As today?s guest, Robert Reich reminds us, wishful thinking won?t save us from what?s coming, but neither should we bury ourselves in cynicism. The truth is, the bottom 90% of the country have been ignored for 50 years and while Trump might have spoken to them and swayed them, he will not help them. So this is not the time to give up. This is the time to use every lever of power to stop the worst of authoritarianism from taking over and to stand behind the people and organizations fighting for our country?s integrity, its principles, and our freedoms. Perhaps we can even use this destruction as an opportunity to build something better. The mainstream media has let us down, so we need to support those doing independent work more than ever. The extremists have been able to shape the minds of fair amount of this nation because the far right invested in their voices. Please give people like me a chance to fight back. If you find worth in what we do, please SUBSCRIBE to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with the rants, directly to your inbox so even if I?m off social media you will still get my work. I can?t do this without your help. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest Socials: https://robertreich.org/ Substack: http://robertreich.substack.com Inequality Media LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/inequalitymedia Twitter:     @RBReich                  @InequalityMedia   As always, 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   This episode is sponsored by: https://ShopMDHearing.com code: PoliticsGirl https://calm.com/politicsgirl https://MarleySpoon.com/OFFER/POLITICSGIRL code: PoliticsGirl TEXT PoliticsGirl to 64000 for DeleteMe

I still can?t exactly explain what happened with the 2024 election, but it does appear as if Trump and his dangerous, extremist allies have won. I?m a big believer in our institutions, but I also spent the past week trying to figure out how they could have all failed us so badly. I understand the sentiment to want to disengage. To find someone to blame. To point fingers and to close the door on working with anyone who isn?t in your immediate group, because you feel as if they?re the only people you can trust. But this idea that organization and community and goodness can?t stand up to any of this is fundamentally untrue. In many ways, America as we knew it might be over, but the ideas of democracy, human rights, civil rights, and knowing right from wrong, are not over, and if we want any sort of future, we can?t lay down now. That is exactly what these wanna-be authoritarians want us to do. And as far as I?m concerned, they don?t get anything they want. The mainstream media has let us down, so we need to support those doing independent work. The extremists have been able to shape the mindset of a fair amount of this nation because the far right invested in their voices. Give people like me a chance to fight back. If you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG As always, 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://oneskin.co code: PoliticsGirl https://uncommongoods.com/politicsgirl https://laundrysauce.com/politicsgirl https://rocketmoney.com/politicsgirl

Well, it?s here: Election Day. After this incredibly trying 10 years, and completely bananas election season, we made it. This is a BIG day and people are busy, so this is an abridged episode to tell you what to look for and expect today, and in the days and weeks to come. The most important thing you can do right now is get people to the polls, not spread misinformation, and trust the system is ready this time. While some may prematurely claim victory and spread lies to sow doubt and seize power, at the end of the day, the results will be accurate and official, and the will of the people will ultimately prevail. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG As always, 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://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl https://MarleySpoon.com/OFFER/POLITICSGIRL https://oracle.com/PGP https://calm.com/POLITICSGIRL https://mintmobile.com/politicsgirl

After that insane rally at MSG we know we have to pull out every stop to make sure Donald Trump loses on November 5th. Talk to your friends, talk to your family. Despite the fact the country is drowning in negativity and lies, the truth is, the Democrats are winning. The majority of voters don?t want what MAGA, Trump and the Project 2025 Mandate for Leadership are offering but we have to make sure everyone understands what?s at stake. The country?s future is literally on us now. We need to ask ourselves what we?re doing to save it.   As always, IF YOU FIND WORTH IN WHAT WE DO, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast AD FREE, along with a bunch of other PERKS, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and SUBSCRIBE TODAY!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social:  Website: https://davidpepper.com/ Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B01IJCZT92 Twitter: @DavidPepper Insta: _davidpepper   As always, 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   This episode is sponsored by? https://laundrysauce.com/politicsgirl CODE: Politicsgirl https://moshlife.com/politicsgirl https://MUDWTR.com CODE: Politicsgirl https://www.Smalls.com/politicsgirl https://Oneskin.co CODE: Politicsgirl

Donald Trump is nothing if not lucky. Today we?re joined by the authors of the New York Times Bestselling Book Lucky Loser: How Donald Trump Squandered his Father?s Fortune and Created the Illusion of Success, who took four decades of financial reporting and a century?s worth of research and interviews to paint a picture of a life of the world?s luckiest, but dare I say it, con artist. The question is: Do we want to continue to live in the world Donald Trump has created? Or are we ready to get back to reality?   As always, IF YOU FIND WORTH IN WHAT WE DO, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast AD FREE, along with a bunch of other PERKS, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and SUBSCRIBE TODAY!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social:   Lucky Loser: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/672076/lucky-loser-by-russ-buettner-and-susanne-craig/   Susanne Craig: https://www.nytimes.com/by/susanne-craig Russ Buettner: https://www.nytimes.com/by/russ-buettner   As always, 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   This episode is sponsored by?   https://rocketmoney.com/politicsgirl https://calm.com/politicsgirl https://moshlife.com/politicsgirl

As today?s guest, Timothy Snyder argues, ?Freedom is the great American commitment? but we?ve lost sight of what it means. In his new book, ?On Freedom?, the New York Times best selling author and Yale historian, digs into the concept of freedom, what it is, how it?s been misunderstood, and why upholding it our only chance for survival. ?We?ll see how it goes? is not a plan. We have to DO something.   As always, IF YOU FIND WORTH IN WHAT WE DO, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast AD FREE, along with a bunch of other PERKS, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and SUBSCRIBE TODAY!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social:  https://timothysnyder.org/ On Freedom: https://timothysnyder.org/on-freedom Twitter: @TimothyDSnyder YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmY71FGkk5kMwde_TP3KbnQ                  As always, 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   This episode is sponsored by?   https://moshlife.com/politicsgirl https://oneskin.co code: PoliticsGirl https://3DayBlinds.com/POLITICSGIRL https://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl

Leigh guest reads in episode 4: part 2 of a fantastic and informative, limited series "Trump's Project 2025: Up Close and Personal". Be sure to check out all episodes wherever you get your pods! xo- PG ---- This episode tells the fictional story of a middle school that opens its doors to unvaccinated students after a possible second -term President Trump eliminates Federal funding for schools with vaccine mandates. The story follows the school nurse, Stephanie Morris, as she navigates the influx of unvaccinated students and the resulting disease outbreaks that spread rapidly through the school and community. The narrative illustrates the real-world implications of the president's policy, with outbreaks of diseases like measles, whooping cough, and the flu causing hospitalizations and even deaths among vulnerable students and staff. The story highlights the challenges faced by the school nurse in trying to protect the health of all students, including her own daughter who has an autoimmune condition, without the backing of mandatory vaccination policies. Overall, the episode demonstrates how Donald Trump?s promise to defund schools with vaccine mandates could have devastating consequences for children's health and safety. We'd like to thank all the artists who volunteered their time to make this episode: Laurie Burke, Leigh McGowan who read the chapters & Audrey Hakes , Joe Walsh, & others who contributed character voices.   Sound design by Marilys Ernst and Jonathan Moser.  Trump's Project 2025: Up Close and Personal written by Pepper and produced by Pepper, Melissa Jo Peltier and Jay Feldman and is a production of Ovington Avenue Productions and The Bill Press Pod.

Our nation sits at crossroad. We either address our problems within our democracy and rule of law, or fail to address them by abandoning the very things that make us special in pursuit of something new. The 2024 presidential ticket offers us two very different versions of America - what it is and who it?s for - and on November 5th we choose one. Join me and the brilliant author Thom Hartman as we discuss his new book The Hidden History of the American Dream and break down where we are right now. The American Dream might be broken, but we can fix it, and we know it?s possible because we?ve done it before. As always, IF YOU FIND WORTH IN WHAT WE DO, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast AD FREE, along with a bunch of other PERKS, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and SUBSCRIBE TODAY!! Thank you so much! xoPG 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 As always, 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 This episode is sponsored by? https://rocketmoney.com/politicsgirl https://oneskin.co code: PoliticsGirl https://smalls.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl https://oracle.com/PGP https://mudwtr.com code: PoliticsGirl

Today we?re talking with the CEO of Vet VoiceJanessa Goldbeck about the film War Game a documentary based on a real life wargame set on January 6, 2025 that imagines a nationwide insurrection, in whichmembers of the US military choose to defect in order to support the losing presidential candidate and what the current president and his team, would do. I?m talking about this film because the scenario addressed has a real possibility of playing out after the 2024 election, and the people at the Vet Voice Foundation, including 3 former Generals, and former senior officials from the last five presidential administrations wanted to be sure we were as prepared as possible for what happens if the candidate who loses the election refuses to concede, and if part of our military joins them.   As always, IF YOU FIND WORTH IN WHAT WE DO, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast AD FREE, along with a bunch of other PERKS, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and SUBSCRIBE TODAY!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social:  https://wargamefilm.com/ https://vvfnd.org/ Twitter:     @WarGameFilm                  @VetVoiceFound   As always, 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 This episode is sponsored by? https://oneskin.co code: PoliticsGirl https://calm.com/politicsgirl https://3DayBlinds.com/POLITICSGIRL https://dailylook.com code: PoliticsGirl https://rocketmoney.com/politicsgirl

According to the brilliant Marc Elias, founder of Democracy Docket and now senior member of the Harris/Walz legal team, what the Republicans are planning for the 2024 election is not just unprecedented, but outrageous. There is a reason they?re not campaigning or trying to get out the vote. There?s a reason Trump is telling people he ?doesn?t need votes?. It?s because their plan isn?t to win the election, it?s to subvert, suppress and refuse to certify the election if they don?t win. According to Elias, Trump?s ultimate goal is to be sworn in, and there is no line he won?t cross to reach that goal. So, what are the Democrats doing to counter these efforts, and are they prepared for the down & dirty fight ahead? As always, IF YOU FIND WORTH IN WHAT WE DO, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast AD FREE, along with a bunch of other PERKS, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and SUBSCRIBE TODAY!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: Democracy Docket signup link: https://www.democracydocket.com/pg-subscribe/ https://www.democracydocket.com/ https://www.elias.law/team/marc-elias Twitter: @marceelias @DemocracyDocket As always, 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   This episode is sponsored by? Delete Me: TEXT politicsgirl to 64000 https://3DayBlinds.com/POLITICSGIRL https://smalls.com/politicsgirl https://moshlife.com/politicsgirl

My first book ?A Return to Common Sense: How to Fix America Before We Really Blow? It drops today, so I?ve invited my friend, and beloved American actor and director, Jason Alexander to join us to guest host the episode. We talk, not only about getting us out of this mess we?re in, but how we can build the nation we tell the world we are. At the end of the day you can?t fix something you don?t understand, and I wrote a book to fix things.   As always, IF YOU FIND WORTH IN WHAT WE DO, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast AD FREE, along with a bunch of other PERKS, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and SUBSCRIBE TODAY!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social:   Really? No Really? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/really-no-really/id1668887882   https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004517/   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Alexander   Twitter: @IJasonAlexander Insta: jalexander1959   As always, 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   This episode is sponsored by?   https://oneskin.co code: politicsgirl https://drinkAG1.com/politicsgirl https://moshlife.com/politicsgirl https://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl https://dailylook.com code: PoliticsGirl

The women of this nation hold the spending AND voting power so why are we so constantly marginalized? Tired of being overlooked, used as pawns, and ready to be taken seriously, we talk to Erin Erenberg, co-founder and CEO of the Chamber of Mothers, about the growing collective movement to advance maternal rights in America. The truth of the matter is: we?re hardly a country that should be forcing women to have babies, since the US is currently experiencing a maternal health crisis and we barely respect the role or what goes into it. It?s well past time our needs are better reflected and responded to by our government. It?s not just what?s best for mothers and their children, but what?s best for society as a whole. As always, IF YOU FIND WORTH IN WHAT WE DO, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast AD FREE, along with a bunch of other PERKS, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and SUBSCRIBE TODAY!!  Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://chamberofmothers.com https://www.instagram.com/chamberofmothers/ https://x.com/chamberofmoms https://shop.chamberofmothers.com https://www.instagram.com/totumwomen/ As always, 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   This episode is sponsored by? DeleteMe : TEXT PoliticsGirl to 64000 https://nurturelife.com code: PoliticsGirl https://calm.com/politicsgirl https://Oracle.com/PGP

