Join me and brilliant Georgetown history professor, author of Democracy Americana and host of the ?Is This Democracy? podcast as we discuss where democracy is in America post the 2022 midterms. The Declaration of Independence might talk about a country where all men are created equal, but if we?re honest with ourselves, that?s not what everyone wants. History tells us there are those, an entire party in fact, who?d prefer to have a certain group in charge and know they don?t need the majority to achieve it. They simply need to convince enough people in the center that their worldview is better than what the left is offering and we could find ourselves in permanent minority rule. The truth of the matter is, our country is incredibly divided, and it?s up to us, every single one of us, to decide which way we want to go. There?s no middle ground left, no more excuses to be made, people must choose.  Guest social: Website: https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/contact/0033600001q9V3MAAU/thomas-zimmer Podcast: Is This Democracy https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/is-this-democracy/id1652741954 Substack: Democracy Americana https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/ Twitter: @tzimmer_history Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Thank you to today?s sponsors! www.thrivecausemetics.com/politicsgirl www.bombas.com/politicsgirl Code: PoliticsGirl www.lomi.com/politicsgirl www.uncommongoods.com/politicsgirl

Join brilliant political analyst, expert, and author David Rothkopf as we discuss his new book, American Resistance: The Inside Story of How the Deep State Saved the Nation, about how a host of government officials worked together to keep our dangerous, unhinged, ill prepared president, and his enablers, from doing irreparable damage to the US, our allies, and the planet as a whole. There are a lot of unsung heroes of the Trump presidency and many of them are faceless bureaucrats, military, even some civilians, who did everything they could to help preserve democracy during the greatest constitutional crisis the country has faced since the civil war. And now?apparently we?re thinking of doing it all again? What are we thinking?! Let?s find out!   Guest social:  The Rothkopf Group: https://trgmedia.com  Deep State Radio:https://pod.link/1245002955 Twitter: @djrothkopf Amazon for books:https://www.amazon.com/David-J.-Rothkopf/e/B001H6O2A0%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Don?t forget to send questions via email, video or audio for the ASK PG Episode to: [email protected]   Thank you to today?s sponsors! www.athleticgreens.com/politicsgirl

In the wake of the horrific shooting at Club Q in Colorado, it?s time we bring humanity back into the conversation, because hate is literally killing people. Join me and Broadway & Television superstar Alexandra Billings, as we discuss the Trans experience, the best way to be an ally, and remind everyone that the world is better when we make room for all of us. Despite the tragedies unfolding every day, this episode is the opposite of a downer. It?s an absolutely delightful, entertaining, and eye opening conversation with the most generous woman. I really can?t recommend this conversation highly enough.  Guest social: Instagram: @therealalexandrabillings TikTok: @therealalexandrabillings Amazon books: This Time For Me -  https://www.amazon.com/s?k=alexandra+billings&i=stripbooks&crid=3R1XLLDLCC94W&sprefix=alexandra+billings%2Cstripbooks%2C153&ref=nb_sb_noss_1 Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today?s sponsors! www.lomi.com/politicsgirl Promo Code: PoliticsGirl

Ron Klain joins us for the post-midterm wrap up. Though not all the results are in, we do know that Democrats will hold the Senate, no election deniers will be in charge of elections, that Democrats have gained governorships and made headway in state houses and the power of hate and division might be on the wain. However, it shakes out, the midterms were a good day for democracy. We might be in for a contentious 2 years, but then again, aren?t we used to that by now? The bottom line is people took this election as their opportunity to register their distaste for extremism, election denialism and political violence. They came out to vote for human rights and bodily autonomy and a properly functioning government. If the country is sick, these elections feels a bit like a fever break. Are we out of the woods? Not by a long shot, but we live to fight another day and should be damn proud of our efforts.  Guest social: https://www.whitehouse.gov/ Twitter: @WHCOS YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiteHouse Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today?s sponsors! www.aspiration.com/tree www.nutrafol.com Promo code: PoliticsGirl

No matter which way election day goes, there will be a tomorrow, so what happens next? Join me for a candid conversation with Thom Hartmann, #1 Progressive Radio Host and New York Times bestselling author of 25 books. I?m having Thom on today because he?s one of the smartest people I know, and no matter how this all shakes out, and I believe it will go the right way, we will still have a lot of work to do to heal what ails this country.  Join Thom and me as we start to break down the issues that lie ahead, because we can only solve problems if we understand them.  Guest social: https://www.thomhartmann.com/ The Hartmann Report: https://hartmannreport.com/ Twitter:@Thom_Hartmann Amazon books: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=thom+hartmann+books&crid=3K4V9MX81WSF0&sprefix=thom+har%2Caps%2C177&ref=nb_sb_ss_pltr-ranker-20mins_1_8 Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today?s sponsors! www.lomi.com/politicsgirl Promo Code: PoliticsGirl www.athleticgreens.com/politicsgirl

This is the last episode before the midterms. I?ll be back to the regular schedule and topics starting next week but I want to thank everyone for sticking with me through the season and the Candidate Conversations. I hope you are going into this election knowing you left it all on the floor. No matter which way this goes, there will be a tomorrow and an America to fight for but boy, would it be great if it went democracy?s way. Last 3 days my friends! Make them count! Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl The PoliticsGirl Podcast is a MeidasTouch original podcast produced by Happy Warrior Entertainment. 

Today?s episode is the last in the series of Candidate Conversations leading up to the midterms, where we talk to candidates who might not be getting the attention they need but have a real chance of winning with the right amount of attention. Today?s we talk to two amazing Democratic candidates for Attorney General, Jen Jordan for Georgia and Rochelle Garza for Texas. The Attorney General is the state?s top prosecutor meant to represent the public interest at the state level. An AG has the power to hold politicians accountable, to promote justice and equality and to protect our democracy. This is not a job that should go to just anyone. It certainly isn?t a job that should go to criminals and party shills, which is exactly who these women are running against. The difference between Jen & Rochelle and their opponents is the difference between women with rights and women without rights, the difference between votes that count and votes that don?t count, and the difference between the law that looks out for the people, and the the law that protects the powerful. AG is a position you should know, and these are candidates you should know about. Electing these women would make such a tremendous difference to the state, but also to the rule of law across the nation. We just need to get them across the finish line.  Guest social: https://jen4georgia.com/  Twitter: @senatorjen https://www.rochellegarzafortexas.com/  Twitter: @RochelleMGarza Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Thank you to today?s sponsors! www.bombas.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl www.thrivecausemetics.com/politicsgirl

