The Leslie Marshall Show

Migrant Children Subjected to Cruel and Dangerous Conditions at Border Detention Camps

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 Hope Frye, an internationally recognized immigration lawyer focused on disadvantaged populations, especially women and children. She is also the Co-founder and executive director of 'Project Lifeline,' a nonprofit focused on children who are or were in immigration detention in CBP jails, ORR shelters or ICE family detention facilities.

The two discuss the cruel and dangerous conditions that migrant children are held captive in at border detention camps run by the Trump administration.

The website for 'Project Lifeline' is ProjectLifeline.us and their Twitter handle is @ProjLifeline.  Their mission spans the child’s experience with the goal of providing continuity of care. They are the only nonprofit with a medical and legal programs.

During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political round table with two guests who continue the discussion on the horrendous conditions that migrant children are held captive in at the border.  The panel also discusses why it is so difficult to keep important stories like this in the public eye during the constant chaos that is caused by the Trump administration.

The two round table guests are John Amato and Mark Grimaldi. John Amato is the Founder of CrooksAndLiars.com, an award-winning site for progressive news and media criticism. Started in 2004, Crooksandliars.com was the first website to feature audio and video online, revolutionizing how political news is consumed and distributed on the Internet.

John's Twitter handle is @JohnAmato.

Mark Grimaldi, or 'Marky Mark' as Leslie Marshall calls him, is the Executive Producer of this show and a Democratic Activist. 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.
His website is BannonCR.com and his Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

IPCC Climate & Land Report - Ensuring Equitable Solutions to Climate Change

Today's guest hosts are Charlotte Hancock, Communications Director for Generation Progress, and Brent Cohen, Executive Director of Generation Progress and the VP of the Center for American Progress.

They discuss the alarming and informative new IPCC Climate & Land Report, and how we can ensure equitable solutions to climate change.

The guests for this topic are Kerene Tayloe, Director of Federal Legislative Affairs at 'WE ACT for Environmental Justice,' and Guillermo Ortiz, a Research Assistant for Energy and Environment at the Center for American Progress.

Their website for 'WE ACT for Environmental Justice' is www.WeACT.org and their Twitter handle is @weact4ej. Kerene's handle is @GreenKerene and Guillermo's handle is @Geo2192.

The website for "The Center for American Progress" is www.AmericanProgress.org and their Twitter Handle is @amprog.

Charlotte Hancock's Twitter handle is @CharlatAnne and Brent Cohen's handle is @BrentJCohen.

Do Something Now: The Campaign to Stop Gun Violence

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 T. Christian Heyne, the Vice President of Policy at 'Brady,' an organization that unites Americans from coast to coast, red and blue and every color, to end gun violence.

The two discuss the El Paso and Dayton mass shootings, and what it will take to finally see some action on passing gun reforms like universal background checks and an assault weapons ban. They also discuss what has been preventing common sense gun reforms in America, and how we can break through to make progress.

Christian also shares details from his own personal story of how he got involved in the movement to prevent gun violence, which happened after a man with a history of violence shot his parents on Memorial Day 2005.

 

The website for 'Brady' is BradyUnited.org and their Twitter handle is @BradyBuzz. Christian's Twitter handle is @TChristianHeyne.

During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political round table with two guests who continue the discussion on mass shootings and gun reforms. They also analyze the role of the NRA, and unlimited political contributions, in stopping any common sense gun reforms from being passed in Congress and signed into law by the President.

The two round table guests are Thomas Oppel and Mark Grimaldi. Tom is Executive VP for the American Sustainable Business Council (ASBC), a network of businesses and business associations committed to the triple bottom line: People, Planet, and Profit.

You can find out more about them at asbcouncil.org and follow them on Twitter at @ASBCouncil. Tom's handle is @tpoppel.

Mark Grimaldi, or 'Marky Mark' as Leslie Marshall calls him, is the Executive Producer of this show and a Democratic Activist. 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.
His website is BannonCR.com and his Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

El Paso Shooting and the Return of White Supremacist Rhetoric

Today's guest hosts are Charlotte Hancock, Communications Director for Generation Progress, and Brent Cohen, Executive Director of Generation Progress and the VP of the Center for American Progress.

They discuss two very important and timely topics during today's show.

The recent mass shooting in El Paso where the killer specifically targeted Latin Americans, as described in his racist manifesto. The guest for this topic is Mario Carillo, America’s Voice Texas State Director.

The mission of America’s Voice (AV) and America’s Voice Education Fund (AVEF) is to harness the power of American voices and American values to enact policy change that guarantees full labor, civil and political rights for immigrants and their families.

Their website is americasvoice.org and their Twitter handle is @AmericasVoice.

The second topic is the return of white supremacist rhetoric in the United States.

The guest for this topic is Pete Simi, PhD.  Dr. Simi is Associate Professor of the Department of Sociology at Chapman University and Director of the Earl Babbie Research Center.

Their website is https://www.chapman.edu/wilkinson/research-centers/babbie-center/index.aspx.

 

Charlotte Hancock's Twitter handle is @CharlatAnne and Brent Cohen's handle is @BrentJCohen.

The website for "The Center for American Progress" is www.AmericanProgress.org and their Twitter Handle is @amprog.

Mass Shootings, Trump, the GOP, and the NRA

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 Adrian Walker, Metro Columnist for the Boston Globe. (@Adrian_Walker on Twitter)

The two discuss the El Paso and Dayton mass shootings, and what it will take to finally see some action on passing gun reforms like universal background checks and an assault weapons ban. They also touch on the NRA and its massive role in preventing common sense gun reforms in America.

