformative Justice Coalition, @Barbs73,@TJC_DC; and Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising
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On the #RADIO show this week we cover the ways that the US Senate COVID-19 relief package under consideration is falling short on UI, nutrition, and housing, which hurts families and our economy " and what you can do to help get a bolder, more effective package through Congress: then we cover the current childcare crisis, including where there is hope and opportunity for change. Next up we get an update on the family separation crisis created by the Trump administration and what you can do to help keep families together. The show closes with tips and advice on how to address the social emotional needs and development of children during COVID-19

*Special guests include: Dr. Donna Pavetti, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, @CenterOnBudget; Lauren Hogan, National Association for the Education of Young Children, @NAEYC; Paola Luisi, Families Belong Together, @domesticworkers, @fams2gether; and Lina Acosta Sandaal, Stop Parenting Alone, @parentingrelief 

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On the #RADIO show this week we cover a critical important movement to invest in kids and divest from youth prisons; hear the latest on the efforts to get police out of schools and use those funds to support kids instead; learn about the history of the defund movement and police violence in America; and get the lowdown on the most recent COVID-19 relief package thats in the US Senate.

*Special guests include: Liz Ryan, Youth First Initiative, @NoKidsInPrison; Beatriz Beckford, MomsRising, @MomsRising, Andrea Ritchie, Barnard Center For Research on Women, @dreanyc123; and Matt Hayward, Congressional Progressive Caucus Center, @WeBuildProgress.  

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 On the #RADIO show this week we cover the fight for extended Unemployment Insurance (UI) and what you can do to help get the U.S. Senate moving on UI; the current childcare crisis, Head Start, and the incredible return on investments in childcare for our nation; unfair pay and the impact of COVID-19 on women’s wages, including how women of color are experiencing the most extreme wage discrimination due to structural racism, and what we each can do to help move toward fair pay; and also what you can do to help increase access to healthcare coverage.  (Also don’t forget to  text DoYourJob to 747464.)
 
*Special guests include: Elyssa Schmier, MomsRising,@MomsRising; Tommy Sheridan,  National Head Start Association, @NatlHeadStart; Jen Klein, Time’s Up, @TIMESUPNOW; Jessica Schubel, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities @CenterOnBudget
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On the #RADIO show this week we cover why getting police out of schools is so important; the history of the powerful strategy of defunding and divesting from policing and investing in communities; an upcoming news film that breaks through in the childcare conversation; and the US Supreme Court victory with DACA and why its so important to vote and request a vote-by-mail ballot for November right now.

*Special guests include: Kim Ellison, Chair Minneapolis Board of Education, @MPS_News; Philip V. McHarris, author and lead research and policy and associate at the Community Resource Hub for Safety and Accountability, @philipvmcharris; Greg Jacobs, Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker with a new documentary, No Small Matter, @SiskelJacobs; and Elias Rosenfeld, Superstar activist, @AdvocatElias  

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On the #RADIO show this week we cover the ways that the US Senate COVID-19 relief package under consideration is  falling short on UI, nutrition, and housing, which hurts families and our economy — and what you can do to help get a bolder, more effective package through Congress: then we cover the current childcare crisis, including where there is hope and opportunity for change.  Next up we get an update on the family separation crisis created by the Trump administration and what you can do to help keep families together.  The show closes with tips and advice on how to address the social emotional needs and development of children during COVID-19
 
*Special guests include: Dr. Donna Pavetti, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, @CenterOnBudget; Lauren Hogan, National Association for the Education of Young Children, @NAEYC; Paola Luisi, Families Belong Together, @domesticworkers, @fams2gether; and Lina Acosta Sandaal, Stop Parenting Alone, @parentingrelief
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On the #RADIO show this week we cover the importance of the U.S. Senate passing emergency COVID-19 relief now, including extending expanded unemployment insurance; we also cover the eviction crisis and what Congress can do in the next relief package to protect renters; we get the update on the #SaveAsylum campaign; and we close the show hearing why family separation must end now, about the importance of democracy, and why vote by mail applications need to get in ASAP!
 