As the midterms approach, I thought we?d revisit what?s at stake by re-upping a podcast from January 2022 about the rise of the Autocratic movements around the world and how one party in America seems more than willing to join their club. This is the time we need a resurgence of democracy, not only at home but around the world, or those who would seek to sink the west will finally succeed, and the values and human rights we take for granted will be a thing of the past. Stick with me, so you know where we are and we can walk together in a better direction. I?m telling you this not to upset you, but to prepare you. We have to accept the reality of the problem if we?re going to muster the courage to solve the problem. We will either be the heroes of democracy or the victims of its demise. The choice is ours.   Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   The PoliticsGirl Podcast is a Meidas Touch original podcast produced by Happy Warrior Entertainment.   https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-cable-cabinet/2022/01/09/96fac488-6fe6-11ec-b9fc-b394d592a7a6_story.html https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/democracy-countries https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/12/the-autocrats-are-winning/620526/?utm_medium=cr&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=december_cover_prospects_b&utm_content=B&utm_term=Prospects https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59561881 https://www.elle.com/culture/a38569302/peng-shuai-what-to-know/ https://www.britannica.com/event/Arab-Spring https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/ho/time/rd/17672.htm https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/6/2/the-belarus-plane-hijacking-reflects-appeasement-of-tyranny https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58065313 https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/01/08/iowa-senate-journalists/ https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/ron-desantis-crittical-race-theory-smugglers-rcna11613 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-22278037

Today?s podcast is a candid conversation with Congressman Jamie Raskin,Democratic member of the House Select committee on the January 6th attack on the US Capitol, which recently resumed with its 9th, and possibly last, public hearing. Now that we know that a sitting president and his enablers engaged in a multi-strategy, calculated attempt to stay in power against the will of the people, and that this bid at a self coup was supported by people from the lowest of the low, like white supremest militant groups, to the very highest levels of society, including government officials and law enforcement, what do we do? What do we do with the people who still believe the purposeful lie that the election was stolen, or worse, the Republican representatives who could win massive power and usurp democracy running on that lie? What do we do with the anger and unrest that allowed Trump to turn American citizens into a mob who attacked their own Capitol, and what do we do with the simmering fury that still prevails in a society filled with lies and propaganda?   Guest social: https://raskin.house.gov/about   Twitter:@RepRaskin Twitter:@January6thCmte Twitter: @PPact Insta: repraskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepRaskin/   Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Thank you to today?s sponsors! www.framebridge.com Promo Code: PoliticsGirl

Today is one of our bonus pods leading to the midterms to bring attention to races across the country that are incredibly important, winnable and getting basically no press. Today I?m thrilled to be talking to Democratic Congressional candidate for Minnesota?s 1st District, Jeff Ettinger. Jeff is the previous CEO of the Minnesota?s meat packing giant Hormel Foods, the leader of Hormel?s foundation, a professor of business at the local university and the Democrats chance of flipping a red seat blue right after the special election in August chose to keep it red. Jeff is the the perfect example of how the Democratic Party, unlike its opponent, is not a monolith. That we have many different voices brought together by our shared set of values. We might have different ways of looking at business or tax rates, but at the end of the day we believe in democracy, human rights and the importance of the will of the American people. Jeff will work for Minnesota, his opponent will work for Republican leadership and is happy to just be one more vote for the extremist faction of what used to be the Republican Party. We can win this seat, but we can also show people that the Democrats are not just the socialist, communist monsters they make us out to be. If we were, Jeff wouldn?t be running.    Guest social: https://www.ettingerforcongress.com/  

Today?s episode is part of the Candidate Conversation series leading up to the midterms, where we talk to candidates from across the country who might not be getting the attention they need, to win the races they could absolutely win. Today?s we talk to two amazing gubernatorial candidates, Chris Jones for Arkansas and Nan Whaley for Ohio. Both candidates are pro-choice, pro-democracy, out of the box thinkers who are ready to lead. Chris is the most accomplished and extraordinary candidate running against darling of MAGA world Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and Nan is the wildly accomplished former Mayor of Dayton running to clear up Ohio against anti-choice, pro-gun, corruption riddled incumbent Mike DeWine. These are candidates you should know about, and races Democrats should care about. We can compete in these states. We have the talent. Let?s give them the money and the voice!   Guest social: https://chrisforgovernor.com/ Twitter: @JonesForAR   https://nanwhaley.com/ Twitter: @nanwhaley   Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Thank you to today?s sponsors! www.aspiration.com/politicsgirldebit www.athleticgreens.com/politicsgirl

Today?s our first extra pod leading up to the midterms and I?m thrilled to have it be with Senatorial candidate for South Dakota Brian Bengs. And you might think, a Democrat in South Dakota? Whaaaat? But, yes, we have to stop ceding rural territories and states to Republicans. The heartland used to be a stronghold for the Democrats, but there?s been a growing, and perhaps self fulfilling, belief that the Democratic Party can?t compete in rural America, and that?s just not true. South Dakota might be a red state, but Brian, JAG lawyer, professor and career veteran of both the US Navy & the Air Force is truly resonating with the people of his state. Polling and surveys shows that when voters are presented with head to head profiles between Bengs & current Senator John Thune, Bengs wins every time. We just need to give him the support to make sure people see him as a real contender.    Guest social: https://bengsforsenate.com Twitter: @BrianBengs   Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl

Today?s podcast is a candid conversation with Mini Timmaraju, President of NARAL Pro-Choice America, here to remind us what is at stake in the midterm elections, not just for reproductive freedoms and rights of women in this country, but the very foundation of freedom and democracy itself. Mini joined NARAL having worked for the Biden-Harris Administration, served as the National Women?s Vote Director for the Hillary Clinton campaign, and played many essential roles at Planned Parenthood. Mini has over 20 years experience leading all levels of political campaigns and advocacy efforts around reproductive rights, gender and racial justice so she knows what?s on the line on November 8th. Plus, she?s flippin? marvelous. You?ll just love her and feel very relieved she?s in charge of keeping our representatives accountable in congress. It literally doesn?t matter if you?ve never voted before, you have to now. We have to say loud and clear that this has all gone too far, and we have to say it by the millions at the ballot box. Guest social: https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/ Text NARAL to 59791 to join their SMS texting list! Twitter: @mintimm Twitter: @NARAL Twitter: @PPact Insta: prochoiceamerica Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/naralca   Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Thank you to today?s sponsors! http://www.thirdlove.com/politicsgirl https://www.uncommongoods.com/politicsgirl

Today?s episode is part of the Candidate Conversation series leading up to the midterms, where we talk to candidates from across the country whose victories are absolutely essential to the success of American democracy. Today?s podcast will be with 2 Democratic candidates running for the 3rd districts of their states. Brad Pfaff from Wisconsin and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez from Washington. Both candidates have deep ties to their rural communities and are running against MAGA ringers brought into their districts, not to represent the people, but to represent the worst of Republican extremism. These two congressional races are must wins. Brad to keep a seat blue, and Marie to flip one. This podcast is not only worth your time, but these candidates are worth your support. As always this is not just an episode about two candidates, but about the bigger idea of democracy and what it represents. We?re in a battle for the soul of the nation and these soldiers need our help.    Guest social: https://bradpfaff.com/ Twitter: @pfaff4congress   https://marieforcongress.com/ Twitter: @MGPforCongress   Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today?s sponsors! www.bombas.com/politicsgirl Code: PoliticsGirl at checkout www.uncommongoods.com/politicsgirl  www.athleticgreens.com/politicsgirl