Happy Labor Day!!! Department of Labor?s Acting Secretary Julie Su reminds us that the Biden Administration has been focused on building what they call the ?high road to the American dream?. That looking out for the American worker is not just about having enough work, it?s about those workers being paid properly, treated with respect, and at the end of the day, giving our citizens what President Biden calls ?a little breathing room? to live our lives. How do we ?pursue happiness? without that? On this Labor Day we dig into the Department of Labor and all the programs and agencies ready and willing to help the American people that most of us don?t even know about, and the importance of having a government that not only respects our workers but will fight for them. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: US Department of Labor: https://www.dol.gov/ Twitter: @ActSecJulieSu As always, 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   This episode is sponsored by? https://oneskin.co Code: politicsgirl https://rocketmoney.com/politicsgirl https://smalls.com/politicsgirl Code: politicsgirl https://moshlife.com/politicsgirl

Coming right off the Democratic Convention, brilliant historian and writer Heather Cox Richardson gives her insights on where we are with the two parties and the upcoming election. She reminds us that democracy is not a given, and though we have to fight for it, we should find joy in that fight. That the Republicans are used to controlling the narrative, and holding the mantle of patriotic American, but the convention showed the world they aren?t the only ones who have the right to that title. The winds have shifted?what comes next is up to us. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: Letters from an American: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/ Insta: @heathercoxrichardson Twitter: @HC_Richardson As always, 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   This episode is sponsored by? https://marleyspoon.com/offer/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl https://nurturelife.com code: politicsgirl https://drinkAG1.com/politicsgirl https://moshlife.com/politicsgirl

I?m in Chicago this week for the Democratic convention, and I hope you?ll follow along to get the information, but as we watch, what we hope will be the first female president take the convention stage, I thought we should discuss what the other side is offering when it comes to women, women?s rights, and womanhood. With that in mind, our guest today is acclaimed writer Julie Kohler, host of award winning White Picket Fence podcast to talk to us about the rising extremist movement gaining steam to squash women back into ?traditional? roles, roll back no fault divorce, as well as efforts, described in project 2025, to restore the ?American family? as they define through a very specific lens. This isn?t just a conservative fever dream, it?s going to be Republican policy.   As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social:   https://www.juliekkohler.com/   Twitter:        @juliekkohler1   Insta:    juliekohlerwrites   As always, 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   This episode is sponsored by?   https://rocketmoney.com/politicsgirl https://oneskin.co Code: politicsgirl https://smalls.com/politicsgirl https://3dayblinds.com/politicsgirl

According to our guest, YouTube sensation and wildly successful political commentator, Brian Tyler Cohen, the modern Republican Party has laid out a long con. That, while the increasingly radical right gaslights the American public with its lies, artificial slogans and hollow catchphrases, there?s an ever widening gap between the essential Republican ?brand? and their actual behavior. It?s such a marked phenomenon that Brian wrote a book, Shameless, to best explain where things went wrong and to highlight this all hands on deck moment where we, the public, choose to fight back. Spoiler: the media is part of the problem.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: Buy Shameless here:  https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/shameless https://briantylercohen.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/briantylercohen Insta: briantylercohen Twitter: @briantylercohen As always, 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   This episode is sponsored by? https://3dayblinds.com/politicsgirl https://oneskin.co Code: politicsgirl https://moshlife.com/politicsgirl  https://oracle.com/PGP

As guest, historian and writer, Rutger Bregman, reminds us, MLK didn?t inspire the world with his ?I have a nightmare?? speech. It was about a dream. Rutger believes there?s an antidote to this sense of emptiness so many of us feel and it?s what he calls moral ambition, or the will to make the world a better place. That humanity, no matter what we?ve been taught, is actually cooperative and benevolent, it?s how we got so far as a species. So we can?t get so caught in the news of today, that we lose our historical imaginations for tomorrow. We must remember that the impossible often become the inevitable when enough people stand on the right side of history. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://www.rutgerbregman.com/ https://linktr.ee/rutgerbregman https://www.moralambition.eu/focus-areas All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   This episode is sponsored by? https://drinkAG1.com/politicsgirl https://3dayblinds.com/politicsgirl https://moshlife.com/politicsgirl

As today?s guest, CEO of the States United Democracy Center and States United Action, Joanna Lydgate says, ?The battle for democracy begins before a single ballot is cast and continues long after the polls close on election day.? We keep repeating it, but the truth is, the American election system itself is under attack. There are anti-democratic forces working hard across the country not to win elections, but to limit the vote. To interfere with election administration and officials, and to spread lies and chaos around voting. It?s a tactic, and it works. Join the conversation so you can not only understand what?s happening, but so you?re able to fight back.   As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://statesuniteddemocracy.org/ https://electiondeniers.org/ https://statesuniteddemocracy.org/our-team/joanna-lydgate/ Twitter: @JLydgate @statesunited @SUAction As always, 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   This episode is sponsored by? https://rocketmoney.com/politicsgirl https://smalls.com/politicsgirl https://marleyspoon.com/offer/politicsgirl https://3dayblinds.com/politicsgirl

?There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.?  Joe Biden is no longer running for President and everything has changed. Join me and Michael Steele as we discuss what just happened, and what comes next.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much!  xoPG Guest social: https://michaelsteelenetwork.com/ Twitter: @MichaelSteele @steele_podcast @TheWeekendMSNBC Podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/qNXoDf9A As always, 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   This episode is sponsored by? https://oneskin.co Code: PoliticsGirl https://lumen.me/politicsgirl  And the Vibes Only podcast: https://couriernewsroom.com/vibes-only-podcast-trailer/