*Special guests include: Elyssa Schmier, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Professor Emily Benfer, Health Justice Clinic at Wake Forest University School of Law, @WakeForest; Kristin Kumpf, AFSC, @afsc_org; and Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising
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On the #RADIO show this week, we cover how police brutality is a part of gun violence and must be stopped; get details about how you can support The Movement for Black Lives; hear the inside scoop on how to be the best possible leader and also the most effective lifter of leaders around you; and we close the show talking about Pride Month, how persistent advocacy advances change and what still needs to be done.

*Special guests include: Amber Goodwin, Community Justice Action Fund (CJAF) and the Community Justice Reform Coalition (CJRC), @CJACTIONFUND; Monifa Bandele, Senior Vice President of MomsRising and Leadership Team of the Movement for Black Lives, @MomsRising #M4BL; Christine Pelosi, author of The Nancy Pelosi Way, and leader, @sfpelosi; and Kim Hunt, Pride Action Tank and AIDS Foundation of Chicago, @prideactiontank & @chikimhunt62 

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On the #RADIO show this week we cover what needs to be on the table relating to childcare the “room where it happens” in the US Senate; #JusticeForVanessaGuillen and sexual assault in the military, as well as the #FreeTheFamillies campaign;  how voting rights are under attack and what you can do about it right now; and how to save our democracy.
 
*Special guests include: Katie Hamm, Center for America Progress, @amprog; Xochitl Oseguera,  MomsRising, @MomsRising; Barbara Arnwine, Transformative Justice Coalition, @Barbs73,@TJC_DC; and Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising
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On the #RADIO show this week, we cover the common myths around #DefundThePolice and why this campaign must be front and center right now; then we hear about the Health Equity and Accountability Act and why it's more important than ever in light of COVID-19 and health disparities in communities of color; next up we get the scoop on the #PaidLeaveForAll campaign and why your voice is needed to help advance change; and we close the show hearing about the urgent need to extend the boost in unemployment insurance during the pandemic.
 
*Special guests include: Mark Winston Griffith, Brooklyn Movement Center, @BKMovement;  Alberto Gonzalez, UNIDOS US, @WeAreUnidosUS; Ruth Martin, MomsRising, @MomsRising; and Andrew Stettner, The Century Foundation, @TCFdotorg
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On the #RADIO show this week we cover a critical important movement to invest in kids and divest from youth prisons; hear the latest on the efforts to get police out of schools and use those funds to support kids instead; learn about the history of the defund movement and police violence in America; and get the lowdown on the most recent COVID-19 relief package that’s in the US Senate.   
 
*Special guests include: Liz Ryan, Youth First Initiative, @NoKidsInPrison; Beatriz Beckford, MomsRising, @MomsRising, Andrea Ritchie, Barnard Center For Research on Women, @dreanyc123; and Matt Hayward, Congressional Progressive Caucus Center, @WeBuildProgress. 
Direct download: MomsRising_2020629-Ep362_mixdown.mp3
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On the #RADIO show this week we cover why getting police out of schools is so important; the history of the powerful strategy of defunding and divesting from policing and investing in communities; an upcoming news film that breaks through in the childcare conversation; and the US Supreme Court victory with DACA and why it’s so important to vote and request a vote-by-mail ballot for November right now. 
 
*Special guests include: Kim Ellison, Chair Minneapolis Board of Education, @MPS_News; Philip V. McHarris, author and lead research and policy and associate at the Community Resource Hub for Safety and Accountability, @philipvmcharris; Greg Jacobs, Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker with a new documentary, No Small Matter, @SiskelJacobs; and Elias Rosenfeld, Superstar activist, @AdvocatElias 
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On the #RADIO show this week we cover how you can get access to the new emergency paid sick and leave programs " and what you can do to help make these programs cover everyone for always; we hear about the recent National Black Child Development Week and the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on Black children; find out why healthcare is still under threat (even during a pandemic!) and how you can advance healthcare coverage for everyone; and we close the show talking about hope in hard times and what you can do to build hope and change.

*Special guests include: Ruth Martin, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Cemer James, National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI), @NBCDI; Tara Straw, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, @CenterOnBudget; and Reggie Hubbard, MoveOn, @MoveOn 

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On the #RADIO show this week, we cover how police brutality is a part of gun violence and must be stopped; get details about how you can support The Movement for Black Lives; hear the inside scoop on how to be the best possible leader and also the most effective lifter of leaders around you; and we close the show talking about Pride Month, how persistent advocacy advances change and what still needs to be done.
 