During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political round table with two guests who continue the discussion on mass shootings and gun reforms. They also analyze President Trump and the Republican Party's culpability in these and other mass shootings, including how Trump's racist and xenophobic language eggs on dangerous people like the murderer in El Paso.

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 and a Democratic Activist. 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.
His website is BannonCR.com and his Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

Fighting for Rights of Undocumented Americans and LGBTQ Students

In today's 'Gen-Progress Takeover,' live from the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C., Charlotte Hancock and Brent Cohen tackle the ongoing ICE raids throughout the country.

Charlotte is Communications Director for Generation Progress, and Brent is Executive Director of Generation Progress and the VP of the Center for American Progress.

For more analysis, they turned to Andrea Andrade, of 'North Texas Dream Team.'

Andrea provides essential information for anyone who may be unfamiliar with their rights, and potentially facing an ICE investigation.

In the show's second half, Charlotte and Brent welcome in a pair of in studio guests, to tackle the latest threats to LGBTQ students' rights, in response to a the apathetic leadership shown by Betsy DeVos, the Secretary of Education, to LGBTQ issues.

Both Frank J. Bewkes, Policy Analyst for LGBT Research and Communications Project at the Center for American Progress, and
Shabab Ahmed Mirza, Research Assistant for LGBT Research and Communications Project, also at the Center for American Progress, provide in-depth analysis on the results of a new CAP study.

The results show that “complaints related to sexual orientation or gender were nine times less likely to result in corrective action under the Trump administration.”

What can LGBTQ youth do to best protect themselves, while fighting for their rights? Frank and Shabab investigate alongside Charlotte Hancock and Brent Cohen.

Charlotte Hancock's Twitter handle is @CharlatAnne and Brent Cohen's handle is @BrentJCohen.

The website for "The Center for American Progress" is www.AmericanProgress.org and their Twitter Handle is @amprog.

Trump's Trade War with China, American Manufacturing, Rust-Belt Voters

Scott Paul, President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing, returns for another must-listen hour of 'the Leslie Marshall Show.'

Is President Trump's ongoing trade war with China really helping the people it was intended to protect?

How do "Rust Belt" voters that sided with Trump in 2016 feel about the ongoing struggle of American manufacturing?

Leslie and Scott Paul investigate just how well, if at all, President Trump is doing at revitalizing the manufacturing sector in the United States.

While not all skewing negative, Scott Paul argues Trump's "winning" is marginal at best, when it comes to growing the US manufacturing economy.

The website for AAM is AmericanManufacturing.org and their Twitter handle is @KeepItMadeInUSA. Scott's Twitter handle is @ScottPaulAAM.

Trump Tries to Further Divide America on Race

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 John Bennett, Senior White House Correspondent for Roll Call. John's Twitter handle is @BennettJohnT.

The two discuss former Special Counsel Robert Mueller's testimony to Congress on the connections between the Trump campaign and Russia.  They also delve into the news that Dan Coats will be resigning as Director of National Intelligence, and what that means for the future.

During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political round-table with two guests who discuss Donald Trump's racist attacks on the city of Baltimore, and the difficult task of how we talk to America's youth about the President of the United States being an unabashed racist.

The two round-table guests are Anisha Singh and Mark Grimaldi. Anisha is an attorney turned organizer and Democratic Strategist. Her Twitter handle is @Anisha_S113.
Mark Grimaldi, or 'Marky Mark' as Leslie Marshall calls him, is the Executive Producer of this show and a Democratic Activist. 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.
His website is www.BannonCR.com and his Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

Election Security Blocked by 'Moscow Mitch'

In today's edition of the Leslie Marshall Show, she's joined by Max Bergmann, Co-Founder and Director of 'The Moscow Project,' an initiative of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, dedicated to analyzing the facts behind Trump’s collusion with Russia and communicating the findings to the public.

They examine the fallout from Thursday's controversial Robert Mueller Congressional testimony.

When it was revealed today that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wouldn't even bring new election protection measures for a floor vote, MSNBC host Joe Scarborough dubbed him "Moscow Mitch".

Leslie and Max examine this viral pejorative, and offer their perspective on if the nickname is fair or goes too far.

Leading Student Loan Debt Cancellation Proposals

Today's guest host is Charlotte Hancock, Communications Director for Generation Progress, a national organization that works with and for young people to promote progressive solutions to key political and social challenges.

She's joined by a trio of expert guests to discuss a number of student loan debt cancellation proposals, including a new proposal by Senator Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Jim Clyburn.

The guests on today's show are:

 

- Mark Huelsman, Associate Director of Policy & Research at DEMOS, a dynamic “think-and-do” tank that powers the movement for a just, inclusive, multiracial democracy. (Twitter handle: @MarkHuelsman)

 

- Alexis Goldstein, Senior Policy Analyst for 'Americans for Financial Reform' and 'the Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund.'  (Twitter handle: @alexisgoldstein)

 

- Julie Margetta Morgan, Executive Director for 'the Great Democracy Initiative' and a Fellow at 'the Roosevelt Institute.'  (Twitter handle: @jmargetta)

 

Charlotte Hancock's Twitter handle is @CharlatAnne.  The website for "The Center for American Progress" is www.AmericanProgress.org and their Twitter Handle is @amprog.