Breaking Through with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner (Powered by MomsRising)

On the #RADIO show this week we hear the inside scoop from a member of Congress about how to make your voice heard; find out about the military-style assault weapons ban thats gaining momentum and what you can do to stop gun violence; get details about how to fight back against Trumps attack on LGBTQ rights; and hear the latest about the Trump Administrations actions to separate families and how you can help keep families together and safe.

*Special guests include Po Murray, Newtown Action Alliance/The Newtown Foundation, @NewtownAction; Laura Durso, American Progress, @amprog; Jess Morales Rocketto, Families Belong Together Coalition Chair and National Domestic Workers Alliance, @domesticworkers; and US Representative Suzan DelBene, @RepDelBene 

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On the #RADIO show this week we cover what happened with impeachment and what still needs to happen; we dive into how the Trump Tax Scam is unconscionably benefiting large corporations; hear the good news about some wins for maternal justice; and get the inside scoop on how to protect our democracy as we head into the 2020 elections. 
 
*Special guests include: Reggie Hubbard, MoveOn, @MoveOn; Matthew Gardner, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), @iteptweets; Nadia Hussain, MomsRising, @MomsRising; and Barbara ArnwineTransformative Justice Coalition, @TJC_DC
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Category:politics -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

On the #RADIO show this week we cover how your voice is needed to lift healthcare coverage and the Safe Step Act; cover the powerful work of Black Voters Matter; discuss what you can do to stop the unfair cradle to prison pipeline; and close the show getting the bad news about the rise in hate crimea and the good news about how the rise in our votes can lift everyone.

*Special guests include: Brooke Abbott, advocate, mom, and superhero, @crzycreolemommy; Cliff Albright, Black Voters Matter Fund, @blackvotersmtr; Beatriz Beckford, MomsRising; and @MomsRising; Gloria Pan, MomsRising, @MomsRising 

Originally Aired November 18, 2019

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Category:politics -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

On the #RADIO show this week we cover civiil rights and preschool; why police violence is gun violence; how and why to stop climate change; and get the low down on some important wins for food justice and dignity.

*Special guests include:  Cemeré James, National Black Child Development Institute, @NBCDI;  Dante Barry, Million Hoodies Movement for Justice, @MillionHoodies; Sandra Steingraber, ecologist and author, as well as a distinguished scholar in residence at Ithaca College, @ssteingraber1; Jessica Bartholow, Western Center on Poverty and Law, @Western_Center

Originally Aired October 21, 2019

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On the #RADIO show today find out the latest about the impeachment process and hear where your voice is needed; get the lowdown on the fight to lower drug prices now and hear what you can do to help; ind out how to tell your story; and we hear about a spectacularly inspiring project started by two 11-year-old girls, The Butterfly Effect!

*Special guests include: Reggie Hubbard; MoveOn, @MoveOn; Margarida Jorge, Lower Drug Prices Now; Justina Chen, story strategist, speaker and award wining author, @JustinaYChen; Lillian and Zoe Ellis, Kaia and Jyothi Marbin, Butterfly Effect, https://butterflyeffectmigration.org/  

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Category:politics -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

On the #RADIO show today we get the inside scoop on impeachment from a member of Congress and the leader of MoveOn; hear about the successful campaign to advance corporate accountability and how we need to fix our criminal justice system; and get the real data on unfair pay and #LatinaEqualPayDay

*Special guests include: US Representative Pramila Jayapal, @RepJayapal; Rahna Epting, MoveOn, @MoveOn; Morgan Simon, author of Real Impact and leader of Real Money Moves @MorganSimon1; Xochitl Oseguera, MomsRising/MamasConPoder, @MomsRising @MamasConPoder 

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Category:politics -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

On the #RADIO show this week we cover how your voice is needed to lift healthcare coverage and the Safe Step Act; cover the powerful work of Black Voters Matter; discuss what you can do to stop the unfair cradle to prison pipeline; and close the show getting the bad news about the rise in hate crimea and the good news about how the rise in our votes can lift everyone.