*Special guests include:  Amber Goodwin, Community Justice Action Fund (CJAF) and the Community Justice Reform Coalition (CJRC), @CJACTIONFUND; Monifa Bandele, Senior Vice President of MomsRising and Leadership Team of the Movement for Black Lives, @MomsRising #M4BL; Christine Pelosi, author of The Nancy Pelosi Way, and leader, @sfpelosi; and Kim Hunt, Pride Action Tank and AIDS Foundation of Chicago, @prideactiontank & @chikimhunt62
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On the #RADIO show we cover the epidemic of loneliness and tips for you to use that are included in the new book, Together; we also cover how you can get access to unemployment insurance and the new paid leave laws as well as healthcare coverage; hear about UltraViolet and a new powerhouse coalition of womens organizations called We Demand More; and we close the show getting the inside scoop on why childcare is in peril and how you can help.

*Special guests include: Dr. Vivek Murthy, former U.S. Surgeon General and author of Together, @vivek_murthy; Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Shaunna Thomas, Ultraviolet, @UltraViolet; and Katie Hamm, Center for American Progress, @amprog 

Direct download: MomsRising_2020601-Ep356_REAIR-mixdown.mp3
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 On the #RADIO show this week we cover how you can get access to the new emergency paid sick and leave programs — and what you can do to help make these programs cover everyone for always; we hear about the recent National Black Child Development Week and the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on Black children; find out why healthcare is still under threat (even during a pandemic!) and how you can advance healthcare coverage for everyone; and we close the show talking about hope in hard times and what you can do to build hope and change.

 
*Special guests include: Ruth Martin, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Cemeré James, National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI), @NBCDI; Tara Straw,  Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, @CenterOnBudget; and Reggie Hubbard, MoveOn, @MoveOn
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On the #RADIO show this week we cover the #HEROES Act & what you can do to help it pass; find out more about the rise in racist hate crimes and how you can stand up against racism; get the details on why we can’t reopen America without investing in our broken early learning and childcare system; and find out where are the COVID-19 tests -- and how President Trump's lies about testing is costing lives.
 
*Special guests include: Tamara Fucile, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, @CenterOnBudget; Gerald Givens Jr., Wake-Apex NAACP, @geraldgivensjr; Catherine White, National Women’s Law Center, @nwlc; Lizzy Price, Accountable.US, WhereAreTheTests.com, @accountable_us; 
Direct download: MomsRising_2020518-Ep358_mixdown.mp3
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On the #RADIO show we cover the epidemic of loneliness and tips for you to use that are included in the new book, Together; we also cover how you can get access to unemployment insurance and the new paid leave laws as well as healthcare coverage; hear about UltraViolet and a new powerhouse coalition of women’s organizations called We Demand More; and we close the show getting the inside scoop on why childcare is in peril and how you can help.

*Special guests include: Dr. Vivek Murthy, former U.S. Surgeon General and author of Together, @vivek_murthy; Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Shaunna Thomas, Ultraviolet, @UltraViolet; and Katie Hamm, Center for American Progress, @amprog

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On the #RADIO show this week we cover how you can get access to the new unemployment insurance provisions; steps you can take to help stop the dangerous increase in racist and xenophobic discrimination targeting Asian Americans; how to access the new federal emergency paid sick days and paid leave; and hear about the crisis in Detroit and how to lend a hand.

*Special guests include: Elyssa Koidin Schmier, MomsRising, @MomsRising; John Yang, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, @AAAJ_AAJC; Tanya Goldman, CLASP, @CLASP_DC; and Monica Lewis Patrick, We The People of Detroit, @WeThePeopleDet 

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On the #RADIO show this week we hear from #HealthCareVoters about the Our Lives On the Line digital Town Hall Tour, and get tips for ways to effectively fight for access to prescription drugs and healthcare during the coronavirus pandemic; we then learn about what’s in the Congressional #COVID19 relief package for you and what we still need to do; we hear from Masks for America and find out how YOU can help get masks to healthcare providers; and we close the show covering the One Fair Wage relief fund for restaurant and service workers, including how you can help and how you can apply.  
 
*Special guests include: Rosemary Enobakhare, Health Care Voter, @HealthCareVoter; Elyssa Schmier, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Bob Bland, @bobblanddesign, Masks for America, www.Masks4America.organd Nikki Cole, One Fair Wage, @onefairwage, www.OFWemergencyFund.org.
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On the #RADIO show this week we cover the Trumps administrations dastardly attack on the healthy school lunch program; how positive proactive policy for families and businesses is moving at the state level " and what you can do to help; hear about the impact of the State of the Union and impeachment process and what it means for November 2020; and close the show with the inside lowdown about the Presidential primary in New Hampshire.

*Special guests include: Colin Schwartz, Center for Science in the Public, @CSPI; Rep. Tana Senn, @TanaSenn; Reggie Hubbard, MoveOn, @MoveOn; Christina DAllesandro, MomsRising, @MomsRising 

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On the #RADIO show this week we cover how to help stop the fake national emergency; why (and how) we need to address the childcare and Pre-K crisis in our nation; how you can help one fair wage move forward so tipped workers aren’t stuck earning only $2.13 per hour; and cover how  the Paycheck Fairness Act is finally moving forward!
 
*Special guests include: Felicia Burnett, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Marquita Davis, Gates Foundation, @gatesfoundation; Saru Jayaraman, Restaurants Opportunities Centers United, @rocunited; and Emily Martin, National Women's Law Center, @nwlc.
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On the #RADIO show this week we talk about the many reasons to celebrate that historic numbers of women and people of color just took office in the U.S. House and what it could mean to our daily lives; get the inside scoop on when, where, and why to march this January 19th from the co-President of the Women’s March, Tamika Mallory; hear from dream hampton about her new docu-series that is breaking viewer records, Surviving R. Kelly; and find out about a newly released report on the overly high levels of discrimination against #Breastfeeding workers.


*Special guests include:  Donna NortonMomsRising, @MomsRising; Tamika Mallory, co-President, Women’s March, @womensmarch, @TamikaDMallory; dream hampton, award-winning filmmaker, producer, author and MomsRising team member, @dreamhampton; and Jessica Lee, Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, @WorkLifeLawCtr.
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This is a re-broadcast of a recent episode. The show will return after New Years. Have a wonderful holiday season!

On the #RADIO show this week we cover some spectacular recent wins in Congress, like the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act and SNAP in the Farm Bill, and how real people made them happen; we also cover a new report on uninsured kids and the importance of children having access to healthcare; then we close the show with the latest on the childcare emergency that our nation is facing and what YOU can do to make change.
 
*Special guests include: Nadia Hussain, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Ellen Teller, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC), @fractweets; Edwin Park, Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University; Katie Hamm, Center for American Progress, @amprog 
 
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This is a re-broadcast of a recent episode. The show will return after New Years. Have a wonderful holiday season!

On the #RADIO show this week we cover how YOU can get healthcare coverage through healthcare.gov before Dec. 15th; the ways in which gun safety legislation is moving forward and how you can help; why a best-in-the-nation paid family/medical leave bill is changing our nation for the better; and get the inside scoop on ending voter suppression.
 
*Special guests include: Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Josh Horwitz, Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, @CSGV;  Clare Delong, @PaidLeaveWA; and Barbara Arnwine,
Transformative Justice Coalition, @BarbaraArnwine.

 

 
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On the #RADIO show this week we cover some spectacular recent wins in Congress, like the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act and SNAP in the Farm Bill, and how real people made them happen; we also cover a new report on uninsured kids and the importance of children having access to healthcare; then we close the show with the latest on the childcare emergency that our nation is facing and what YOU can do to make change.
 
*Special guests include: Nadia Hussain, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Ellen Teller, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC), @fractweets; Edwin Park, Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University; Katie Hamm, Center for American Progress, @amprog 
 
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On the #RADIO show this week we cover how YOU can get healthcare coverage through www.healthcare.gov before Dec. 15th; the ways in which gun safety legislation is moving forward and how you can help; why a best-in-the-nation paid family/medical leave bill is changing our nation for the better; and get the inside scoop on ending voter suppression.
 
*Special guests include: Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Josh Horwitz, Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, @CSGV;  Clare Delong, @PaidLeaveWA; and Barbara Arnwine,
Transformative Justice Coalition, @BarbaraArnwine.
 
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