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Los Angeles is electing a new Mayor on Tuesday, and the winner will be the Democrat. Thats because the runoff election is between TWO progressive, pro-choice Democrats: Eric Garcetti and Wendy Greuel. What makes this race interesting is that, if elected, candidate Greuel would become the first woman ...
Dire news for Democrats this week: That IRS admission of targeting tea party groups, the Justice Department investigation of the AP, and Benghazi, Benghazi, Benghazi. Is there fire where theres smoke -- or is this just another page out of the playbook the GOP used to take the Clintons down? Karoli joins ...
Todays show features a round-table discussion with Donna Schwartz Mills of MOMocrats, and Yvonne Condes and Sarah Auerswald of MomsLA (a 100+ blogger network based in Los Angeles), led by Cynthia Liu of K12 News Network. Its STAR testing week still for many of us in California. What does this mean for ...
From Mark Sanfords win in South Carolina to the Presidents incomprehensible stance on Plan B -- Cynematic and Donna Schwartz Mills weigh in on the weeks political news in this topical discussion from the progressive POV, hosted by the MOMocrats. Produced by Engender Media Group.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/search?q=politics">politics</a><a ...
The election of 2010 was a "perfect storm for anti-abortion activists," says RH Reality Check political reporter Robin Marty. States with overwhelming Republican majorities AND Republican governors became ground zero in the War Against Women, as a massive number of laws were enacted, restricting womens ...
Karoli of Crooks and Liars and Cynematic of K12NN discuss the capture of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, the effects of the sequester and how a big screwup on an Excel spreadsheet ripped apart the intellectual justification for austerity policies that urge cuts during a recession. Can we just stop ...
Karoli & Cynematic on todays show. With a Senate vote scheduled for 4 pm Eastern today on universal background checks and other key components of gun safety legislation, comprehensive immigration reform introduced by the Gang of 8, and a horrific bombing in Boston that killed 3 and maimed or seriously ...
Against all odds, Margaret Thatcher served longer than any other British Prime Minister. She embarked on a political career while her children were young, and struck down opponents with a sharp tongue (and a handbag). Like many successful conservative politicians, she would not (or could not) support ...
Good news on the gun debate in Connecticut; not so good in the Senate. Plus, the NRA reveals its serious plan on increasing security in our public schools. (How do we know its serious? Its 225 pages long!) And now its official: Mark "Appalachian Trail" Sanford will face Elizabeth Colbert Busch in South ...
Its Marriage Equality week in Washington: Yesterday, the US Supreme Court heard the case for and against Californias Proposition 8, which made marriage illegal between same-sex couples (after couples had already been awarded the right to marry). Today, they hear arguments for and against DOMA, the Defense ...
The NRA was right: Harry Reid decided to squelch the asault weapons ban. Has the "Connecticut Effect" (after Sandy Hook) ended? MOMocrats Karoli, Lee Reyes-Fournier, Jaelithe Judy and Donna Schwartz Mills also touch upon the Steubenville rape verdict -- and CNNs reporters empathy for the rapists... as ...
Womens History Month started off with a bang this year, thanks to a couple of high profile female tech execs who have been featured on magazine covers and headlines for the past few weeks. If we were truly equal, the fuss over Marissa Mayers' no-telecommuting directive at Yahoo! would have been focused ...
News and social media corporations were rocked last month by the discovery of intensive hacking by a unit of the Chinese Army. This week, The Nation reports that a similar hacking campaign is being employed against progressive organizations by US-based hackers. Our guest this week is MOMocrat and cybersecurity ...
Remember how panicked everyone was a few weeks ago over the flu? That outbreak would have been worse if not for effective vaccinations. In fact, the reason we no longer live in fear of diseases like measles and whooping cough is the practice of widespread vaccination. But that is not the case everywhere. ...
John Boehner wants you to think that the President is solely to blame for thesequester -- but leaked emails that were released today clearly show that the GOP leaders were eager to put the trigger in place -- and then place blame. Cynematic and Donna Schwartz Mills tackle this weeks top political stories ...
What a difference an election makes: President Obama continued on the themes from his inaugural address in last nights State of the Union, his first of the second term. And he outlined an ambitious agenda that focuses on strengthening the economy and the middle class. Also: in a very busy day on Capitol ...
Weekly political discussion from the progressive POV, hosted by the MOMocrats. Produced by Engender Media Group.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/search?q=politics">politics</a><a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/rss/tag/politics.rss"><img src="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/img/rss_tiny.gif" ...
What a difference a year (and an election) makes! Comprehensive immigration reform is on the table -- led by a bipartisan Senate gang of eight AND President Obama. Also: The Senate opened hearings today on measures to stop gun violence. Weekly political discussion from the progressive POV, hosted by ...
This week marks the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, which made abortion a legal medical procedure in the United States. RH Reality Check legal analyst Jessica Mason Pieklo and Trust Women Silver Ribbon campaign leader Dr. Sophia Yen join Cynematic and Donna Schwartz Mills to talk about where weve been, ...
The nightmare of Sandy Hook Elementary has spurred the nation to action on gun violence. President Obama will be presenting his proposals for actions on gun control this morning. Polls indicate that for the first time in years, a majority of Americans support a ban on assault weapons. Our special guest ...