*Special guests include: Brooke Abbott, advocate, mom, and superhero, @crzycreolemommy; Cliff Albright, Black Voters Matter Fund, @blackvotersmtr;  Beatriz Beckford, MomsRising; and @MomsRising; Gloria Pan, MomsRising, @MomsRising

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Category:politics -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

On the radio show this week we cover the latest with the Trump impeachment process and what you can do; find out whats top of mind for many women across the nation and hear tips on how to talk to other people across differences; get an update on the human rights abuses happening in the name of Immigration enforcement by the Trump Administration; and get the lowdown on how to be an effective advocate at the city, state, and national levels, including how to run for office!

*Special guests include: Reggie Hubbard, MoveOn, @MoveOn; Jackie Payne, GalvanizeUSA, @GALvanizeUSA; Xochitl Oseguera, MomsRising; and Maggie Humphreys, MomsRising,@MomsRising. 

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Category:politics -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

On the #RADIO show this week we cover all the many GOOD things that could be done with the funds Trump wants to use for his ridiculous wall; we talk about Breast Cancer Awareness month and how women’s healthcare is under attack; we get fired up for change and learn about the impeachment proceedings; and we dive into modern communications and what you can do.

*Special guests include: Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising;  Jacqueline Ayers, Planned Parenthood, @PPAct @PPFA; Reggie Hubbard, MoveOn, @MoveOn; and Justina Chen, award-winning author.

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On the #RADIO show this week, we are LIVE and direct from Washington, D.C. talking about BIG ideas for big solutions to move our nation forward, as well as healthcare and new organizing strategies.

*Special guests include: Sarah Anderson, Institute for Policy Studies, @inequalityorg;  Heather Booth, civil rights activist, feminist, and political strategist; Dr. Sanjeev Sriram, Social Security Works, @SSWorks;  Gloria Pan, MomsRising, @MomsRising.

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 On the #RADIO show this week we cover civiil rights and preschool; why police violence is gun violence; how and why to stop climate change; and get the low down on some important wins for food justice and dignity.

*Special guests include:  Cemeré James, National Black Child Development Institute, @NBCDI;  Dante Barry, Million Hoodies Movement for Justice, @MillionHoodies; Sandra Steingraber, ecologist and author, as well as a distinguished scholar in residence at Ithaca College, @ssteingraber1; Jessica Bartholow, Western Center on Poverty and Law, @Western_Center

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On the #RADIO show this week we cover the impeachment and how to make your voice heard at town halls with members of Congress; get the lowdown on a new paper covering solutions to the childcare crisis; hear about the Hyde Amendment and reproductive justice; and get inspired by some wins in the area of maternal justice. 
 
*Special guests include:  Nathan Williams, Town Hall Project, @townhallproject; Katie Hamm, Center for America Progress, @amprog;  Jennifer Wang, National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum, @NAPAWF;  Monifa Bandele, MomsRising, @MomsRising
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On the #RADIO show this week we cover the fight for affordable, assessable, high quality childcare and how it impacts YOU; what’s going on with elections these days; the inside scoop on a new report on Women Driving Change: A Pathway to a Better Mississippi; and get the lowdown on healthcare.

*Special guests include: Catherine White, National Women’s Law Center, @nwlc; Gloria Pan, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Cassandra Welchlin and Andrea Johnson, MS Black Women’s Roundtable (MS-BWR), NWLC, @msblackwomensr1 @nwlc; Eva Marie Stahl, Community Catalyst, @HealthPolicyHub

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On the radio show this week we cover the latest with the Trump impeachment process and what you can do; find out what’s top of mind for many women across the nation and hear tips on how to talk to other people across differences; get an update on the human rights abuses happening in the name of Immigration enforcement by the Trump Administration; and get the lowdown on how to be an effective advocate at the city, state, and national levels, including how to run for office!
 
