The Leslie Marshall Show

Get the Facts Out (GTFO) on Climate Change Deniers

1/30/19

Today's guest hosts are Anisha Singh, Senior Organizing Director for Generation Progress, the youth-engagement arm of American Progress, and Charlotte Hancock, Communications Director for Generation Progress.

The two are joined by the following guests as they discuss Generation Progress' new campaign, GTFP (Get The Facts Out.)

Guest 1: Erin Auel, Campaign Manager, Energy and Environment, Center for American Progress

Tweets: @eauel

Guest 2: Jamie Margolin, Founder & Co-Executive Director, Zero Hour

Tweets: @Jamie_Margolin/@thisiszerohour

Guest 3: Yvette Arellano, Grassroots Activist, Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services

Tweets: @Regularisms/@tejasbarriors

Anisha Singh's Twitter handle is @Anisha_S113 and Charlotte Hancock's handle is @CharlatAnne.

Visit www.GetTheFactsOut.com to see what deniers in Congress and the White House are saying, and to get the info to combat it!

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

Explaining Venezuela Crisis; U.S. Intelligence Warns of More Aggressive Election Meddling in 2020

Leslie is joined by, Retired Air Force Colonel, Cedric Leighton, to get his expertise on the current crisis in Venezuela. They also discuss the new report from Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, which warns of more aggressive election meddling against the U.S. in 2020.

"The report predicts Russian social media campaigns will focus on "aggravating" social and racial tensions and striking back at anti-Kremlin politicians. Moscow may also seek to spread disinformation, launch cyberattacks and manipulate data.

In his written assessment, Coats warned about countries creating convincing fake audio and video — known as "deepfakes," for instance. They may also use cyber means to "directly manipulate or disrupt election systems — such as by tampering with voter registration or disrupting the vote tallying process — either to alter data or to call into question our voting process." Source - https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/29/dan-coats-2020-election-foreign-interference-1126077

Colonel Leighton is the Founder and President of Cedric Leighton Associates, a strategic risk and leadership consultancy serving global companies and organizations.

The Colonel founded Cedric Leighton Associates in 2010, after serving in the US Air Force for 26 years as an Intelligence Officer and attaining the rank of Colonel.

Colonel Leighton can also be seen regularly on CNN, where he is a Military Analyst.

His Twitter handle is @CedricLeighton and his website is www.CedricLeighton.com.

The For the People Act (HR1); Student Debt Hurting Home Ownership

Today's guest hosts are Charlotte Hancock, Communications Director for Generation Progress, the youth-engagement arm of American Progress , and Giovanni Rocco, Press Associate for Generation Progress.

Here are the topic that they discussed, along with the guests that they were joined by.

Topic 1: HR1 - The For the People Act (the pro Democracy anti-corruption bill in the House)

Guest: Danielle Root, Voting Rights Manager, Center for American Progress

Topic 2: Student Loan Debt Hurting Home Ownership

Guest: Cody Hounanian, Program Director, Student Debt Crisis

Tweets: @chounanian

Charlotte Hancock's Twitter handle is @CharlatAnne and Giovanni Rocco's handle is @OMFGio.

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

U.S.-China Trade Talks; Ivanka Trump Granted 5 Chinese Trademarks

Leslie is rejoined by Scott Paul, President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), a partnership established by some of America’s leading manufacturers and the United Steelworkers union.

The two discuss the following four issues during today's interview:

1. The latest on U.S.- China Trade Negotiations

2. China advancing their plan for tech dominance

3. China granting Ivanka Trump five trademarks amid trade talks

4. Senators urging Metro to guard against Chinese spying in new subway cars

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

The Indignity of Work Without Pay

Leslie is joined by Leo Gerard, International President of the United Steelworkers Union (USW).

The two discuss his new blog post, entitled "The Indignity of Work Without Pay."

The website for the USW is www.USW.org and their Twitter handle is @steelworkers. Leo Gerard's handle is @USWblogger.

HR8 Gun Background Check Bill

Today's guest hosts are Anisha Singh, Senior Organizing Director for Generation Progress, the youth-engagement arm of American Progress, and Charlotte Hancock, Communications Director for Generation Progress.

The two are joined by the following guests as they discuss gun policy, including the new background check bill, HR8.

Guest 1: Dante Barry, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Million Hoodies Movement for Justice

Tweets: @dantbarry

Guest 2: Chelsea Parsons, Vice President, Gun Violence Prevention, CAP

Tweets: @ChelseaCParsons

Anisha Singh's Twitter handle is @Anisha_S113 and Charlotte Hancock's handle is @CharlatAnne.

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

The For the People Act

1/11/19

Leslie is joined by Abigail Disney, a member of the Patriotic Millionaires, a group of hundreds of high-net-worth Americans who are committed to making all Americans better off by building a more prosperous, stable, and inclusive nation.