Today?s podcast is a conversation with Karen Bass, Congresswoman for California?s 37th district, former California assemblywoman, and current candidate for Mayor of Los Angeles. And you might think, ?Ok I don?t live in Los Angeles so why should I care?? You should care because Los Angeles is the second biggest city in the US, and California is the state with the largest population. So, the things that happen here, end up being the beta test for things that happen across the country. What Karen Bassimplements in Los Angeles, for homelessness or crime, if successful, will no doubt find their way to other cities and states across the nation, and could be the bellwether for federal legislation. You should also care because Karen is running against a wolf in sheep?s clothing. The newest way Republicans are trying to undermine the electorate is to trick them into voting for someone who presents themselves as one thing but is actually another. Rick Caruso is that candidate, a lifelong Republican billionaire who switched his party affiliation to Democrat just 3 weeks before declaring his candidacy for mayor. He?s already spent $60 million dollars of his own money trying to buy his way into the job. This is something as an electorate we should not only be aware of, but watch out for in other places. Our democracy should not be for sale and we should be putting people in positions of power who want to serve the people not enrich themselves.   Guest social: https://karenbass.com Twitter: @KarenBassLA Twitter: @RepKarenBass Insta: karenbassla   Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Don?t forget to send questions via email, video or audio for the ASK PG Episode to: [email protected]   Thank you to today?s sponsor! www.athleticgreens.com/politicsgirl www.splendidspoon.com/politicsgirl

For a political nerd like me being invited to the White House is like going to the Super Bowl. I was thrilled to be there, but even more excited to see the genuine passion the Biden Administration has for the country and its people. This is why I do what I do. To help people who care about the country, and to make sure that list of people grows every day. Today?s pod is a Candid Conversation with two of the three founders of the Meidas Media Network, Brett & Jordy Meiselas, who were also at the White House this week to celebrate and discuss the successes of the Inflation Reduction Act with other social media influencers. This was an impressive group of people listening to an impressive group of people and if we take anything away from this experience, it?s that the future of media is going to look quite different than the past, this Administration is the real deal, and it?s essential we keep them, and their party, in power.    Guest social: www.meidastouch.com Twitter: @MeidasTouch Insta: MeidasTouch Brett Meiselas:  Twitter: @BMeiselas   Jordy Meiselas:  Twitter: @meidasjordy   Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Thank you to today?s sponsors! www.aspiration.com/politicsgirldebit www.clickup.com Code: PoliticsGirl

We are starting a new series leading up to the midterms called Candidate Conversations, where we chat with candidates from across the country to highlight races and people that you might not be as familiar with, but whose victories are essential and need your support. Today?s podcast will be split into individual conversations with 2 amazing Democratic congressional candidates, Christy Smith from California?s 27th congressional district, and Dr. Annie Andrews from South Carolina?s 1st. Both women are running in flippable districts where there is currently a Republican incumbent, and with the right support both candidates can, and will, turn these seats blue. Absolutely worth the listen and definitely worth the support. We talk about way more than just their districts. It?s a conversation about democracy, human rights and what it means to be an American representative.    Guest social: https://www.christyforcongress.org Twitter: @ChristySmithCA https://www.drannieandrews.com Twitter:@AnnieAndrewsMD   Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!  All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Thank you to today?s sponsors! www.framebridge.com Promo code: PoliticsGirl https://wondery.com American Scandal: Snowden

Today?s podcast is a candid conversation with Alexis McGill Johnson, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood. We are living at volatile time in American history. One entire party is hellbent on taking us backward into the worst parts of our country?s past filled with racism, homophobia, inequality and the subjugation of women. Since the reversal of Roe v. Wade, every day is a new affront to the value of women and those who require reproductive rights in our society. Every day comes with a fresh new story of archaic, backward laws and the trauma of the real people who have to live under these laws. Being female in America has never been easy, but with THIS Republican Party and THIS supreme court our lives, and the lives of those who can give birth, have become the newest cannon fodder in the culture wars.   Guest social: https://www.plannedparenthood.org https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org Twitter: @alexismcgill Twitter: @PPFA Twitter: @PPact Insta: plannedparenthood Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/PlannedParenthood   Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Don?t forget to send questions via email, video or audio for the ASK PG Episode to: [email protected]   Thank you to today?s sponsor!  www.thrivecausemetics.com/politicsgirl www.thirdlove.com/politicsgirl www.everlywell.com/politicsgirl www.athleticgreens.com/politicsgirl

Today?s podcast is a candid conversation with Mike Monroe, the Chief of Staff to North America?s Building Trades Unions, a labor organization representing more than 3 million construction workers, composed of 14 national and international unions. Prior to joining NABTU, Mike served as the Political Director for Labor on Hillary Clinton?s 2008 Presidential Campaign, and is a passionate and successful advocate for the Labor Movement in America. The pandemic really opened our eyes to the essential nature of the workers of America, and how great the divide is between those who own the corporations and those who work for them. However, with the combined efforts of unions to represent the people, and a government that respects and supports the importance of unions, we can truly begin to reverse the ever widening gap between the ?haves? and the ?have nots? in this country. America doesn?t need to be like this. We must grow our middle class again, and to do that we need to look to the power of organized labor and the resurgence of the respect for the American worker.    Guest social: https://nabtu.org Twitter: @NABTU   Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Don?t forget to send questions via email, video or audio for the ASK PG Episode to: [email protected]   Thank you to today?s sponsor! www.athleticgreens.com/politicsgirl  

When we last had Teri Kanefield on the show she was reminding us that just because we weren?t seeing the results we wanted didn?t mean the wheels of justice weren?t turning. People wanted so badly for the DOJ to tell us they were investigating Trump, for Trump to be arrested, for RESULTS, but Teri has always believed that the fact that we were seeing so little, was good news for the health of the rule of law. She?s always stressed how important it is to not rush the process or abandon the rules simply because we wanted to. That one party has made it very clear they?re ready to abandon democracy and the rule of law and Teri has been equally clear we shouldn?t help them do that by abandoning the rule of law ourselves. 5 months later, after the search of Mar-a-lago we can see she was right when so many others were wrong. That Merrick Garland has been working diligently all this time and that justice might be finally on its way.   Guest social:  https://terikanefield.com Twitter: @Teri_Kanefield YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TeriKanefieldAuthor   Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Don?t forget to send questions via email, video or audio for the ASK PG Episode to: [email protected]   Thank you to today?s sponsor! www.splendidspoon.com/politicsgirl www.beistravel.com/politicsgirl www.aspiration.com/politicsgirl