*Special guests include: Reggie Hubbard, MoveOn, @MoveOn; Jackie Payne, GalvanizeUSA, @GALvanizeUSA; Xochitl Oseguera, MomsRising; and Maggie Humphreys, MomsRising,@MomsRising.
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On the #RADIO show this week we cover the growing (and winning!) movement for paid family/medical leave; how YOU can (and must) fight to protect access to healthcare and affordable medicine including via www.lowerdrugpricesnow.org; get the inside scoop on a breaking news win; and we also hear about the important movement to #ProtectTransHealth in a time when the Trump Administration is ridiculously and harmfully rolling back anti-discrimination laws.

*Special guests include: Suzi LeVine, Former US Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein and Washington State Employment Security Department Commissioner, @ESDCommish; Margarida Jorge, Healthcare for America Now (HCAN), @HCAN; Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising; and Kamilah Tisdale, Advocates for Youth, @AdvocatesTweets

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Category:politics -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

On the #RADIO show this week we cover how to counteract white nationalism and white supremacy; tips on how to make a difference to end gun violence; why being part of the US Census is incredibly helpful (Have follow up questions about participating in the US Census? Call the NALEO hotline: 877-352-3676); and the WIC Act and how you can help women, infants and children.

*Special guests include: Tim Wise, anti-racist writer and educator, @timjacobwise; Chelsea Parsons, Center American Progress, @amprog; Lizette Escobedo, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund, @NALEO; and Brian Dittmeier, National WIC Association, @NatWICAssoc

Originally aired August 12, 2019

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On the #RADIO show this week, we talk about the urgent importance of ending police brutality and of advancing criminal justice reform; learn about the high impact of cultural change and how YOU are more powerful than you think; hear about Super Majority and the movement for women to rise in 2020; and find out more about #BlackBreastfeedingWeek and how you can get the information you need year all round.

*Special guests include: Monifa Bandele, Senior Vice President MomsRising, @MomsRising; Dream Hampton, award-winning filmmaker, writer and organizer, @dreamhampton; Cecile Richards, Super Majority, @supermajority; and Anayah Sangodele-Ayoka, @MomsRising

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Category:politics -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

On the #RADIO show this week we hear the inside scoop from a member of Congress about how to make your voice heard; find out about the military-style assault weapons ban that’s gaining momentum and what you can do to stop gun violence; get details about how to fight back against Trump’s attack on LGBTQ rights; and hear the latest about the Trump Administration’s actions to separate families and how you can help keep families together and safe.

*Special guests include Po Murray, Newtown Action Alliance/The Newtown Foundation, @NewtownAction; Laura Durso, American Progress, @amprog; Jess Morales Rocketto, Families Belong Together Coalition Chair and National Domestic Workers Alliance, @domesticworkers; and US Representative Suzan DelBene, @RepDelBene

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Category:politics -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

On the #RADIO show this week we cover the growing (and winning!) movement for paid family/medical leave; how YOU can (and must) fight to protect access to healthcare and affordable medicine including via www.lowerdrugpricesnow.org; get the inside scoop on a breaking news win; and we also hear about the important movement to #ProtectTransHealth in a time when the Trump Administration is ridiculously and harmfully rolling back anti-discrimination laws.

*Special guests include: Suzi LeVine, Former US Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein and Washington State Employment Security Department Commissioner, @ESDCommish; Margarida Jorge, Healthcare for America Now (HCAN), @HCAN; Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising; and Kamilah Tisdale, Advocates for Youth, @AdvocatesTweets

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Category:politics -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

On the #RADIO show this week we cover how to counteract white nationalism and white supremacy; tips on how to make a difference to end gun violence; why being part of the US Census is incredibly helpful (Have follow up questions about participating in the US Census? Call the NALEO hotline: 877-352-3676); and the WIC Act and how you can help women, infants and children.

*Special guests include: Tim Wise, anti-racist writer and educator, @timjacobwise; Chelsea Parsons, Center American Progress, @amprog; Lizette Escobedo, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund, @NALEO; and Brian Dittmeier, National WIC Association, @NatWICAssoc

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Category:politics -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

On the #RADIO show this week we cover what’s happening with democracy, the debates, and dancing; hear about a powerful campaign gaining ground to raise the minimum wage; find out about hunger in America and how you can help; and get the inside scoop on healthcare policy and the #MedicaidCoversUS project.