Authoritarian propaganda is full of empty promises of unity. Of uniting the nation under a leader who alone can fix it. Authoritarian expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat and I had this conversation BEFORE the events at the Trump rally in Pennsylvania, but the facts remain the same if not more poignant now. The shock and awe we?re seeing is a tactic to distract us from what this party plans to do to our country, our democracy, and to anyone who doesn?t pledge absolute fealty or fit into their limited box of ?acceptable? Americans. What happened at the Trump rally changes nothing about who Trump is or what he will do to this country if he and his party gain power. If anything, Ruth?s warnings of how a strongman comes to power, are more dire now. We are witnessing the playbook of authoritarianism unfold, we can not simply go along.   As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: Twitter: @ruthbenghiat Website: https://ruthbenghiat.com As always, 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   This episode is sponsored by? https://lumen.me/politicsgirl https://rhone.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl Vibes Only Podcast:  https://couriernewsroom.com/vibes-only-podcast-trailer/

We just finished probably the most life altering Supreme Court?s session in the history of our country. The six conservative justices, and I use the term conservative loosely, because they?re actually right wing extremists, just took a sledge hammer to decades of legal precedent, human rights, civil rights and the constitution itself, but this idea that there?s nothing we can do about it is wrong. Join me and absolute legal superstar Dahlia Lithwick as we discuss what comes next for court and country. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: Twitter: @Dahlialithwick Slate: https://slate.com/author/dahlia-lithwick Lady Justice: https://www.amazon.com/Lady-Justice-Women-Battle-America/dp/0525561382 As always, 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   This episode is sponsored by? https://rocketmoney.com/politicsgirl Upgrade your closet with Rhone and use POLITICSGIRL to save 20% at: https://www.rhone.com/politicsgirl Code: PoliticsGirl And the Vibes Only podcast: https://couriernewsroom.com/vibes-only-podcast-trailer/

America?s rising domestic terrorism movement is not getting better it?s getting worse. We have to look at ourselves, particularly if we?re in the American Christian community, and realize something must be done to start seeding the ground for a different way of thinking. Which is why we?re talking to former US security official and counterterrorism expert Elizabeth Neumann. Elizabeth served as the assistant Secretary for counter terrorism and threat prevention at the US Department of homeland security under President Donald Trump after starting her career in the George W. Bush White House. Now an ABC News contributor and chief strategy officer at Moonshot, Elizabeth has written the book ?Kingdom of Rage: The Rise of Christian Extremism and the Path Back to Peace?. A literal expert on both sides of the story, Kingdom of Rage is an incredible take rising Christian nationalism, but from a place of belief, and if you can?t understand how devout Christians can also worship Trump and the MAGA movement then this might be the exact book you need to bridge a conversation with yourself and others from a place of love.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://elizabethneumann.org/ Twitter: @NeuSummits As always, 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   This episode is sponsored by? https://moshlife.com/politicsgirl https://rocketmoney.com/politicsgirl

To keep democracy?s head above water in 2024 the Democrats need what?s called a trifecta - meaning the Presidency, the House and the Senate - and keeping the senate is going to be a tough slog because Democrats have what?s called a ?bad map?. So today, instead of talking about the must win swing races we hear about all the time, we?re going to discuss two Senate races that almost no-one is paying attention to. Two Senate races practically no-one is investing in, because it?s assumed they?ve already been won by Republicans when the truth is they haven?t. American Democrats often function in this weird defeatist culture where we keep fighting over the same 6 states and seeding other states to Republicans with the assumption they?re lost and no Democrat can ever win there. It?s not fair to the people who have different opinions in those states. It?s not fair to the people who lose their rights thanks to Republican policies, and it?s not democratic. People should have a candidate to vote for, and that candidate should have the opportunity to win. So today?s episode includes two women, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (or DMP) from Florida and Katrina Christiansen from North Dakota. We?re going to hear their stories and remind ourselves that no state should be written off. That everybody deserves a chance to be represented in America and with so much on the line, we need to support every Democrat running. The party might not be focusing on these two races, but We the People, should be. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.  If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://www.debbieforflorida.com/ Twitter: @DebbieforFL Insta: @debbieforfl https://www.katrinaforussenate.com/ Twitter: @KatrinaforND Insta: @katrinaforussenate As always, 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 This episode is sponsored by? https://marleyspoon.com/offer/PoliticsGirl code: PoliticsGirl https://rhone.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://birchliving.com/politicsgirl https://oneskin.co code: politicsgirl

We just had the G7. There was just a Ukrainian Peace Conference in Switzerland. Here at home we have a wanna be dictator running against a President who fights dictators. Today we talk to international expert Andrea Chalupa about two broad stroke topics, what?s going on in Ukraine, because I think most of us have kind of checked out and don?t have a clue anymore, and what Trump will offer in a second term in regards to American immigration which, after doing the research is so horrifying that it absolutely can?t come to pass. At the end of the day Trump wants to make America Russia and Russia believes it?s owed the world and we need to understand both things if we?re going to properly fight back. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.  If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://www.andreachalupa.com/ Twitter: @AndreaChalupa @GaslitNation Instagram: @andreachalupa YouTube: @gaslitnation As always, 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 This episode is sponsored by? https://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl code:PoliticsGirl https://rocketmoney.com/politicsgirl https://oneskin.co code: PoliticsGirl https://lumedeodorant.com code: PoliticsGirl

Happy Pride!! It?s easy to criticize government, and candidly, there?s plenty that deserves criticism. But government is not something we can live without, so maybe if we spent less time complaining about it, and more time understanding it, we?d know how to use it properly and how to best fix it. So, today we?re joined by Four Star Admiral and one of the highest ranking members of our Department of Health and Human Services, to talk about what our government is doing to keep Americans safe and healthy. And, because it?s Pride Month, it?s important to acknowledge that Admiral Levine is part of an administration where equity, inclusion and diversity aren?t just talking points but a way of life. That the Biden/Harris administration is committed to an America where everyone belongs and we can see that reflected in the very highest levels of our government. Representation matters, but competence and skill come first, and boy does the Admiral bring the goods! Listen to this conversation and you?ll understand why we?re so lucky to have such a powerhouse like her at the wheel.   As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.  If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://www.hhs.gov/ Twitter: @HHSGov @HHS_ASH Instagram: @hhsgov YouTube: @HHS Facebook:US Department of Health and Human Services As always, 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 This episode is sponsored by? https://oneskin.co code: politicsgirl https://birchliving.com/politicsgirl https://lumen.me/politicsgirl 

Christian Nationalism is a giant threat to our country. A danger to women, to minorities, to the marginalized and to democracy itself. While these white, Christian nationalists believe they?re saving the country from heathenism, what they?re really offering is a theocracy of top down control with themselves at the top. We must see this threat for what it is, and that starts with understanding. Tim Whitaker is the founder of the New Evangelicals, an inclusive, Jesus-centered community that holds space for those marginalized by the evangelical church and advocates for systemic change. Raised deep in the evangelical world ? Tim had a crisis of faith watching his church leaders embrace a man who was so antithetical to what he had been taught to believe. He now holds the toxic churches and their leaders accountable, while still offering a home of faith to his fellow Christians. Please join us for this incredibly engaging conversation.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.  If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://www.thenewevangelicals.com/ Twitter: @newvangelicals Facebook:The New Evangelicals Instagram: @thenewevangelicals YouTube: @TheNewEvangelicals As always, 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 This episode is sponsored by? https://marleyspoon.com/offer/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://moshlife.com/politicsgirl  https://rhone.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl https://sundaysfordogs/politicsgirl

Wanna win back democracy? Start with the states. The federal government is clearly essential, and to save our nation the Democrats must win the Presidency, House and Senate in ?24, but we can?t stop there. So many of the terrible laws we?re seeing around the country come directly from Republican state legislatures. People like to blame the president when things don?t go their way, but so much of what affects our daily lives is decided in state houses. Which is why joining the State?s Project is one of the most effective ways to fight back. They?ve done the preparation. You just gather your people and start stacking up the wins. It?s not just effective. It?s fun. It?s FUN to WIN.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.  If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: www.statesproject.org Twitter: @StatesProjectUS Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/StatesProjectUS Instagram: @statesprojectus YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheStatesProject As always, 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 This episode is sponsored by? https://rocketmoney.com/PoliticsGirl https://rhone.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl https://oneskin.co code: politicsgirl

Fixing the crisis America is in is hard, but it?s also simple. We can?t stop talking about reproductive rights because it?s not just about stripping women of the right to manage their own lives and bodies, it?s about the slippery slope we find ourselves on if we accept that government can just take our essential human rights. At the end of the day, it?s not just about abortion, it?s about precedent. If they can take this freedom, what?s next? Emily?s List is out here fighting back, which is why I?m pleased to speak to known strategist and fighter Jessica Mackler. Emily?s List isn?t just about winning elections at every level, but to supporting those winners once they?re in office.Government is simply better when all voices are at the table. It took almost 50 years for them to strip us of our rights. If we vote correctly, we can get them back in two.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.  If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://emilyslist.org Twitter: @emilyslist As always, 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 This episode is sponsored by? https://oneskin.co code: politicsgirl https://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl

The Republicans are telling us their plans for America?s future and it is terrifying. The Democrats, in contrast, are vocally offering the opposite. Where the last Democratic House was the most effective in modern American history, passing more legislation passed than any Congress since FDR?s New Deal, the current Republican House has been the least effective, least cohesive since the Civil War. The American people deserve better than obstructionists playing games with our time and money. We are joined today by Minority Whip Katherine Clark, to hear an insider perspective on the 118th Congress and why returning power to the grown ups in the room in so essential to the success of our nation. Absolutely worth your time.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.  If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://katherineclark.house.gov/ Twitter: @WhipKClark As always, 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 This episode is sponsored by? http://lomi.com/politicsgirl http://rhone.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl http://birchliving.com/politicsgirl http://marleyspoon.com/offer/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl

I?ve been watching what?s been happening on college campuses with real uncertainty. I don?t believe we?re getting the full story from the media. Much like the horserace neck and neck BS they?re peddling for the election, I feel as if traditional media is pushing narratives with the protests that don?t tell the full picture and it leaves people feeling outraged or confused. As today?s guest David Rothkopf says, ?If you want this crisis to be simple, you?re looking in the wrong place. It?s not simple. It?s difficult and it requires grown-ups who have a sense of history and the ability to weigh different and competing ideas at the same time.? As David so aptly points out, our tendency to be tribal has turned these conflicts on college campuses into a Rorschach test where we often end up seeing what we want to see. As Robert Reich said, ?There should be nothing inherently anti-Semitic about condemning the ongoing destruction in Gaza?. And yet?that is not how it?s always playing out. So let?s talk about it.   As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG 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     As always, 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   This episode is sponsored by? http://rocketmoney.com/politicsgirl http://honeylove.com/politicsgirl http://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl Code: PoliticsGirl

Today we?re joined by Mini Timmaraju, President of Reproductive Freedom for All, to discuss how reproductive freedom isn?t just about access to the health care of abortion, but about how we think society should function. Do we believe our most fundamental and personal decisions belong to the government, or do we believe they belong to us? At the end of the day, it all comes back to democracy, and if our voices are heard and respected, or we?re controlled and silenced. We, as a country, have to fight for our right to control our own lives while we still can, and we have to vote in numbers that leave no question as to what kind of country the majority of us want to live in. I truly believe this issue isn?t about being Republican or Democrat. It?s about being American, and the values and freedoms we believe this country should represent.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.  If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG GUEST SOCIALS: Website: https://reproductivefreedomforall.org/ X: @reproforall @mintimm Insta: reprofreedomforall TikTok: reprofreedomforall As always, 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://factormeals.com/politicsgirl50 code: PoliticsGirl50 PoliticsGirl Premium: https://politicsgirl.supercast.com

It?s not that everything that?s happened in capitalism is bad, but when it comes to economics, perhaps we should be asking what this endless growth means and for whom? Who is all this growth for, and what is it worth, if it really only benefits a tiny silver of our population. What if there was a Goldilocks version of the economy? Where it wasn?t communism, and it wasn?t winner take all capitalism, but something in between that benefits all of us and works within the limits of our planet? Maybe it?s time for a new way of doing things. This is clearly unsustainable.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.  If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG GUEST SOCIALS: Website: https://beacons.ai/michaelmezz Insta: michael__mezz TikTok: michael_mezz Mentioned further watching and reading:  Kate Haworth - Donut Economics https://doughnuteconomics.org/about-doughnut-economics Jason Hickel - Degrowth https://www.jasonhickel.org/ Nate Hagans - The Great Simplification https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/ As always, 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://oneskin.co code: PoliticsGirl https://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl

Membership in violent extremist organizations is up, especially with our veterans. Today we talk to former mission commander and veteran?s advocate Ken Harbaugh about his incredible film Against All Enemies, and why a disproportionate amount of our military veterans would end up taking violent action against the very country they swore to protect, and why they would think they were patriots for doing it. We talk about this spectacular film that leaves you with a true understanding of where we sit with this violent extremist movement in America. Absolutely worth your time.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.  If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG GUEST SOCIALS: Website: www.AgainstAllEnemiesFilm.com Twitter: @Team_Harbaugh As always, 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://rocketmoney.com/politicsgirl http://birchliving.com/politicsgirl https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Return-to-Common-Sense/Leigh-McGowan/9781668066430

How do you lock in a minority worldview in America? You control the states. As our guest, democracy activist, author and professor, David Pepper tells us, ?You win them. You gerrymander them. You suppress as many votes as you can, and then ram through your extremist agenda, and nobody can stop you.? We see it happening all over the country. This is how Republicans with unpopular opinions, who don?t speak for the majority of the people, continue to win. Democrats have been going along trying to win elections on ideas. Republicans know their ideas can?t win elections, so they?re playing an entirely different game, and if we want to beat them, we need to shift our strategy.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.  If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG GUEST SOCIALS: Website: https://davidpepper.com/ Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B01IJCZT92 Twitter: @DavidPepper Insta: _davidpepper As always, 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://TryMiracle.com/PoliticsGirl Code: PoliticsGirl https://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl Code: PoliticsGirl https://factormeals.com/PoliticsGirl50 Code: PoliticsGirl50 https://honeylove.com/politicsgirl 

Former RNC Chairman Michael Steele reaches out to his party to remind them to vote R for Rights not Republican. He tells us that Republican values are still here, they just can?t breathe under this current top down, one person centric, wanna-be dictator. We talk about how the once great party has been co-oped, so it?s not just ok to be a Republican who votes for a Democrat this cycle, if you truly believe in the values of freedom, liberty and justice, then it?s absolutely essential you vote for a Democrat this cycle. This is a great conversation and absolutely worth your time.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.  If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG GUEST SOCIALS: https://michaelsteelenetwork.com/ Twitter: @MichaelSteele @steele_podcast @TheWeekendMSNBC Podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/qNXoDf9A As always, 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://TryMiracle.com/PoliticsGirl Code: PoliticsGirl http://oneskin.co Code: PoliticsGirl Help Emma & Lochlan with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Student Visionary of the Year Program:  https://events.lls.org/calso/svoygc24/emharonia

At the end of the day, Sage Lenier, climate activist and one of Time Magazine?s 10 Next Generation Leaders, reminds us that we need to accept what we?re doing on this planet is unsustainable. That we will ultimately need to slow down the systems of production and consider a real economic transformation if we want to survive, but instead of waiting for the federal government to make the change, we can start it ourselves. Our future is dependent on intergenerational collaboration, and the personal will to push through the changes that the billionaires (and a lot of the politicians) won?t want. And it?s not all doom and gloom. We can feel hopeful and empowered as long as we give people the tools they need and the knowledge they may, or may not, want. This young woman is a superstar and absolutely worth your time.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.  If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG GUEST SOCIALS: https://www.sagelenier.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sagelenier  Insta: sagelenier TikTok: sagelenier As always, 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 This episode is sponsored by? http://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl http://rocketmoney.com/politicsgirl http://TryMiracle.com/PoliticsGirl http://oneskin.co Code: PoliticsGirl

There is a clear and planned takeover of the American government by people who no longer want to work under a functioning democracy but some form of authoritarian, kleptocratic, theocracy and the Republican Party are on board for all of it. If you don?t know about Project 2025 go back and listen to the top of the year show, but this episode is all about the other half of the plan - something called Agenda 47, which is really Donald Trump?s personal plan. Now that he is the official Republican nominee for President of the United States we need to fully understand exactly what he plans to do. Trump has a dystopian nightmare planned for us and the sooner we understand the gravity of the situation the better prepared we?ll be to truly counter it.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.  If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG GUEST SOCIALS: https://linktr.ee/ahmedbaba https://www.independent.co.uk/author/ahmed-baba https://rantt.com/author/ahmed_baba X: @AhmedBaba_ Newsletter: https://www.ahmedbaba.news/subscribe As always, 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 This episode is sponsored by? http://lomi.com/politicsgirl Code: politicsgirl http://TryMiracle.com/PoliticsGirl http://moshlife.com/politicsgirl Tweet: Trump has a dystopian nightmare planned for America with Agenda 47. If Project 2025 is a Christian nationalist horror show, Agenda 47 is a Nazi fever dream. Now that Trump is the official Republican nominee, @AhmedBaba_  and I talk all about what he really wants.