Today?s pod is a candid conversation with Nick Carmody, psychotherapist, lawyer, and Executive Board Member for the World Mental Health Coalition. Nick uses his psychology expertise to look at politics and how politics affects the personality of the country. If there?s already political science, Nick believes there should be political psychology. We talk about what?s going on with the Republican Party, Trumpism, and the recent search of Mar-a-lago from a psychological perspective, and we discuss about how the cult of personality has transformed individuals into a tribe who seem almost pathologically devoted to Trump and Trumpism no matter how much damage they do to themselves or the country.   Guest social:  Twitter: @Nick_Carmody Website: https://www.patreon.com/NickCarmody   Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Don?t forget to send questions via email, video or audio for the ASK PG Episode to: [email protected]   Thank you to today?s sponsors! www.everlywell.com/politicsgirl www.clickup.com Code: PoliticsGirl www.thirdlove.com/politicsgirl

We shouldn?t have to be talking about authoritarianism, strongmen and propaganda in 21st Century America, and yet here we are. Join me and my guest Ruth Ben-Ghiat, professor of History and Italian studies at NYU, advisor to ?Protect Democracy?, and author of ?Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present? as we discuss the danger the United States is in, and what we, the voting public, can do as the last line of defense between us and the very worst instincts of the Republican Party.    Guest social: Twitter: @ruthbenghiat Website: https://ruthbenghiat.com Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Don?t forget to send questions via email, video or audio for the ASK PG Episode to: [email protected] Thank you to today?s sponsor! https://www.beistravel.com/politicsgirl

Want to understand what?s going on right now? We talk to Bharat about about inflation, the economy and all the things the Biden Administration is doing under the radar while the Republicans blame them for all the country?s woes. I promise this is actually a very hopeful episode. I know it doesn?t feel hopeful right now, with the prices so high and the corporate greed so rapid but, the National Economic Council is on it and the amount they?ve accomplished is incredibly positive. We just need to give the Democrats more power in the midterms to get more of their bills passed and we can definitely do that.  Guest social: Twitter: @BharatRamamurti Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bharat-ramamurti-4b10504/ Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Don?t forget to send questions via email, video or audio for the ASK PG Episode to: [email protected]   Thank you to today?s sponsors!  athleticgreens.com/politicsgirl splendidspoon.com/politicsgirl littlepassports.com/politicsgirl

As our guest David Bender points out ?It?s hard to watch the 1/6 hearings because it?s like looking directly into the sun. It hurts.? You can?t believe the President of the United States, the man who held the same office as Washington, Lincoln, JFK and FDR could?ve brought us so low. That he and his enablers could have put their own needs and desire to retain power ahead of the continuation of the American experiment itself. It?s difficult to absorb, but like the Nuremberg trials, the 1/6 committee is an essential part of holding ourselves accountable - we have to face what happened, acknowledge the shortcomings that allowed it to happen, and take responsibility so it never happens again. This is an all-hands-on-deck moment. A five-alarm fire. If there was ever a time to care about this country, its democracy and its politics, now is that time.   Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Don?t forget to send questions via email, video or audio for the ASK PG Episode to: [email protected]   Thank you to today?s sponsors! athleticgreens.com/politicsgirl betterhelp.com/politicsgirl everlywell.com/politicsgirl Ora Organic - Text POLITICS to 64000

American democracy is under attack in more ways than ever before. From the disinformation and voter suppression efforts based on Trump?s Big Lie, to the GOP abandoning democracy for their own power, to foreign cyber attacks and good old fashion voter machine manipulation. Congress is unable to pass a voter protection bill because the Republicans keep stonewalling and now the GOP are actively telling us they?re going to elect people who will cheat, suppress and even invalidate votes to make sure their candidates end up on top. We all need to vote, but we also need our votes are safe and secure when we do it. Today we talk to election security advocate, lawyer and political writer, Jennifer Cohn about what we can do, what we should demand and what we can look out for when it comes to protecting our elections. Guest social: Twitter: @jennycohn1 Medium: https://jennycohn1.medium.com/jennifer-cohn-links-to-articles-podcasts-talks-and-interviews-8e7916bdfc77 Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Don?t forget to send questions via email, video or audio for the ASK PG Episode to: [email protected]   Thank you to today?s sponsors!  www.clickup.com - code: politicsgirl www.beistravel.com/politicsgirl

For generations American men have been raised in a rigid structure of what it meant to be a man, which had its benefits in the dominant position of power in the patriarchy, but was destructive to their personal relationships and authentic selves. Now our society finds itself at a tipping point of either a resurgence, or the end, of the patriarchy as we know it. We?re living through a major upheaval and this evolution is getting a lot of pushback from men who clearly feel they are losing something and are lashing out, individually with violence, or collectively with the regression of everyone else?s rights. How did we get here? What can we do about it? And what has gone wrong with men? Guest social: Remaking Manhood: http://remakingmanhood.com Remaking Manhood: The Healthy Masculinity Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/remaking-manhood-the-healthy-masculinity-podcast/id1559291290 Twitter: @RemakingManhood Insta: @remakingmanhood   Amazon for books: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=mark+greene&crid=L24ZO5O0TYQU&sprefix=mark+greene%2Caps%2C109&ref=nb_sb_noss_1    Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Don?t forget to send questions via email, video or audio for the ASK PG Episode to: [email protected]   Thank you to today?s sponsors!  athleticgreens.com/politicsgirl splendidspoon.com/politicsgirl

This 4th of July I thought we?d revisit why were are doing this podcast in the first place. What?s at stake and what why we need to care about this country and the direction it?s heading. It doesn?t matter if you feel like you?re too busy to care about politics. It doesn?t matter if you don?t think it matters, or if you think it?ll all just be fine. It won?t. It won?t all just be fine. The country is in deep trouble. And only by paying attention can we hope to solve it. We are standing on the tracks and the train is coming at us full speed. Our democracy, our freedom, everything we hold dear as Americans is in mortal peril. We save ourselves, or we perish. The choice is ours.   Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All my links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   The PoliticsGirl Podcast is a Meidas Touch original podcast produced by Happy Warrior Entertainment.

President of Emily?s List Laphonza Butler joins me on the day the Supreme Court strips women of their constitutional right to bodily autonomy. We were going to talk all the positive actions Emily?s List has been taking to get pro-choice women candidates elected up and down the ballot, and the importance of supporting pro-choice candidates in this political environment but, for obvious reasons, the day?s events took us on another journey?Join us as we get fired up for the fight ahead. These people have no idea what they?ve unleashed. Hell hath no fury? Guest social: Emily?s List: https://www.emilyslist.org Connecting women and electing women to make progressive change. Text JOIN to 47717 to join us. Twitter: @emilyslist Twitter: @LaphonzaB Insta: emilys_list Linktree: https://linktr.ee/EMILYsList   Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!  All PG show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Don?t forget to send questions via email, video or audio for the ASK PG Episode to: [email protected]  Thank you to today?s sponsor! www.blinkist.com/politicsgirl  

America is at a crossroad. There is a real possibility that we will cease to have democracy in the United States. As Rothkopf says, ?Republicans don?t just want to repeat the ?Big Lie?, they want to repeat the ability to do what Trump WANTED to do and disenfranchise the American people.? Holding Trump accountable is essential, but almost more important, is defeating anyone who would undermine the integrity of our elections for their own power. We have to recognize that the majority of the country doesn?t believe this ?noxious right wing cocktail of lies? but it?s up to us to make sure those who do, aren?t the ones making the decisions. It was a great conversation. I love this episode. I hope you will too. Guest social: The Rothkopf Group: https://trgmedia.com Deep State Radio:https://pod.link/1245002955 Twitter: @djrothkopf Amazon for books:https://www.amazon.com/David-J.-Rothkopf/e/B001H6O2A0%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share   Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Don?t forget to send questions via email, video or audio for the ASK PG Episode to: [email protected]   Thank you to today?s sponsors!  www.betterhelp.com/politicsgirl www.constantcontact.com www.calm.com/politicsgirl

As our guest today says, ?A functioning democracy depends on a shared understanding of reality? and we all have a part to play in getting the truth and the message out. In his most recent book, ?Battling the Big Lie: How Fox, Facebook and the MAGA Media are Destroying America?, Dan discusses how the right wing built a massive, billionaire funded disinformation machine that was powerful enough to bend reality to win in 2016, nearly steal the 2020 election, and left unchecked, this kind of weaponized disinformation might be powerful enough to take the 2022 midterms and hand the Republicans the 2024 Presidential election. We discuss what can be done and what WE can do, to make sure that doesn?t happen. Not on our watch. We are responsible to be the progressive megaphone and encourage others to do the same. Guest social: Pod Save America:https://crooked.com/podcast-series/pod-save-america/ Twitter: @danpfeiffer Instagram: @pfeiffer3342 YouTube: Crooked Media Amazon for books: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=dan+pfeiffer&i=stripbooks&crid=TNP19Y4E6UB0&sprefix=dan+pfeiffer%2Cstripbooks%2C142&ref=nb_sb_ss_c_2_12_ts-doa-p A special thanks to Spencer Stander for his help with this episode. Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Don?t forget to send questions via email, video or audio for the ASK PG Episode to: [email protected]   Thank you to today?s sponsors! www.athleticgreens.com/politicsgirl www.blinkist.com/politicsgirl

The Republican Party hasn?t just lost their minds and become anti-democratic overnight. Democracy was always less important to them than power, so as long as democracy upheld their power they supported it, now that it doesn?t, it?s out. The goal is clear: 1950?s style white, Christian, male dominance and they?ve been plotting to bring it back since the Democratic Party betrayed the idea by opening their minds & party to expanding civil rights in the 1960?s. Today?s PoliticsGirl: Candid Conversation is with Thomas Zimmer historian, author and Professor at Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, where he teaches 20th Century U.S. and International history, with a focus on the transatlantic history of democracy and we talk all about the danger the country is in, the reality of how we got here and the potential we have to create something that not only saves democracy but really lives up to its promise. It?s a great conversation with a brilliant mind. I hope you enjoy it.  Guest social: Website: https://gufaculty360.georgetown.edu/s/contact/0033600001q9V3MAAU/thomas-zimmer Twitter: @tzimmer_history Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Thank you to today?s sponsors! www.athleticgreens.com/politicsgirl www.betterhelp.com/politicsgirl www.constantcontact.com

Today?s PoliticsGirl: Candid Conversation is with Melissa Walker, Head of Giving Circles at The States Project. How do we fight back in a broken system where the deck is stacked against us? The States Project believes everything we care about starts in the states. Yes, we have to hold onto the House. Yes, we need at least 2 more Democratic Senators to negate the power of Manchin and Sinema, but if you really want to make a real difference with your time and money, we have to turn our focus to the states. Over the past 40 years, Republicans have invested billions of dollars and focused energy into building and holding state governing majorities, an investment in strategic thinking that has resulted in Republican state lawmakers having almost unchecked and absolute power. If we want to turn this around we need to be as strategic as they are. Democrats might be late to the party but if we?re clever we can turn the tables. The States Project tells us how. Guest social: www.statesproject.org Twitter: @StatesProjectUS Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/StatesProjectUS Instagram: @statesprojectus YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheStatesProject Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Thank you to today?s sponsors! www.athleticgreens.com/politicsgirl www.littlepassports.com/politicsgirl www.calm.com/PoliticsGirl

The shooting in Buffalo targeting black people. The shooting in Pittsburg targeting Jewish worshipers. The shooting in El Paso targeting Mexican immigrants. The shooting in Christchurch, NZ targeting Muslims. What do they all have in common? The Great Replacement Theory. The idea that white people are being deliberately replaced. Remember the white supremacists in Charlottesville? They were chanting, ?You will not replace us! Jews will not replace us!?. This false and ignorant, race-baiting conspiracy is ripping our country apart and the right wing media, in combination with right wing politicians, are the ones adding fuel to fire and it, and they, must be stopped.   Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All my links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Thank you to today?s sponsors! www.brightland.co/politicsgirl www.creditkarma.com/loanoffers www.blinkist.com/politicsgirl www.constantcontact.com The PoliticsGirl Podcast is a Meidas Touch original podcast produced by Happy Warrior Entertainment.   Source Notes: https://www.politicsgirl.com/episode-027-source-notes

Today?s PoliticsGirl: Candid Conversation is with John Pavlovitz, writer, pastor & activist. John is the author of several best-selling books and the wildly popular blog ?Stuff that Needs to be Said?. A 25-year veteran of church ministries, John is kind of a bit of an anomaly in today?s Christian communities with his deep commitment to equality, diversity, and justice?and his ability to question Christianity from the inside out. We talk about how to deal with the rising hate of the Christian far right, what do do with friends and family we feel are lost to the faith and how to connect with people at a time that is both a ?constitutional crisis and a family emergency?. We all need some little calm perspective and John is deeply gifted at that. Enjoy.   Guest social: https://johnpavlovitz.com Twitter: @johnpavlovitz Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnpavlovitzofficial Instagram: @johnpavlovitz Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/John-Pavlovitz/e/B0768J9N6Z%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share   Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Thank you to today?s sponsors! www.athleticgreens.com/politicsgirl www.smith.ai promocode: PoliticsGirl www.blinkist.com/politicsgirl

After a copy of Justice Alito?s draft majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women?s Health leaked to Politico. The draft, confirmed as authentic by Chief Justice Roberts, in very clear terms overturns both Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey fundamentally ending the constitutional right to abortion in America. This is a hinge point in the history of America and it can not be understated what a seismic shift this is for the court to overturn 50 years of legal precedent. We talk about what we know, what we should expect and what we can do.  Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All my links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Thank you to today?s sponsors! www.smith.ai - enter code PoliticsGirl www.athleticgreens.com/politicsgirl www.blinkist.com/politicsgirl www.masterworks.art/politicsgirl The PoliticsGirl Podcast is a Meidas Touch original podcast produced by Happy Warrior Entertainment.   Source Notes: https://www.politicsgirl.com/episode-025-source-notes

Education has become a hot button topic in America. From school closings due to the pandemic, to the war on masks, to the endless talk of CRT, ?parent?s rights? and the banning of books and discussions of LGBTQ issues, the Republicans, never one to let a good crisis go to waste, have found a way to capitalize on the issue to get the results they want - the Democrats, not so much. So, today we?re going to talk about public education in America and how our politics are poised to completely reconfigure what it looks like depending on which road we take.   Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All my links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Thank you to today?s sponsors!   https://www.stamps.com Promocode: PoliticsGirl https://www.betterhelp.com/politicsgirl https://www.calm.com/politicsgirl https://www.creditkarma.com/Loanoffers   Special Thanks to Holly Shuter and Julia Lee Stander for their research assistance.   The PoliticsGirl Podcast is a Meidas Touch original podcast produced by Happy Warrior Entertainment.   Source Notes: https://www.politicsgirl.com/episode-024-source-notes

Today?s PoliticsGirl: Candid Conversation is Shannon Watts, founder of Mom?s Demand Action, the largest grassroots group fighting gun violence in America. We talk about what it takes to make a difference, the power of grassroots action and the power of numbers. The majority of America wants common sense gun legislation. Why can?t we get it? Or can we? And what can you do to help? It?s a terrific conversation with a brilliant, passionate advocate. I think you?ll find yourself feeling inspired. Even if it?s just to further the conversation.   Guest social: Instagram: http://instagram.com/shannonrwatts/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shannonrwatts Book: https://fightlikeamother.org   https://momsdemandaction.org TEXT: ?READY? to 64433 to join a Moms Demand Action chapter in your area! https://www.everytown.org https://emergeamerica.org    Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today?s sponsors!  https://www.littlepassports.com/politicsgirl https://www.thirdlove.com/politicsgirl  https://athleticgreens.com/politicsgirl    

From critically acclaimed podcast studios Pineapple Street and Wondery comes a new 8-part series called Will Be Wild that shines a light on the human stories left out of the headlines. It goes deep into the lives of people who took part in that day. People who saw it coming. And people who fear that January 6th was just the beginning of something, not the end. Follow Will Be Wild wherever you get your podcasts, or you can listen early on Amazon Music or early and ad-free by subscribing to Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery app. Listen Here: wondery.fm/TPG_WillBeWild

Conservatives are usually very committed to the idea of patriotic unity when it comes to foreign enemies, but this version of the Republican Party is different. The party of Reagan now seems closer to the party of Putin. Even an all out war being waged against freedom and democracy can?t seem to bring people to stand with the American president, if that president happens be Democrat. It?s almost as if Republicans have chosen to take the counter position, even if that means supporting Russia in a war with America. How did we get here, where is this party going and what can we do about it?   Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All my links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Thank you to today?s sponsors! https://www.stamps.com - code: PoliticsGirl https://brightland.co/pages/welcome-to-the-golden-state-brightland?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=adopter&utm_campaign=POLITICSGIRL https://www.blinkist.com   The PoliticsGirl Podcast is a Meidas Touch original podcast produced by Happy Warrior Entertainment. Source Notes: https://www.politicsgirl.com/episode-022-source-notes

Candid Conversation is with author and lawyer Teri Kanefield as we talk about her most recent blog ?Merrick Garland & the January 6th Investigation?. Teri is an appellate lawyer who has published over a dozen books as well as articles, essays, stories and legal briefs over the past 30 years. Her political analysis has been used in the Washington Post, CNN, NBC and most major news outlets. A vocal advocate for democracy and the rule of law, Teri has a way of looking at things that gets you out of your feelings and back into the facts, which is incredibly helpful at this moment in American history. Guest social: https://terikanefield.com Twitter: @Teri_Kanefield YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TeriKanefieldAuthor   Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Thank you to today?s sponsors! https://www.creditkarma.com https://www.betterhelp.com/politicsgirl https://www.blinkist.com/politicsgirl

There are so many things we think we know but we don?t really know. When you hear someone use the word communism, socialism, Marxism, fascism?do you know what they mean? Or do you just have a general idea? Where did these ideas even come from? How did our governments evolve? What?s an aristocracy, a democracy, a kleptocracy? We keep talking about oligarchs?What?s an oligarchy? How is it different than a plutocracy? What is going on in the world and how did we get here? Honestly, this pod started as a an extended ?I don?t think that word means what you think it means? and turned into a brief history of the world. But, I came out of the research understanding things so much better than I did before, and I hope you?ll come out of listening to this pod feeling the same way.   Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All my links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Thank you to today?s sponsors!   http://www.smith.ai http://www.AthleticGreens.com/politicsgirl http://www.LittlePassports.com/politicsgirl   The PoliticsGirl Podcast is a Meidas Touch original podcast produced by Happy Warrior Entertainment.   Source Notes: https://www.politicsgirl.com/episode-020-source-notes   Special Thanks to Holly Shuter for her research assistance.

Today?s PoliticsGirl: Candid Conversation is with esteemed epidemiologist, and Public Health expert Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding. As BA.2 decimates China and takes over Europe, it?s clear that no matter how much we want to be done with Covid, Covid isn?t done with us. Dr. Feigl-Ding and I talk how we got here, what?s really happening, and what to look for next. It?s a great conversation with a brilliant mind about a situation we can?t avoid. No matter your politics, we have to do what we can to protect ourselves and our loved ones and that starts with knowledge.   Guest social: Twitter: @DrEricDing https://www.pdsoros.org/meet-the-fellows/eric-ding   Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All my links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Thank you to today?s sponsors!   http://www.ThirdLove.com/politicsgirl http://www.AthleticGreens.com/politicsgirl http://www.blinkist.com/politicsgirl   The PoliticsGirl Podcast is a Meidas Touch original podcast produced by Happy Warrior Entertainment.   Sources: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2022/03/covid-relief-aid-congress-republicans/627109/ https://www.pdsoros.org/meet-the-fellows/eric-ding

In less than a year Governor Hochul has gone from Governor by default, after the abrupt resignation of Governor Andrew Cuomo, to leading gubernatorial candidate for New York?s November?s election. Born and bred in upper New York State, Governor Hochul is lawyer, a mother and lifetime public servant, Governor Hochul is also a tireless advocate for women?s rights and women in leadership. She stepped up to the plate when opportunity called, and she?s a big proponent of more women feeling the confidence to do the same. Governor Hochul makes the argument that Democrats must, and can, protect our majority in government and that we need to reach out to anyone who believes in democracy and the American experiment to fight for values that are currently under attack. Governor Hochul really seems to be the real deal. A leader who believes in listening, collaboration and learning from others. She?s also not afraid to get scrappy if the moment calls for it. As Governor Hochul said, ?I?m hardwired to help other people, and I?m in a position to do something about it.? Shouldn?t we all have leaders who feel that same pull?  Twitter Governor Hochul: @KathyHochul Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All my links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Thank you to today?s sponsors!   http://www.Stamps.com Promocode: politicsgirl http://www.BetterHelp.com/politicsgirl http://www.SunBasket.com/politicsgirl   The PoliticsGirl Podcast is a Meidas Touch original podcast produced by Happy Warrior Entertainment.   Source Notes: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/16/nyregion/kathy-hochul-governor.html https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/597745-hochul-cuomo-neck-and-neck-in-hypothetical-governor-primary-poll https://gothamist.com/news/lawmakers-look-to-halt-hochuls-penn-station-project-until-funding-questions-are-resolved https://www.masterclass.com/articles/what-does-a-governor-do#what-are-the-responsibilities-of-a-governor https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/29/the-fifty-women-governors-499533 https://www.governor.ny.gov/about-governor-hochul https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/17/hillary-clinton-backs-hochul-00009922 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/17/nyregion/kathy-hochul-democratic-nomination.html https://www.syracuse.com/politics/2022/02/hochul-gets-democratic-party-endorsement-for-governor-fortifies-frontrunner-status.html