*Special guests include: Reggie Hubbard, MoveOn, @MoveOn; Dr. Alicia Farris, ROC United, @rocunited; Josh Protas, @MAZONusa; and Katie Alexander, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc.@ACSCAN

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On the #RADIO show this week we cover the power of our stories to change our nation; why “go back” is so racist and horrifying; what you can do to help stop the human rights abuses happening in the name of immigration enforcement; and hear about a new program for rising leaders.

*Special guests include Dream Hampton, award-winning author, Emmy-nominated film producer, and MomsRising consultant, @dreamhampton; Miriam Yeung, former executive director of National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion consultant, @miriamyeung: Michelle Brane, Women’s Refugee Commission, @wrcommission; Carolyn Solitaire, WA MomForce Fellow, @MomsRIsing.

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Category:politics -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

On the #RADIO show this week we cover how healthcare is under attack and the ways you can fight back; the fight for gun safety and Virginia; what history warns us about the current crisis in detention centers on our southern border; and serial entrepreneurs, MyVillage and childcare.

*Special guests include: Katie Keith, Out2Enroll, @Out2Enroll; Martina Leinz, Brady United, @bradybuzz; Andrea Pitzer, journalist, @andreapitzer; and Erica Mackey, Co-Founder of MyVillage, @MyVillageTeam

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On the #RADIO show this week we talk about fair pay and soccer, hear about why healthcare is under threat again and what you can do about it,  get the inside scoop on what’s happening with access to abortion care, and get breaking news on the Mom Platform!
 
*Special guests include: Maya Raghu, National Women’s Law Center, @nwlcClaire McAndrew, Families USA, @FamiliesUSAShaunna Thomas, UltraViolet, @UltraViolet; and Nina Perez, MomsRising, @MomsRising 
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On the #RADIO show this week we cover #CloseTheCamps and the fight to stop human rights abuses from happening in the name of immigration enforcement; we discuss change and power and how YOU can make a difference; we get the lowdown on the debates and presidential candidates; and we hear about winning and women — and how women coming together create wins!

*Special guests include: Sandra Cordero, Families Belong Together, @domesticworkers; Reggie Hubbard, MoveOn, @MoveOn; Melanie Campbell, President and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, @NCBCP; and Ruth Martin, MomsRising, @MomsRising

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On the #RADIO show this week we cover the horrors happening to children and families in detention centers in the US and how you can help; hear top takeaways from the debate, the #MomPlatform, and what’s next with Debate Bingo; get the latest on the fight for abortion care and the protection of Roe v. Wade; and then we close the show by covering the inspiring launch of an exciting, new Universal Family Care proposal.
 
*Special guests include: Meagan Bell, MomsRising member who successfully got Presidential candidates to visit children in the Homestead Detention Center in Miami, @zsazsaGabored;  Gloria Pan, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Erica Sackin, Planned Parenthood, @PPFA; and  Janet Kim, Caring Across Generations, @CaringAcrossGen  
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Category:politics -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

On the #radio show this week we cover whats happening with asylum protections for children; hear early reports from New Hampshire on the Presidential race and on policies that are rising; get the inside scoop on the trouble with the National Rifle Association; and discuss how music is changing our culture with Kyroman and his new album, Fight for Love.

*Special guests include: Jennifer Podkul, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), @supportKIND; Christina DAllesandro, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Timothy Johnson, Media Matters, @mmfa; Andrew Moore A.K.A. Kryoman, EDM artist, on his new album Fight for Love, why he made it, and how he was inspired by MomsRising.

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Category:politics -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

On the #RADIO show this week we cover how healthcare is under attack and the ways you can fight back; the fight for gun safety and Virginia; what history warns us about the current crisis in detention centers on our southern border; and serial entrepreneurs, MyVillage and childcare.
 