The two discuss the 'For the People Act,' the first resolution of the new Democratic led House of Representatives.

Here are the highlights of what H.R. 1 contains:

Protecting and expanding voting rights and election security:

-Automatic voter registration
-Online voter registration
-Same day voter registration
-Make election day a federal holiday
-Voting rights restoration to people with prior felony convictions
-Expand early voting and simplify absentee voting
-Prohibit voter purges that kick eligible voters off the registration rolls
-Enhance election security with increase support for a paper-based voting system and more oversight over election vendors
-End partisan gerrymandering by established independent redistricting commissions
-Prohibit providing false information about the elections process that discourage voting and other deceptive practices

Reduce the influence of big money in our politics:

-Require secret money organizations that spend money in elections to disclose their donors
-Upgrade online political spending transparency rules to ensure voters know who is paying for the advertisements they see
-Create a small donor-focused public financing matching system so candidates for Congress aren’t just reliant on big money donors to fund their campaigns and set their priorities
-Strengthen oversight rules to ensure those who break our campaign finance laws are held accountable
-Overhaul the Federal Election Commission to enforce campaign finance law
-Prohibit the use of shell companies to funnel foreign money in U.S. elections

Require government contractors to disclose their political spending
Ensure an ethical government accountable to the people:

-Slow the revolving door between government officials and lobbyists
Expand conflict of interest law
-Ban members of Congress from serving on corporate boards
-Require presidents to publicly disclose their tax returns
-Overhaul the Office of Government Ethics to ensure stronger enforcement of ethics rules
-Require members of the U.S. Supreme Court abide by a judicial code of ethics

(Here is a link to the full text of H.R. 1 - www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1)

More on our guest today, Abigail Disney, and her incredible background.

Abigail is a filmmaker, philanthropist, activist, and the Emmy-winning director of The Armor of Light. As CEO and president of Fork Films, the documentary production company behind the groundbreaking Pray the Devil Back to Hell and PBS series Women, War & Peace, Abigail is committed to stories that create dialogue across divides and move the needle on social change. She has executive produced and supported over 90 projects through Fork Films’ funding program. Additionally, Abigail is the founder and president of Peace is Loud, a nonprofit that uses media and live events to highlight stories of women stepping up for peace. Recently, Abigail co-founded Level Forward, a new entertainment model and enterprise in which profit and principle go hand in hand. The company, formed in partnership with Killer Content, builds on the legacy of making stories that matter, with a commitment to innovation, inclusion and impact.

You can follow her on Twitter, where her handle is @AbigailDisney. The Twitter handle for the Patriotic Millionaires is @PatrioticMills, and their website is www.PatrioticMillionaires.org.

Progressive Priorities in 2019

1/9/19

Today's guest hosts are Anisha Singh, Senior Organizing Director for Generation Progress, the youth-engagement arm of American Progress, and Charlotte Hancock, Communications Director for Generation Progress.

The two cover the following topics with the guests below.

1. The Trump Shutdown, Federal Progressive Priorities for 2019

Guest: Ryan Collins, Director, Government Affairs, CAP

Tweets: @collinsr

2. Progressive Priorities on the State Level for 2019

Guest 1: Alex Birnel, Advocacy Manager, MOVE Texas

Tweets: @alexbirnel

Guest 2: Dylan Carney, State Director, New Hampshire Youth Movement

Tweets: @the10thmtn

Guest 3: Charley Olena, Advocacy Director, New Era Colorado

Tweets: @charley_olena

Anisha Singh's Twitter handle is @Anisha_S113 and Charlotte Hancock's handle is @CharlatAnne.

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

Steel Border Wall? How About Steel Bridges and Infrastructure?!

Leslie is rejoined by Scott Paul, President of the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), a partnership established by some of America’s leading manufacturers and the United Steelworkers union.

The two discuss the following four issues during today's interview:

1. Why America should be using steel to rebuild our infrastructure, instead of building a wall at our southern border

2. Senator Sherrod Brown’s representation of blue collar workers

3. The trade agenda for 2019

4. The importance of the 116th Congress investing in skills training and infrastructure

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

The Leslie Marshall Show - 6/12/18 - Analysis of North Korea Summit with Col. (Ret) Cedric Leighton

Leslie is joined by, Retired Air Force Colonel, Cedric Leighton to get his expertise on the North Korea Summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un in Singapore.

Colonel Leighton is the Founder and President of Cedric Leighton Associates, a strategic risk and leadership consultancy serving global companies and organizations.

The Colonel founded Cedric Leighton Associates in 2010, after serving in the US Air Force for 26 years as an Intelligence Officer and attaining the rank of Colonel.

Colonel Leighton can also be seen regularly on CNN, where he is a Military Analyst.

His Twitter handle is @CedricLeighton and his website is www.CedricLeighton.com.