On the radio show this week, we dive into the overwhelming attacks on democratic institutions coming out of this White House and DOGE, and local actions you can take to protect democracy that really make a difference nationally. We discuss the huge economic benefits of Medicaid, including job creation for care workers and coverage of essential services for aging and disability care, so you can call your representatives and tell them to protect Medicaid! Next, we cover the devastating economic and moral impacts of mass human rights abuses, and how to provide support in your community for immigrant families. Finally, we talk about the loss of expertise and resources at the U.S. Department of Education under the Trump administration, and how to fight back against further attacks.

SPECIAL GUESTS: Skye Perryman, Democracy Forward, @DemocracyFwd, @democracyforward.org; Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance & Caring Across Generations, @domesticworkers, @caringacrossgen, @domesticworkers.bsky.social; Lisette Engel, UnidosUS, @weareunidosus, @weareunidosus.bsky.social; Denise Forte, EdTrust, @EdTrus, @edtrust.bsky.social

On the radio show this week, we dive into Donald Trump's latest round of harmful, destructive executive orders and outlandish ideas, like medals for motherhood and classes about menstrual cycles to increase the birth rate — instead of policies that moms, families, businesses, and our economy really need to thrive! We also discuss the rise in discriminatory policies affecting LGBTQ youth and the misrepresentation of civil rights law. Next, we hear about how parents and teachers living abroad on military bases are handling this onslaught of attacks on public education. Finally, we cover how community support and advocacy can help children caught up in our inhumane immigration system receive the legal representation they need and deserve.

SPECIAL GUESTS: Monifa Bandele, MomsRising, @MomsRising, @momsrising.org; Brian Dittmeier, GLSEN, @glsen, @glsen.bsky.social; Kristen Smith, European Parent Teacher Association; Elinor Jordan, Michigan Immigrant Rights Center, @Michimmigrant

On the radio show this week, we dive into how your health care stories have helped sway Republican – yes Republican — lawmakers to protect Medicaid, and why everyone needs to be in this fight for Medicaid Next, we hear about a campaign in New York to rally state and federal efforts to improve child care. We cover Meals On Wheels, and how even a program considered the “gold-standard” for private-public partnerships and cost-savings is under threat because of the Trump administration’s reckless cuts. Finally, we discuss Black Maternal Health Week and why this is yet another occasion to call your lawmaker about protecting Medicaid.

SPECIAL GUESTS: Jenn Stowe, National Domestic Workers Alliance, @domesticworkers, @domesticworkers.bsky.social; Shoshana Hershkowitz, Empire State Campaign for Child Care, @empirestateccc, @empirestateccc.bsky.social; Josh Protas, Meals on Wheels America, @MealsOnWheels, @MealsOnWheels; Monifa Bandele, MomsRising, @momsrising, @momsrising.org

On the radio show this week, we dive into the importance of electing women, and how political parity protects us from dangerous policies, like the current move by Republicans to strip millions of women of our right to vote. We hear about how MomsRising is bringing the over 1.2 million voices of our members to the halls of Congress to oppose cuts to Medicaid. We cover how the dehumanizing immigration policy and rhetoric out of the Trump White House is hurting families, businesses, and the economy. Finally, we celebrate recent wins in maternal health policy, and how we can fight to protect this progress in honor of Black Maternal Health Week April 11 - 17.

SPECIAL GUESTS:

A'shanti Gholar, Emerge America, @EmergeAmerica, @emergeamerica.bsky.social; Felicia Burnett, MomsRising, @MomsRising, @momsrising.org; Adriana Cadena, @PIFCoalition; Tina Sherman, MomsRising, MomsRising, @MomsRising, @momsrising.org

On the radio show this week, we bust the negative myths that Republicans are pushing out about immigrant families; we discuss how care policies (like childcare, healthcare/Medicaid, and paid family/medical leave) boost our economy; we cover how K-12 education is under attack and the ways to fight back; and we close the show covering where we’re seeing glimmers of hope for protecting our democracy.

*Special guests include: Heidi Altman, National Immigration Law Center, @nilc, @nilc.org; Jocelyn Frye, National Partnership for Women & Families, @npwf @jocelyncfrye; Dr. Mary Wall, Education Leader; Ruth Martin and Donna Norton, MomsRising, @MomsRising.

On the radio show this week we cover the problems with the damaging effects of the proposed cuts to Medicaid; the latest with the maternal health emergency in America; how access to childcare is under attack; and how to use a no cost direct file tool for your taxes.

SPECIAL GUESTS: Joan Alker, Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, @JoanAlker1, @georgetownccf, @georgetownccf.bsky.social; Tina Sherman, MomsRising, @TinaShermanNC @MomsRising @MamasConPoder, @momsrising.org @mamasconpoder.org; Martin Balben, Idaho Association for the Education of Young Children, @IdahoAEYC; Susan Harley, Public Citizen, @Public_Citizen, @publiccitizen.bsky.social.

On the radio show this week, we cover how Musk, Trump, and Republican leadership actions are causing chaos and undermining our economy; we dive into what’s at stake in immigration policy; hear about a program to build community and democracy; and find out how education is under attack along with hear ways to push back.

SPECIAL GUESTS: Derrick Johnson, NAACP, @NAACP; Beatriz Lopez, Immigration Hub, @USImmHub, @usimmhub.bsky.social; Joan Blades, Living Room Conversations, MomsRising, MoveOn, @LivingRoomConvo, @MoveOn,; Beatriz Beckford, MomsRising, @MomsRising, @momsrising.org.

On the radio show this week we discuss the single largest program for maternity care in the United States, Medicaid, and why we’re fighting to protect it. Next, we dive into the many ways the Trump administration’s “cost-cutting” measures will actually end up costing all of our families and our economy more in the long-run, from decimating the Department of Education and school safety to the terrible tariffs creating trade wars and massive economic instability. We also cover how, disproportionately, a lot of these adverse impacts will be felt by the very people who helped put Trump in office. Learn also how we break through the disinformation and help people see the truth.

SPECIAL GUESTS: Monifa Bandele, MomsRising, @MomsRising, @momsrising.org; Kelly Booz, American Federation of Teachers (AFT), @AFTunion, @aftunion.bsky.social; Sari Beth Rosenberg, Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence, @saribethrose, @teachersunify.bsky.social; Jessica Peterson White, Content Bookstore, Main Street Alliance, @mainstreetweets