Sometimes we need to take a break from all the criticism of government to acknowledge the importance of government, especially when they?re doing good things. One of those good things was the recent creation of the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention because as we lose people to gun violence in our country every day, as America is put on ?no travel? lists because of our gun epidemic, as we witness our suicide rates and accidental deaths by firearms grow exponentially, we clearly can?t continue to do nothing and the Biden Administration has said ?Thoughts and prayers are not enough".  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.  If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG GUEST SOCIALS: https://www.whitehouse.gov/ogvp/ Twitter: @WHOGVP46 Insta: whitehouseogvp46 As always, 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 This episode is sponsored by? https://TryMiracle.com/PoliticsGirl https://moshlife.com/politicsgirl https://honeylove.com/politicsgirl

America is dealing with an existential threat in the 2024 election. It?s not Republican or Democrat, it?s democracy or autocracy, and we can?t screw it up. Which is why I?m pleased to be joined by political scientist and strategist Rachel Bitecofer to talk about her new book ?Hit Em Where it hurts: How to Save Democracy by Beating Republicans at Their Own Game?. This is a powerful conversation about winning when we don?t have the luxury of losing.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.  If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG GUEST SOCIALS: Book: https://www.hitemwhereithurts.com/ https://substack.com/@thecycle https://robinwolfsonagency.com/speakers/rachel-bitecofer.html Twitter: @RachelBitecofer As always, 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 This episode is sponsored by? https://rocketmoney.com/politicsgirl https://TryMiracle.com/PoliticsGirl https://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl https://factormeals.com/politicsgirl50

Author, professor and sociologist Michael Sierra-Arévalo talks to us about his detailed look into American policing with his new book The Danger Imperative: Violence, Death and the Soul of Policing. According to Arévalo, the story of policing isn?t the story of a few bad apples, but of an institutional structure and system that is essentially not working. The violence we see from our officers is the logical consequence of an institutional culture that privileges officers' survival over public safety. Policing and violence simply go hand in hand, and according to Michael, who?s seen much of it up close and personal, we?re not going to be able to train ourselves out of the problem. So what do we do? As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.  If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG GUEST SOCIALS: Linktree: https://lnk.bio/michaelsierraa Twitter: @michaelsierraa As always, 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 This episode is sponsored by? http://moshlife.com/politicsgirl http://TryMiracle.com/PoliticsGirl http://oneskin.co Code: politicsgirl

Something magical is happening. As MAGA doubles down on extremism and chaos, they appeal to fewer and fewer Americans. At this point all they have is their mad king, while Democrats, liberals and anyone who believes in the American experiment has the opportunity to really make America into the country we tell people we are. We have to plan to win, organize to fight, and aim, not just for success, but for growth and expansion. We can do this and we should feel very exited about the opportunities ahead of us.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.  If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG GUEST SOCIALS: https://www.hopiumchronicles.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/simonwdc Twitter: @SimonWDC YouTube:@SimonWDC As always, 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 This episode is sponsored by? http://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl http://moshlife.com/politicsgirl http://TryMiracle.com/PoliticsGirl

Clearly there?s a need for a new type of media, one that exists explicitly to give people facts, but also to protect and strengthen our democracy. Today we talk to the amazing Tara McGowan, founder and publisher of Courier, one of the fastest growing news networks in the country. Courier is a new take on an old format that honors local news with real reporters on the ground, state news where these big federal decisions are playing out, and explanations of the biggest issues of the day the way the majority of people now consume them which is in bite size pieces on line. This is a make it or break it election year for democracy, and mainstream media has done nothing but enable the both sides bullshit that?s brought us this close to authoritarianism. It?s time to support a new type of media, and this one is truly worth your support.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.  If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG GUEST SOCIALS: https://couriernewsroom.com/ Twitter: @CourierNewsroom Insta: couriernewsroom TikTok: couriernewsroom Personal Twitter: @taraemcg As always, 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 This episode is sponsored by? http://rocketmoney.com/PoliticsGirl http://TryMiracle.com/PoliticsGirl http://honeylove.com/politicsgirl

?Anti-racist? isn?t an identity, it?s actions. It?s doing the work of deconstructing the systems of racism we were all raised in. Systems that harm us all. It?s not about being a ?good person? or not being called ?racist?, it?s about genuinely interacting with the world to make it better. And yeah, we?re going to make mistakes while we do it. We?re going to blow it and get embarrassed, but that doesn?t mean we should stop trying. Ultimately, it?s not about us. It?s about living and growing in a society where Diversity, Equity and Inclusion aren?t just a department, but a way of life. To join me to talk about all this is the amazing Tony Nabors, the owner and principal consultant of Racial Equity Insights who?s spent the past 20 years working to move people and organizations from ?hesitancy about racial equity? to confidence, as they learn how to be effective and action orientated allies. This is a great conversation. I hope you?ll join us.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.  If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG GUEST SOCIALS: https://www.racialequityinsights.com/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/RacialEquityInsights Insta: racialequityinsights Threads: racialequityinsights As always, 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 This episode is sponsored by? http://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl http://moshlife.com/politicsgirl http://fastgrowingtrees.com code: PoliticsGirl

Here we are at the top of 2024 with MAGA extremism on a rocket ship to the moon and the GOP hell-bent on stripping away as many of our fundamental rights & freedoms as possible. We don?t have a second or dollar to waste. We want to win 2024. We NEED to win 2024. But it doesn?t have to be endlessly miserable or expensive to do it. Which is why I want you to hear from the Executive Director of Swing Left, Yasmin Radjy. Swing Left is one of the largest drivers of grassroots volunteers and donors across the country and we have an amazing talk about how to make a difference without getting 10,000 emails a day, or having to question where our money is even going. Absolutely worth your time.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.  If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG GUEST SOCIALS: https://swingleft.org/ Twitter: @swingleft Facebook: SwingLeft Insta: swing left As always, 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 This episode is sponsored by? http://greenchef.com/60PoliticsGirl code: 60PoliticsGirl http://lomi.com/politicsgirl code: PoliticsGirl http://OneSkin.co code: PoliticsGirl

We can?t take our eyes off this court for a minute. Which is why I?m joined by Melissa Murray and Kate Shaw, two constitutional professors and hosts of Crooked Media?s legal podcast Strict Scrutiny, to go over the cases you really have to know. From Donald Trump?s Presidential immunity and ballot presence, to abortion drug access, to the attempt of big money to gut our federal agencies? ability to regulate, these are things you need to know. We can?t just have justices out here taking perks, and bribes, and cases, only to change our laws without us noticing. These people respond to our attention, so we can?t stop watching what they do.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.  If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG GUEST SOCIALS: https://crooked.com/podcast-series/strict-scrutiny/ Twitter: @StrictScrutiny_ Melissa Murray: @ProfMMurray KateShaw:@kateashaw1 As always, 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 This episode is sponsored by? http://rocketmoney.com/politicsgirl http://TryMiracle.com/politicsgirl