Russia?s invasion of Ukraine is not some standalone crisis that started in late February, but rather a much bigger picture that?s coming together. A picture made up of hundreds of puzzle pieces that tell a story. A story of greed, power and ambition. A story of lawlessness and fraud. As story of weakness, and yes, a story of treason. We might never know everything that happened, but we can start by acknowledging what we do know as it comes into focus. We can no longer refuse to see what is right in front of us simply because we wish it wasn?t true. Intellectual honesty demands we see these connections so we can become singularly focused on defeating Putin and his anti-democratic coalition worldwide, even if many of his collaborators are American citizens themselves.   Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue and inspire better change moving forward!   All my links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today?s sponsors! http://www.Blinkist.com/politicsgirl http://www.AthleticGreens.com/politicsgirl http://www.Masterworks.art/politicsgirl   The PoliticsGirl Podcast is a Meidas Touch original podcast produced by Happy Warrior Entertainment.  Special Thanks to Julia Lee Stander for her research assistance. Speaker from Palate Cleanser: https://www.julielythcotthaims.com Source Notes: https://www.politicsgirl.com/ep-17-sources

California Congressman Adam Schiff, Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Member of the January 6th Select Committee and one of the Lead Impeachment Managers for the first impeachment of Donald Trump, joins us to share insight on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Congressman Schiff notes that what we?re seeing in Ukraine is not a new war. This is all part and parcel of what started with Putin a long time ago and we should prepare ourselves for it to get worse before it gets better. But he has faith in NATO, in America, and in our current leadership and he reminds us that one of the best ways to protect democracy around the world is to make sure we continue to protect it here at home. Guest contact: https://schiff.house.gov Twitter: @RepAdamSchiff   Book: https://www.amazon.com/Midnight-Washington-Almost-Democracy-Still/dp/B092MXH9J5/ref=sr_1_1?crid=173KGF2CBCYPG&keywords=midnight+in+washington+adam+schiff&qid=1646695892&sprefix=midnight+in+Washington%2Caps%2C219&sr=8-1   Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue and inspire better change moving forward!   All my links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today?s sponsors! http://www.JenniKayne.com and use promocode: PoliticsGirl http://www.AthleticGreens.com/politicsgirl http://www.Apostrophe.com/politicsgirl   The PoliticsGirl Podcast is a Meidas Touch original podcast produced by Happy Warrior Entertainment. Remember to subscribe to ALL the Meidas Media Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://pod.link/1510240831 Legal AF: https://pod.link/1580828595 The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://pod.link/1595408601 The Influence Continuum: https://pod.link/1603773245 Kremlin File: https://pod.link/1575837599 Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen: https://pod.link/1530639447 Zoomed In: https://pod.link/1580828633 The Weekend Show: https://pod.link/1612691018  

The current, far right, conservative make up of the Supreme Court clearly has an agenda, and it?s terrifying for the legitimacy of our rule of law and way of life. So today we?re going to talk about the Supreme Court, its importance to American society, it?s capture by the far right and what, if anything, can be done to save it from itself. I want to be clear, this is a completely destructive situation and pretending any of this is business as usual will be America?s undoing. In fact, ignoring it is how we got in this position in the first place. Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue and inspire better change moving forward! All my links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today?s sponsors! http://www.ThirdLove.com/politicsgirl http://www.AthleticGreens.com/politicsgirl http://www.MagicSpoon.com/politicsgirl The PoliticsGirl Podcast is a Meidas Touch original podcast produced by Happy Warrior Entertainment.  Special thanks to Holly Shuter & Julia Lee Stander for additional research. The Hill: Opinion - Supreme Court should look more like America or so the Republicans once thought by Glenn C. Altschuler 02/06/22 USA Today The Supreme Court Shadow Docket: Alabama Redsitricting Case Renews fight amoung justices - John Fritze 02/08/2022 https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/26/us/politics/trump-ginni-thomas-meeting.html Democracy Docket - by Marc Elias (subscribe on Twitter) https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-rights-judicial-movement-perfected-dark-money-it-takes-chutzpah-for-them-to-decry-it-now/2021/04/09/4dfd3a44-9950-11eb-b28d-bfa7bb5cb2a5_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/04/gorsuch-federalist-society-supreme-court/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_source=twitter https://ballotpedia.org/History_of_the_Supreme_Court https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/nominations/judicial-tempest.htm https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/02/17/federalist-society-dark-money-breyer-supreme-court-seat/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/09/opinion/supreme-court-voting-rights.html?referringSource=articleShare https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/11/opinion/supreme-court-alabama-maps.html https://www.stradley.com/insights/publications/2020/10/scope-and-standard-issue-2?utm_source=Mondaq&utm_medium=syndication&utm_campaign=LinkedIn-integration https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2021/10/14/bidens-supreme-court-commission-warns-adding-justices-may-not-serve-democratic-values/?sh=5f574458407d https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/04/22/court-packing-real-motive-adding-supreme-court-not-historical-column/7288802002/ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/26/us/politics/supreme-court-nominee-nomination-biden-democrats.html https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/10/20/8-key-findings-about-catholics-and-abortion/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/17/us/anita-hill-women-power.html https://www.senate.gov/legislative/nominations/SupremeCourtNominations1789present.htm https://www.vanhollen.senate.gov/news/press-releases/van-hollen-whitehouse-cicilline-reintroduce-disclose-act-to-repair-americans-faith-in-democracy-require-transparency-in-campaign-finance https://www.markey.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/judiciary_act_of_2021.pdf https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/who-ketanji-brown-jackson-likely-biden-short-lister-supreme-court-n1288053 https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/02/25/us/supreme-court-nominee-biden#ketanji-brown-jackson-supreme-court https://harvardlawreview.org/2022/02/as-the-legislature-has-prescribed/ https://medium.com/an-idea-for-you/45-things-to-remember-when-the-world-gets-scary-d2a085f4053d

