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

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 what is at stake for health care in the SCOTUS fight and the upcoming SCOTUS case; Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s legacy; hunger in America and the P-EBT/COVID hunger program wins; along with voter suppression and what people can do right now to help get out the vote.
 
*Special guests include: Adam Hoyer, Protect Our Care, @ProtectOurCare; Lena Zwarensteyn, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, @civilrightsorg; Robert Campbell, Feeding America, @FeedingAmerica;  and Barbara ArnwineTransformative Justice Coalition, @TJC_DC
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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. 
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Category:general -- posted at: 4:00pm EST

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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Category:general -- posted at: 4:00pm EST

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 

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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; 
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On the #RADIO show this week, we hear from a champion for women and families in the U.S. Congress, Representative Pramila Jayapal; get tips on supporting your kids social and emotionally during this pandemic; we cover how despite being more likely to die from coronavirus, incarcerated people were completely left out of the first Congressional relief package in an effort to benefit big businesses & what you can do about it; and we close the show talking about election protection and how you can help save democracy. 
 
*Special guests include: U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal, @PramilaJayapal; Lina Acosta Sandaal, Stop Parenting Alone, @parentingrelief; Monifa Bandele, MomsRising, @MomsRising; and 
Barbara Arnwine, Transformative Justice Coalition, 
@Barbs73,@TJC_DC
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Category:politics -- posted at: 4:00pm EST

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 healthcare if you don’t have job-linked healthcare; the latest data on women, the workforce, and COVID-19; what’s happening with Unemployment Insurance and how to apply; and we close the show discussing Earth Day, environmental justice, and the climate crisis, 

*Special guests include:  Felicia Burnett, MomsRising@MomsRising; Dr. C. Nicole Mason, Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), @IWPResearch; Elyssa Koidin Schmier, MomsRising, @MomsRising; and Jacqueline Patterson, NAACP, @NAACP.
 
 
 
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On the #RADIO show this week we cover how conservative leaders are trying to roll back reproductive rights while all eyes are on the pandemic; hear how you can get access to unemployment insurance and also get the latest on the direct cash payments; find out what you can do to support access to high quality, affordable childcare and how the whole system is under threat due to the coronavirus outbreak; and get the inside scoop on the resources available to small businesses and how you can help. 
 
*Special guests include: Kelley Robinson, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, @PPFA; Elyssa Koidin Schmier, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Shaun Rose, Rock Spring Children’s Center, @ShaunMRose, @RSChildCenter; 
Geri Aglipay, Small Business Majority, @SmlBizMajority
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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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DESCRIPTION: On the #RADIO show this week we cover the #COVID19 pandemic and what you can do to help including: Lifting up the needs of loved ones and families who are vulnerable due to mass incarceration and detention; pushing Congress to do more for relief for families; moving forward help for childcare providers and people who need childcare; and advancing gun safety for everyone.  We also touch on tips you can use for stress. 
 
*Special guests include: Monifa Bandele, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Reggie Hubbard, MoveOn, @MoveOn; Lauren Hogan, National Association for the Education of Young Children, @NAEYC; and Igor Volsky, Guns Down, @GunsDownAmerica  
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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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On the #radio show this week we cover the latest Trump tax scam and whats next after impeachment; get tips from the best on how to lobby effectively; find out how the ERA is moving forward and what you can do to help; and hear from Representative Batch about why womens leadership and YOU are so key right now.

*Special guests include: Melissa Boteach, National Womens Law Center, @nwlc; Roco Carrin, MomsRIsing, @MomsRising; Carol Jenkins, ERA Coalition and The Fund for Women's Equality, @ERACoalition; Representative Sydney Batch, North Carolina District 37, @friendsforbatch. 

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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 the Harvey Weinstein verdict and the powerful impact of the #MeToo Movement; get the latest with the Helping Moms Act and criminal justice reform; discuss Super Tuesday and the candidates; and hear about in home childcare providers.
 
*Special guests include Fatima Goss Graves, National Women’s Law Center, @nwlc; Monifa Bandele, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Reggie Hubbard, MoveOn, @MoveOn; and Jessica Sager, All Our Kin, @AllOurKin.
 
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On the #RADIO show this week we cover the impeachment trial and the state of democracy; we address the childcare crisis and how you can fix it; find out about President Trumps disastrous attack on disability insurance (SSDI and SSI) and how to help stop it; and we close the show sharing the excitement about how its no longer IF but WHEN paid family medical leave will finally pass so all of us can use it.

*Special guests include: Reggie Hubbard, MoveOn, @MoveOn; Elliot Haspel, author of Crawling Behind: America's Childcare Crisis and How to Fix It, @ehaspel; Rebecca Cokley, Center American Progress, @amprog; Ruth Martin, MomsRising, @MomsRising. 

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On the #radio show this week we cover the latest Trump tax scam and what’s next after impeachment; get tips from the best on how to lobby effectively; find out how the ERA is moving forward and what you can do to help; and hear from Representative Batch about why women’s leadership and YOU are so key right now.

*Special guests include: Melissa Boteach, National Women’s Law Center, @nwlc; Rocío Carrión, MomsRIsing, @MomsRising; Carol Jenkins, ERA Coalition and The Fund for Women's Equality, @ERACoalition; Representative Sydney Batch, North Carolina District 37, @friendsforbatch.

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On the #RADIO show this week we cover the Trump’s 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 D’Allesandro, MomsRising, @MomsRising

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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 Arnwine, Transformative Justice Coalition, @TJC_DC 

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On the #RADIO show this week we cover the impeachment trial and the state of democracy; we address the childcare crisis and how you can fix it; find out about President Trumps disastrous attack on disability insurance (SSDI and SSI) and how to help stop it; and we close the show sharing the excitement about how its no longer IF but WHEN paid family medical leave will finally pass so all of us can use it.

*Special guests include: Reggie Hubbard, MoveOn, @MoveOn; Elliot Haspel, author of Crawling Behind: America's Childcare Crisis and How to Fix It, @ehaspel; Rebecca Cokley, Center American Progress, @amprog; Ruth Martin, MomsRising, @MomsRising. 

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On the #RADIO show this week we cover the latest with the U.S. Senate impeachment trial and the grassroots efforts happening across the country; get the inside take on how the Pregnancy Workers Fairness Act is moving forward in a bipartisan way in Congress; hear from VA State Senator Jennifer Boysko about passing the ERA; and talk 2020 elections and what you can do!

*Special guest include: Rio Tazewell, People For The American Way, @peoplefor; Sarah Brafman, A Better Balance, @ABetterBalance; VA State Senator Jennifer Boysko, @JenniferBoysko; Gloria Pan, MomsRising, @MomsRising  

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On the #RADIO show this week we cover the latest with the impeachment and what’s happening with the White House; how we’re winning on paid family medical leave; the places you can MARCH on January 18th with the Women’s March; and we hear about how data makes change with IWPR.
 

*Special guests include: Reggie Hubbard, MoveOn, @MoveOn;  Maggie Humphreys, MomsRising, @MomsRising; Rachel O'Leary Carmona, Women’s March, @womensmarch; C. Nicole Mason, IWPR, @IWPResearch    

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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.

Originally Aired June 3, 2019

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