*Special guests include: Katie Keith, Out2Enroll, @Out2Enroll; Martina Leinz, Brady United, @bradybuzz; Andrea Pitzer, journalist, @andreapitzer;  and Erica Mackey, Co-Founder of MyVillage, @MyVillageTeam  
 
Music by Kryoman
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 In recognition of #WearOrange National Gun Violence Awareness Day, we have an entire show dedicated to stopping gun violence. We cover the impact of the Trump administration’s proposal to transfer oversight of international arms sales to he Commerce Department, talk about the impact of gun violence on kids and how you can help keep your children safer in real time; cover why it’s a horrible idea to arm teachers and how you can effectively speak out for safety; and reveal the ways in which the NRA has been attacking not just our nation’s public health, but also our democracy. Throughout the show we hear what YOU can do to make a difference and help stop gun violence in our communities.

 
*Special guests include: John Lindsay Poland, stopusarmstomexico.org, @johnlp3; Dr. Sanjiv Sriram, Doctors For America, @DrSriram, @Drsforamerica; Beatriz Beckford, MomsRising, @MomsRising; and Christian Heyne, Brady United Against Gun Violence,@bradybuzz.
 
 
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On the radio show this week we cover the full on assault on womens rights thats happening with the abortion bans and how you can fight back; strategize about healthcare access for everyone; discuss how you can help end childhood hunger in America, particularly in the summer months; and dive into maternal justice and maternal mortality, the crisis and the solutions.

*Special guests include: Treasure Mackley, Planned Parenthood, @PPVNH; Adam Searing, Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy Center for Children and Families, @GeorgetownCCF; Monica Gonzalez, Share Our Strength, @sharestrength; and Cristina Novoa, Center for American Progress, @amprog. 

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On the #RADIOshowthis week we cover winning fair pay in the states (and how you can make your state a winning state); along with #TrumpsTaxScam and how we can have better tax policy; and also discuss the most recent assault on healthcare and the ways you can fight back; and we close theshowgetting fired up about supporting women in politics!

Originall aired April 29, 2019

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On the #RADIO show this week we cover the attack on women’s bodily autonomy and what you can do to protect your rights; what’s happening in Washington DC that’s hopeful and not-so-hopeful, including around impeachment; the good news about the BE HEARD Act; and how we can win against all odds.

*Special guests include: Erica Sackin, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, @PPFA; Reggie Hubbard, MoveOn, @MoveOn; Vania Leveille, ACLU, @ACLU; Erin Bennett Leighton, MomsRIsing, @MomsRising

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On the #RADIO show this week we cover the incredible MOMentum of paid family/medical leave that’s happening now; how moms are rising across the nation to stop family separation; where moms are running for office and why it makes a difference; and why WIC lifts families and how to access that program.
 
*Special guests include: Ruth Martin, MomsRising, @MomsRising;  Amy Toran Perry, @MothersDayRally; Kirstin Larson, community leader; and Geri Henchy, Food Research and Action Center, @fractweets
 
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Category:politics -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

 On the #radio show this week we cover what’s happening with asylum protections for children; hear early reports from New Hampshire on the Presidential race and on policies that are rising; get the inside scoop on the trouble with the National Rifle Association; and discuss how music is changing our culture with Kyroman and his new album, Fight for Love.
 
*Special guests include: Jennifer Podkul, Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), @supportKIND; Christina D’Allesandro, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Timothy Johnson, Media Matters, @mmfa;  Andrew Moore A.K.A. Kryoman, EDM artist, on his new album Fight for Love, why he made it, and how he was inspired by MomsRising. 

with music from Kryoman
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Category:politics -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

On the #RADIO show this week we cover winning fair pay in the states (and how you can make your state a winning state); along with #TrumpsTaxScam and how we can have better tax policy; and also discuss the most recent assault on healthcare and the ways you can fight back; and we close the show getting fired up about supporting women in politics!
 
