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Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Today's guest hosts are Brent J. Cohen and Charlotte Hancock, Executive Director and Communications Director for Generation Progress.
They discuss the Trump administration's plans to roll back NEPA, the National Environmental Policy Act, which has led to widespread concern in the environmental and civil rights spaces. Originally enacted on January 1, 1970, NEPA has been law in the United States for over 50 years. The law was designed to promote the enhancement of the environment and established the President's Council on Environmental Quality.
To take a closer look at the proposed rollback and its potential consequences, they’re joined by Kerene Tayloe, the director of federal legislative affairs at WE ACT for Environmental Justice and Sally Hardin, Deputy Director, Energy and Environment War Room at Center for American Progress.
Here are the Twitter handles for today's guests and their respective organizations: Kerene Tayloe - @GreenKerene, WE ACT for Environmental Justice - @weact4ej, Sally Hardin - @sallyahardin, Energy and Environment War Room at Center for American Progress - @CAPaction
The website for "Generation Progress" is www.GenProgress.org and their Twitter Handle is @GenProgress. Brent J. Cohen's Twitter handle is @BrentJCohen and Charlotte Hancock's handle is @CharlatAnne.
(Image Credit: U.S. EPA)
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Today's guest hosts are Brent J. Cohen and Charlotte Hancock, Executive Director and Communications Director for Generation Progress.
They discuss the Trump administration's plans to roll back NEPA, the National Environmental Policy Act , which has led to widespread concern in the environmental and civil rights spaces. Originally enacted on January 1, 1970, NEPA has been law in the United States for over 50 years. The law was designed to promote the enhancement of the environment and established the President's Council on Environmental Quality.
(Image Credit: U.S. EPA)
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
2. NEW YORK TIMES: "Defense Secretary Warns Commanders Not to Surprise Trump on Coronavirus"
3. AXIOS: "The Supreme Court could be Trump's ACA nightmare"
Leslie and Brad analyze what will be the most important voting trends to watch for in the Super Tuesday contests. Delegates will be awarded from Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, as well as American Somoa and Democrats living abroad.
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
Tuesday Mar 03, 2020
The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His new show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET.
Brad is first joined by Morley Winograd, co-author of 'Healing American Democracy' and 'Milennial Majority,' and a Senior Fellow at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
The two discuss Morley's recent article for 'Brookings' titled, "The future is female: How the growing political power of women will remake American politics." (Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2020/02/19/the-future-is-female-how-the-growing-political-power-of-women-will-remake-american-politics/)
Morley's Twitter handle is @MikeAndMorley.
During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political round-table with Kim Scott and Mark Grimaldi. The roundtable previews tomorrow's 'Super Tuesday' elections, where voters in 14 states, American Somoa, and Americans abroad will vote to select a Democratic nominee for President.
The two round table guests are Kimberly Scott and Mark Grimaldi. Kimberly is the Founder and Publisher of DemList, LLC, a free national daily political column, calendar and resource site for Democrats and allies - a unique, central source that connects people to the who, what and where of Democratic events, issues and activism. You can find out more about them at DemList.com and follow them on Twitter @TheDemList.
Mark Grimaldi, or 'Marky Mark' as Leslie Marshall calls him, is the Executive Producer of this show. In addition to being the Executive Producer for the Leslie Marshall show for 14 years, for the past 12 years Mark has been a progressive political activist and campaign volunteer of President Obama's (2008 and 2012), Senator Bernie Sanders' (2016), and Secretary Hillary Clinton's (2016). Mark is also involved in campaign finance reform efforts around the country, and philanthropic efforts for Cancer research. His Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi.
Brad writes a column every Sunday on the 2020 Presidential race for 'The Hill.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles.
You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon.
Saturday Feb 29, 2020
Saturday Feb 29, 2020
Today's guest host is is Moe Vela. Mr. Vela served in President Obama’s administration as the Director of Administration and Senior Advisor in the Office of Vice President Joe Biden. The stint was the second White House appointment for Mr. Vela, who served as Chief Financial Officer and Senior Advisor on Hispanic Affairs for Vice President Al Gore. Mr. Vela holds the distinction of being the first Hispanic American and gay American to serve twice in a senior executive role in the White House.
Here are the guests that joined Moe today, along with the topics that they discussed:
1. Ric Herrero of the 'Cuba Study Group' to discuss Bernie Sanders' Cuba/Castro comments (@Ric23 on Twitter)
2. Salli Garrigan of 'Everytown for Gun Safety' on common sense gun reforms (@SalliMelfi on Twitter)
3. Latino Political Strategist Lorena Chambers on the impact of the Latino vote in 2020 (@ChambersLopez on Twitter)
4. ER Physician Dr. Olusegun Ishmael on 'Medicare For All' policy (@Ishmd on Twitter)
You can also follow Moe Vela on Twitter, where his handle is @MoeVela.
Wednesday Feb 26, 2020
Wednesday Feb 26, 2020
Today's guest hosts are Edwith Theogene, Organizing Director for Generation Progress, and Charlotte Hancock, Communications Director for Generation Progress.
With February being Black History Month, they discuss voting rights and the power of women of color voters. They're joined by Marcia Johnson-Blanco, the co-director of the Voting Rights Project at the Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and Danyelle Solomon, the Vice President of Race and Ethnicity Policy at the Center for American Progress.
The website for the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is LawyersCommittee.org and their Twitter handle is @LawyersComm.