Inflation is an obvious problem in America right now. The cause, however, is little less obvious. We have a supply chain problem due to the pandemic, but we also have companies recording record profits, and one whole political party who would rather weaponize inflation than solve it. I?m no financial expert but when this many people are talking about the same thing, it?s important for us to at least understand the broad strokes so we?re dialed in and asking the right questions. If you?ve ever been confused by economics you aren?t alone, join me as we break it down.  Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue and inspire better change moving forward! All my links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl ? Thank you to today?s sponsors! http://www.AthleticGreens.com/politicsgirl http://www.Apostrophe.com/politicsgirl http://www.Wondrium.com/politicsgirl The PoliticsGirl Podcast is a Meidas Touch original podcast produced by Happy Warrior Entertainment.  Big thanks to Julia Lee Stander for her help with research this week. Sources: https://www.thebalance.com/what-is-inflation-357610 https://kids.kiddle.co/Inflation https://www.businessinsider.com/corporations-using-inflation-as-excuse-to-reap-fatter-profits-reich-2021-11 https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/biden-nominates-jerome-powell-second-term-federal-reserve-rcna4696 https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/why-is-inflation-rising-right-now/ https://www.nytimes.com/article/inflation-definition.html https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-30/fattest-profits-since-1950-debunk-inflation-story-spun-by-ceos?utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&utm_content=business&cmpid=socialflow-twitter-business&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/ap-explainer-why-us-inflation-is-so-high-and-when-it-may-ease https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/nov/11/us-inflation-market-power-america-antitrust-robert-reich https://www.reuters.com/business/meat-packers-profit-margins-jumped-300-during-pandemic-white-house-economics-2021-12-10/ https://apnews.com/article/latest-inflation-numbers-consumer-prices-616055db3bf67691b4fdc0015fc00783?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/today-explained/id1346207297?i=1000542026490 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kcrws-left-right-center/id73329771?i=1000541579199 https://robertreich.substack.com/p/unvarnished-truth-inflation Remember to subscribe to ALL the Meidas Media Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://pod.link/1510240831 Legal AF: https://pod.link/1580828595 The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://pod.link/1595408601 The Influence Continuum: https://pod.link/1603773245 Kremlin File: https://pod.link/1575837599 Mea Culpa: https://pod.link/1530639447 Zoomed In: https://pod.link/1580828633

Active and prolific Republican communications and PR strategist for most of his career. Schmidt worked on the George W Bush presidential campaign, the Schwarzenegger campaign for California Governor, and ran John McCain?s presidential campaign in 2008. Schmidt was the Vice Chair at Edelman PR and a political analyst for MSNBC. A founding member of the Lincoln Project, a group founded to campaign against Donald Trump, Schmidt officially left the Republican party in 2018 saying, ?Today?s GOP has become a danger to our democracy and our values. The Republican Party is an organized conspiracy for the purposes of maintaining power for self-interest, and the self-interest of its donor class. It's no longer dedicated to American democracy.? And for that, I couldn?t agree more. Please join PG:CC as we have a conversation about democracy, unity and the fundamental refusal to throw away the American experiment.   Guest Information:  Twitter: @SteveSchmidtSES Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue and inspire better change moving forward! All my links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today?s sponsors! http://www.MagicSpoon.com/politicsgirl http://www.SunBasket.com/politicsgirl http://www.MasterWorks.Art/politicsgirl   The PoliticsGirl Podcast is a Meidas Touch original podcast produced by Happy Warrior Entertainment. Remember to subscribe to ALL the Meidas Media Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://pod.link/1510240831 Legal AF: https://pod.link/1580828595 The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://pod.link/1595408601 The Influence Continuum: https://pod.link/1603773245 Kremlin File: https://pod.link/1575837599 Mea Culpa: https://pod.link/1530639447 Zoomed In: https://pod.link/1580828633

Between Tucker Carlson doing an entire prime time segment on the brown M&M's shoes, to The New York Times printing deceptive clickbait titles and op-eds from known liars because they think it?ll sell, to major corporations systematically buying up and dismantling our entire media structure in the shadows, something has clearly gone wrong with media in America. This episode takes a look at how our media got off track, what we should be looking out for, and why we should be demanding better laws, stronger repercussions and more personal accountability. We need to be thoughtful about what we?re reading and watching and seeing because the way we?re going now is completely unsustainable.  Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue and inspire better change moving forward! All my links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Thank you to today?s sponsors! Apostrophe: http://www.Apostrophe.com/politicsgirl BluBlox: http://www.BluBlox.com/politicsgirl Wondrium: http://www.Wondrium.com/politicsgirl The PoliticsGirl Podcast is a Meidas Touch original podcast produced by Happy Warrior Entertainment.  Thanks to Julia Lee Stander for additional research.  SOURCES: https://civilrightscorps.org https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meidastouch-podcast/id1510240831?i=1000548189194 https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-the-fourth-estate-3368058 https://www.amazon.com/How-Fascism-Works-Politics-Them/dp/0525511830 https://medium.com/chompsky/how-to-fix-the-media-919c3a969f1 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/dec/09/whats-really-wrong-mainstream-media https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/01/21/media-journalism-future-527294 https://bettermarketing.pub/whats-wrong-with-the-media-and-how-we-can-fix-it-3383a28288a0 Remember to subscribe to ALL the Meidas Media Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://pod.link/1510240831 Legal AF: https://pod.link/1580828595 The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://pod.link/1595408601 The Influence Continuum: https://pod.link/1603773245 Kremlin File: https://pod.link/1575837599 Mea Culpa: https://pod.link/1530639447 Zoomed In: https://pod.link/1580828633

Alexander Vindman was the Director for European Affairs for the National Security Council under Donald Trump and the military officer who reported the now infamous phone call between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that led to the first of Donald Trump?s two impeachments. Vindman is a military expert in all things Ukraine/Russia and his wife Rachel, a popular writer and podcaster, fills in the civilian perspective. We talk the threat of war, Russia/NATO and America?s role in it all. Whether we end up with war, or fingers crossed, it can be avoided, Vindman wants us to take Russia?s threat of invasion seriously. As we both agree, democracies worldwide deserve to be protected. Autocrats are seeing how far they can push, and we have to show them we have the stomach to push back.   Please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue and inspire better change moving forward! All my links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Listen to Rachel Vindman's podcast "The Suburban Woman Problem" here: https://pod.link/1565897152 Thank you to today?s sponsors! http://www.MagicSpoon.com/politicsgirl http://www.AthleticGreens.com/politicsgirl http://www.Blinkist.com/politicsgirl   Sources/Links: https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/declassified_139339.htm https://mjhnyc.org/events/here-right-matters-a-conversation-with-alexander-vindman/ https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2022/01/25/jill-dougherty-fiona-hill-nyt-oped-russia-ukraine-newday-vpx.cnn/video/playlists/new-day-highlights/ https://twitter.com/theswppod https://www.pbs.org/video/rachel-vindman-democracy-and-authoritarianism-yacl8o/ The PoliticsGirl Podcast is a Meidas Touch original podcast produced by Happy Warrior Entertainment.