*Special guests include : Maggie Humphreys, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Dana Bye, Tax March, @TaxMarch; Eva Stahl, Health Initiative at Community Catalyst, @HealthPolicyHub, Erin Vilardi, VoteRunLead, @VoteRunLead
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On the #RADIO show this week we talk with newly elected Superstar U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley and get her advice on activism; we get the inside scoop on what’s happening inside the beltway with the FAMILY Act and Trump; then we hear about some incredible wins relating to banks announcing they’ll stop banking the private prison industry and how you can be involved; and get the very bad, no good awful news about the Trump proposed budget.

*Special guests include: U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley, @RepPressley; Ruth Martin, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Morgan Simon, Candide Group/ Real Money Moves, @morgansimon1; Rebecca Vallas, Center for American Progress, @CAPWomen 

Originally Aired: March 18, 2019

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Category:politics -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

On the #RADIO show this week we cover how to BAN the bans and ways to work for fair treatment of all immigrant families; get the inside scoop on how taxes can be used for good (and bad); hear from the author of a spectacular new book, We Live for the We: The Political Power of Black Motherhood; and get tips from one of the best organizers on the planet. 
 
*Special guests include: Manar Waheed, ACLU, @ACLU; Amy Matsui, National Women’s Law Center, @nwlc; Dani McClain, author of a spectacular newly released book, We Live for the We: The Political Power of Black Motherhood, @drmcclain; and Beth Messersmith, MomsRising, @MomsRising.
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 On the #RADIO show this week, we cover why the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VOWA) is critically important right now; as well as how YOU can keep marching and also help advance the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act; then we learn about some big wins relating to the #FREEnewyork criminal justice reform campaign in New York; and we close the show covering how the End Diaper Need Act is desperately needed and why your help is essential to moving it forward. 

 

*Special guests include: Ruth Glenn, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233, www.NCADV.org, @NCADV; Gloria Pan, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Katie Schaffer, JustLeadershipUSA,

@JustLeadersUSA; and Joanne Goldblum, National Diaper Bank Network (NDBN), @diapernetwork. 
 
 
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On the radio show this week we cover the GIANT win of JPMorgan Chase announcing they will “no longer bank the private prison industry;” discuss the “work beneath the work” and the childcare crisis in America; hear about more WINS; and get the inside scoop on how Russian trolls are doing harm to our country and what you can do about it. 

 
*Special guests include: Daniel Altschuler, Make The Road NY, @altochulo @MaketheRoadNY;  Lauren Hogan, National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), @NAEYC; Lauren Hipp, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Shireen Mitchell, Stop Online Violence Against Women, @digitalsista 
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On the #RADIO show this week we cover the power of YOU, how YOU can help get the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights passed through Congress; tips for doing big things; how access to early learning & childcare is finally catching fire (thank goodness!); and how you can help save lives!
 
*Special guests include: Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance, @domesticworkers; Cheryl Contee, Do Big Things, @ch3ryl; Lauren Hipp, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Nadia Hussain, MomsRising, @MomsRising


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On the #RADIO show this week we talk with newly elected Superstar U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley and get her advice on activism; we get the inside scoop on what’s happening inside the beltway with the FAMILY Act and Trump; then we hear about some incredible wins relating to banks announcing they’ll stop banking the private prison industry and how you can be involved; and get the very bad, no good awful news about the Trump proposed budget.
 
*Special guests include: U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley, @RepPressley; Ruth Martin, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Morgan Simon, Candide Group/ Real Money Moves, @morgansimon1; Rebecca Vallas, Center for American Progress, @CAPWomen
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Category:politics -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

On the radio show this week we cover the GIANT win of JPMorgan Chase announcing they will no longer bank the private prison industry; discuss the work beneath the work and the childcare crisis in America; hear about more WINS; and get the inside scoop on how Russian trolls are doing harm to our country and what you can do about it.  

*Special guests include: Daniel Altschuler, Make The Road NY, @altochulo @MaketheRoadNY;  Lauren Hogan, National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), @NAEYC; Lauren Hipp, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Shireen Mitchell, Stop Online Violence Against Women, @digitalsista 

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Category:politics -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

On the #RADIO show this week we talk about the power of the Oscars to move forward justice; we cover the power of YOUR story, cover a new National Academy of Sciences MAJOR report on child poverty and how to end it, and discuss the nutrition/NAP crisis hitting Puerto Rico if Congress doesn't take action in the coming weeks and how you can help.

*Special guests include: Jessica Morales Rocketto, National Domestic Workers Alliance, @domesticworkers; Justina Chen, bestselling author and story strategist to leaders, @JustinaYChen; Cara Baldari, First Focus, @First_Focus; and Laura Esquivel, Director of National Advocacy for the Hispanic Federation, @HispanicFed

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Category:politics -- posted at: 4:00pm EDT

On the #RADIO show this week we cover the power of YOU, how YOU can help get the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights passed through Congress; tips for doing big things; how access to early learning & childcare is finally catching fire (thank goodness!); and how you can help save lives!
 
*Special guests include: Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance, @domesticworkers; Cheryl Contee, Do Big Things, @ch3ryl; Lauren Hipp, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Nadia Hussain, MomsRising, @MomsRising
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Category:politics -- posted at: 3:00pm EDT

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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Category:general -- posted at: 11:00am EDT

RE-AIR: On the #RADIO show this week, we covered the Women's March on January 19th and how you can march; why even businesses love the new Washington Paid Family/Medical Leave law; the powerful win relating to Cyntoia Brown regaining freedom; and get the inside scoop on how a bipartisan bill for universal background checks for gun purchases is moving through the US Congress.

*Special guests include:: Linda Sarsour, Womens March, @Womensmarch, @lsarsour; Julia Gorton, Washington Hospitality Organization, @WAhospitality; Beatriz Beckford, MomsRising,
@MomsRising; and Chelsea Parsons, Center for American Progress, @amprog 

Originally aired January 14, 2018  

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Category:politics -- posted at: 7:00am EDT

On the #RADIO show this week we cover the shutdown, the re-opening, and the power of older women; we also cover the introduction of the Paycheck Fairness Act and FAMILY Act in Congress (Yay!); and we close the show covering how to help prevent Muslim youth from being bullied in our communities.

*Special guests include: Elyssa Koidin Schmier, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Deborah Vagins, AAUW, @AAUW; Dr. Madiha Tahseen, The Family and Youth Institute, @TheFYI_org; Ruth Martin, MomsRising, @MomsRising

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Category:politics -- posted at: 11:00am EDT

On the #RADIO show this week we cover the government shutdown, re-opening, and what’s happening next; we get the inside scoop from a structural engineer about the literal faults in Trump’s ridiculous wall; we hear the impact of using children’s access to healthy food as a political football; and get inspired by some moving legislation that will improve our democracy and help make sure every vote counts.


*Special guests include: Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Amy Patrick, structural engineering consultant, @TunedMassDamsel Jim Weill, FRAC President, @fractweets; and Daniel Weiner, Brennan Center, @BrennanCenter.
 
featuring music from bensound.com
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This is a rebroadcast of our January 7 show.

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 Norton, MomsRising, @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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On the #RADIO show this week, we covered the Women's March on January 19th and how you can march; why even businesses love the new Washington Paid Family/Medical Leave law; the powerful win relating to Cyntoia Brown regaining freedom; and get the inside scoop on how a bipartisan bill for universal background checks for gun purchases is moving through the US Congress.

*Special guests include:: Linda Sarsour, Women’s March, @Womensmarch, @lsarsour; Julia Gorton, Washington Hospitality Organization, @WAhospitality; Beatriz Beckford, MomsRising,
@MomsRising; and Chelsea Parsons, Center for American Progress, @amprog

Direct download: MomsRising_20180114_Ep307_mixdown.mp3
Category:politics -- posted at: 3:00pm EDT

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.
Direct download: MomsRising_20190106_Ep306_mixdown.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00pm EDT

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