If you look at statistics it was actually non-voters who won the last Presidential election. Too many people think their vote doesn?t count, or as our guest, Wayne Liebman says, they think their vote counts too much and are afraid to make a mistake. The Blue Voter Guide takes the burden out of voting. They do the research into the candidates, ballot initiatives, and endorsements so you can see who shares your values and build a ballot you can be proud of. As Wayne says, ?political campaigns center on specific candidates and measures. The Blue Voter Guide shifts that focus to voters, solving their number one problem, which is ballot confusion.? The Blue Voter Guide not only helps voters make informed choices up and down the ballot, it makes the entire process quick and easy driving up turn out, and it?s turnout that wins elections. You NEED to know about this organization.  As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you?re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible.  If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG GUEST SOCIALS: Blue Voter Guide: https://bluevoterguide.org/ Twitter: @BlueVoterGuide As always, 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 This episode is sponsored by? http://lomi.com/politicsgirl http://oneskin.co Code: PoliticsGirl http://TryMiracle.com/politicsgirl

The crisis in the Middle East, like so many issues that truly matter, is complicated and nuanced and simply won?t fit on a bumper sticker. It?s essential that we look at the whole picture and move beyond who needs to be punished (and many do) to set a goal of creating a place of peace and stability. This is also not an isolated issue. Governments around the world are shifting to the far right and supporting each other as they do it. So, whether it?s Putin, Netanyahu, Hamas or Trump, they?re all looking out for number one, and we need to be supporting alternatives who want everyone to succeed, not simply the select few. At the end of the day we need to hold two ideas in our heads at once. Palestinian people deserve a state of their own, without Israeli occupation, and Israel deserves to exist in safety and security in the midst of a hostile region. It?s an incredibly difficult needle to thread, but a peaceful coexistence is what anyone who believes in the rights of humanity should want. Please join us for an important conversation. ** As always, if you enjoy what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, including the knowledge that you?re allowing us to keep bringing you the best content possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thanks so much! xoPG 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 MERCH STORE NOW OPEN: Check it out at: https://www.politicsgirl.com/store As always, 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 This episode is sponsored by? https://honeylove.com/politicsgirl https://TryMiracle.com/politicsgirl

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2024, the year we either destroy or save America. This is it. Make it or break it. To give us a sense of the stakes, I?m joined by journalist Ahmed Baba who recently did an amazing article for the Independent about the the ?conservative promise? of Project 2025. Project 2025 is a roadmap to fundamentally reshape the federal government into the image of the far right once a Republican president takes office. We keep talking about the horse race between two people when we should be talking about the choice between two Americas. The consequences for the rule of law, democracy, and justice are all on the line. So as we sit at the top 2024 and I want you to know what will happen if we elect anyone who will implement Project 2025. To be clear, so far that?s every single Republican candidate. As always, if you enjoy what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, including the knowledge that you?re allowing us to keep bringing you the best content possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thanks so much! xoPG https://linktr.ee/ahmedbaba https://www.independent.co.uk/author/ahmed-baba https://rantt.com/author/ahmed_baba X: @AhmedBaba_ Newsletter: https://www.ahmedbaba.news/subscribe MERCH STORE NOW OPEN: Check it out at: https://www.politicsgirl.com/store As always, 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 This episode is sponsored by? http://rocketmoney.com/politicsgirl http://moshlife.com/politicsgirl

Join me and John Pavlovitz post-Christmas to talk about how America seems off track with the Christian faith. As John says, ?It?s not politics or religion that divides us, it?s vision.? What we see as the future and purpose of our country and our collective faiths. We?re in a vision divide America, and we have to ask ourselves if it?s better to live in a conditional community where you silence yourself to avoid being ostracized, or if it?s better to live authentically and seek a new tribe who want to work for the betterment of all? Isn?t that the true reason for the season? I highly recommend this conversation because John is one of those people who reminds you there?s still good in the world. At a time when cruelty has become popular, leading with love is brave. Talking to John inspires the kind of courage we?re going to need to come together and fix what?s broken.  As always, if you enjoy what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, including the knowledge that you?re allowing us to keep bringing you the best content possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thanks so much! xoPG https://johnpavlovitz.com/ X: @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 MERCH STORE NOW OPEN: Check it out at: https://www.politicsgirl.com/store As always, 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 This episode is sponsored by? https://rocketmoney.com/politicsgirl https://trymiracle.com/politicsgirl Code: PoliticsGirl https://shopbeam.com/politicsgirl Code: PoliticsGirl https://GetSuperBeets.com Code: PoliticsGirl

We?re about to enter probably one of the toughest years in our country?s history. A year that could quite honestly end the American experiment. But America has been through crises before and people pulled us through. So the question is, what are YOU going to do to fight for what?s right in a time when so much is wrong? I?ve asked my friend, and lifelong political activist, David Bender to join us today because he?s lived and worked through so many of America?s ups and downs and he?s fired up to do it again. This is a conversation worth hearing.  As always, if you enjoy what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You?ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, including the knowledge that you?re allowing us to keep bringing you the best content possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thanks so much! xoPG GUEST INFO: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Bender https://www.harpercollins.com/blogs/authors/david-bender-880000044220 FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT BECOMING A DONOR send a message to Leigh at:  [email protected] with the subject "Donor". Or by visiting: https://UCLAKIDNEYDONOR.ORG MERCH STORE NOW OPEN: Check it out at: https://www.politicsgirl.com/store As always, 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 This episode is sponsored by? https://trymiracle.com/politicsgirl Code: PoliticsGirl https://aeropress.com/politicsgirl https://shopbeam.com/politicsgirl Code: PoliticsGirl https://moshlife.com/politicsgirl