Marcia Johnson-Blanco's Twitter handle is @mfjblanco, Danyelle Solomon's handle is @danyindc, and her organization's handle is @CAPTalksRace.
The website for "Generation Progress" is www.GenProgress.org and their Twitter Handle is @GenProgress. Edwith Theogene's Twitter handle is @WhoIsEdwith and Charlotte Hancock's handle is @CharlatAnne.
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
Tuesday Feb 25, 2020
The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His new show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET.
Brad is first joined by Shawn Zeller, Deputy Editor of CQ Magazine, and host of the 'CQ on Congress' podcast. Shawn's Twitter handle is @ShawnZeller.
The two discuss the current state of the Democratic Primary race, including the following questions:
- After this big win in Nevada, is Bernie Sanders a strong favorite to win the Democratic Presidential nomination?- Which (if any) of the moderate Democratic candidates is best positioned to stop Senator Sanders?- What would happen if Senator Sanders goes to the Democratic convention with the most delegates but fails to win the party's nomination for President?
During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political round-table with Phil Noble and Mark Grimaldi. The roundtable continues the discussion surrounding the state of the Democratic primary race, with a large focus on South Carolina's February 29th primary election.
Phil Noble is a Democratic Strategist hailing from the state of South Carolina. For over 30 years he has been an innovator politics, media, education and government. His Twitter handle is @PhilNobleSC.
Mark Grimaldi, or 'Marky Mark' as Leslie Marshall calls him, is the Executive Producer of this show. In addition to being the Executive Producer for the Leslie Marshall show for 14 years, for the past 12 years Mark has been a progressive political activist and campaign volunteer of President Obama's (2008 and 2012), Senator Bernie Sanders' (2016), and Secretary Hillary Clinton's (2016). Mark is also involved in campaign finance reform efforts around the country, and philanthropic efforts for Cancer research. His Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi.
Brad writes a column every Sunday on the 2020 Presidential race for 'The Hill.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles.
You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon.
Friday Feb 21, 2020
Friday Feb 21, 2020
Leslie is rejoined on air by Roxanne Brown, the USW’s new International Vice President at Large. For 20 years, she has served USW members from the union’s Legislative Office in Washington, D.C., most recently as Legislative Director. Brown continues to oversee the union’s public policy and legislative agenda as well as its political work.
The two discuss trade infrastructure for global competitiveness. Here are some of the important questions that Roxanne answers during the interview:
- How has disinvestment in domestic shipbuilding, port development, and highway maintenance undercut the ability of the U.S. to compete globally?
- Is there anything that our government can do to help improve our country's trade infrastructure? - How does not being able to build our own ships affect America's safety?
- What is the current status of our country's highways and bridges?
- What should our country prioritize when planning investments for our highways and bridges?
- Three U.S. House Committees studying this issue have put forth a robust infrastructure plan called, "The Moving Forward Framework." What would that entail?
Throughout her career, Roxanne Brown has worked with members and allies to advance policies on Capitol Hill and with regulatory agencies to help workers. She has extensive experience in defense procurement policy, environmental regulation, energy, cement, specialty metals and biomass carbon neutrality.
She helped advance legislation to strengthen U.S. defense procurement laws, ensuring that the vehicles, planes and ships used by our military – and built by USW members in Newport News, Va. (Local 8888) and York, Pa. (Local 7687) – are made with USW-produced materials.
Brown also played a key role in shaping environmental policies with the potential to affect USW jobs, including the Boiler Maximum Achievable Control Technologies (Boiler MACT) rule intended to reduce hazardous air pollutants from boilers. Brown worked with USW members and the EPA to achieve environmental, worker and community safety goals while avoiding a broad negative impact to USW members.
You can follow Roxanne on Twitter, where her handle is @BrownRox. Follow the USW using the handle @steelworkers, and visit their website at USW.org.
Friday Feb 21, 2020
Friday Feb 21, 2020
Leslie is joined by three different guests this hour to discuss three different topics.
First, front page editor at HuffPost, Philip Lewis discusses his piece titled, "Trump, Famous Birther, Frames Himself As Hero To People Of Color." His Twitter handle is @Phil_Lewis_.
Second, Leslie brings back on the show her favorite Economist, Dr. Robert Shapiro. He's chairman of Sonecon, an economic advisory firm and a Senior Fellow of the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.
He chats about his blog titled, "A Fair and Winning Tax Reform for Democrats: Broad Payroll Tax Relief Financed by Wealthy Americans." His Twitter handle is @RobShapiro.
Finally, Leslie has another one of her favorites stop by the show. This time its her favorite Military expert, Colonel Cedric Leighton (Ret.), Founder and President of Cedric Leighton Associates, a strategic risk and leadership consultancy serving global companies and organizations.
Colonel Leighton discusses a Veterans coalition condemning President Trump’s continued attacks on Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who testified against him during the impeachment hearings. Colonel Leighton's Twitter handle is @CedricLeighton.
Thursday Feb 20, 2020
Thursday Feb 20, 2020
Leslie is joined by Brad Bannon, who runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns.
You can also hear Brad guest host for Leslie each Monday from 3-4pm ET with his own program, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon.'
Leslie and Brad discuss his latest column for 'The Hill,' titled "The Democratic Demolition Derby." They also discuss the Democratic Debate in Las Vegas.
Brad writes a column every Sunday on the 2020 Presidential race for 'The Hill.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago.
You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon.