Breaking Through with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner (Powered by MomsRising)
On the #RADIO show this week we cover the fight for healthcare and what you can do; how wins are happening at the state level, including on paid family/medical leave; the contributions of immigrant families to our nation; and the recent uptick in anti-semitism and bigotry and how to combat it.
 
*Special guests include: Edwin Park, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, @EdwinCBPP; Maggie Humphreys, MomsRising, @MomsRising;  Xakota Espinoza, ColorLines and Race Forward, @Colorlines; Stacy Burdett, Anti-Defamation League, @ADL_National
 
featuring music from bensound.com
Direct download: MomsRising_02272017_Ep237_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 9:00am EDT

On the radio show this week we talk about the economic impact of healthcare including that 1.2 million jobs will be lost if the ACA is repealed; hear from SiX about their week of action relating to state policies that boost families; get the inside scoop on the past, present, and future state of unions; and talk about the future of our democracy and what YOU can do to protect it.
 
*Special guests include: Josh BivensEconomic Policy Institute (EPI), @EconomicPolicy; Molly Noble,  SiX@stateinnovation; David Rolf, SEIU, @DavidMRolf; and Neera Tanden, Center for American Progress, @neeratanden.
 
featuring music from bensound.com
Direct download: MomsRising_02202017_Ep236_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:01am EDT

Breaking Through is off this week, but please enjoy a re-broadcast of one of our favorite recent episodes.

On this show we cover why the Muslim Ban hurts our nation and all of us; gun safety in the USA; the lowdown on access to affordable healthcare; and address the myths involved in Trump’s Twitter threat to “send feds” to Chicago.
 
*Special guests include: Maya Berry, Arab American Institute, @AAIUSA; Shannon Watts, Moms Demand Action and Everytown for Gun Safety, @shannonrwatts, @MomsDemand; Michael Miller, Health Policy Hub,  @HealthPolicyHub; Amber Goodwin, Community Justice Reform Coalition, @CJRC_Info
 
featuring music from bensound.com
Direct download: MomsRising_02132017_Ep234-REAIR_mixdown.mp3
Category: -- posted at: 11:13am EDT

On the #RADIO show this week we covered healthcare, gratitude, and the power of your voice; hear the story of what happened at SeaTac Airport the moment the very harmful Muslim Ban took effect; get the inside scoop on how immigrant inclusion lifts cities and the economy; and hear great tips on activism.
 
*Special guests include: Sister Simone Campbell, NETWORK, @NETWORKLobby;  Courtney GregoirePort of Seattle Commissioner, @COGregoire; Mayor Nan Whaley of Dayton, Ohio; Ruth Martin, MomsRising, @MomsRising  
 
featuring music from bensound.com
Direct download: MomsRising_02062017_Ep235_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:30am EDT

On this show we cover why the Muslim Ban hurts our nation and all of us; gun safety in the USA; the lowdown on access to affordable healthcare; and address the myths involved in Trump’s Twitter threat to “send feds” to Chicago.
 
*Special guests include: Maya Berry, Arab American Institute, @AAIUSA; Shannon Watts, Moms Demand Action and Everytown for Gun Safety, @shannonrwatts, @MomsDemand; Michael Miller, Health Policy Hub,  @HealthPolicyHub; Amber Goodwin, Community Justice Reform Coalition, @CJRC_Info
 
featuring music from bensound.com
Direct download: MomsRising_01302017_Ep234_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:57pm EDT

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