The Leslie Marshall Show

Colonel Cedric Leighton Explains the Latest Ukraine News and Previews What’s Ahead

Leslie begins today's show with her 'Ripped from the Headlines' news segment.

Here are the stories that she covered:

1. AXIOS: "Biden announces pick for ATF and plans to trace "ghost guns""
2. AXIOS: "Inflation surges to 8.5%, highest in over 40 years"
3. AXIOS: "GOP candidates double down on anti-immigrant rhetoric"
4. AXIOS: "National Urban League issues dire democracy warning"
5. AXIOS: "Trump alums cash in on Saudi ties"
6. AXIOS: "Ex-police officer becomes second Jan. 6 defendant to be found guilty"
7. AXIOS: "Axios-Ipsos poll: Most Americans say COVID is no longer a crisis"

During the second half of the show, Leslie is joined by Colonel Cedric Leighton, Founder and President of Cedric Leighton Associates, a strategic risk and leadership consultancy serving global companies and organizations.  
He founded the company 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.

The Colonel helps to break down the latest news from the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  This includes Russia tapping a new general to lead their military operations in Ukraine, allegations that Russian forces used chemical weapons on civilians in Mariupol, as well as the pros and cons of the U.S. establishing a no-fly zone over Ukraine.

The Colonel's Twitter handle is @CedricLeighton, and his website is CedricLeighton.com.

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New York Residential Decarbonization; Let the Majority Rule

Leslie is first joined by Jessica Azulay, Executive Director of Alliance for a Green Economy (AGREE), a New York based organization working toward a 100% renewable energy system.

The two analyze New York Governor Kathy Hochul's push to decarbonize New York's residential buildings through a proposal in her fiscal year 2023 budget.
The provision includes unprecedented investments and regulations in decarbonizing all new residential buildings in the empire state by 2027. These residential buildings are responsible for up to a third of greenhouse gas emissions in New York State.
The website for AGREE is AllianceForAGreenEconomy.org and their Twitter handle is @AgreeNewYork.

Leslie is then joined by Jon Sinton, Executive Director and CEO of 'Let Majority Rule,' a non-partisan organization dedicated to ensuring that America hears the voice of the majority of voters.

Jon details the problems that are preventing the majority from ruling in the United States, which include the electoral college, the Senate filibuster, and congressional gerrymandering.  He also outlines steps that Americans can take to help overcome these anti-democratic roadblocks.

In early 2011, Jon co-founded the smartphone app Progressive Voices which aggregates all progressive content that is seen, heard or read. In 2012, PV launched a streaming radio service, The Progressive Voices Channel on TuneIn.
The websites for 'Let Majority Rule' and Progressive Voices are LetMajorityRule.org and ProgressiveVoices.com.
Their Twitter handles are @LetMajorityRule and @ProgVoice.  Jon's handle is @JonSinton.

 

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AAM President Scott Paul Explains How President Biden’s Policies are Creating a Legitimate Manufacturing Return

Leslie is joined 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. 

Scott explains how President Biden’s policies are creating a legitimate manufacturing return, as well as why the President's plan to fight inflation involves bringing factory jobs back to the U.S.

Scott also breaks down the President's tougher new rule for federal 'Buy America' procurement.  

Finally, they analyze a new report which shows that workers of color suffered the most due to factory job loss over the past 25 years.

For roughly 15 years, Mr. Paul and AAM have worked to make American manufacturing a top-of-mind issue for voters and our national leaders through effective advocacy, innovative research, and a savvy public relations strategy.

Their website is www.AmericanManufacturing.org and their Twitter handle is @KeepItMadeInUSA.  Scott's handle is @ScottPaulAAM.

The Latest On Russia-Ukraine War and COVID Boosters

Leslie begins today's show by giving her thoughts on the latest news surrounding the Russia-Ukraine conflict.  This includes President Biden's executive order banning all imports of Russian oil, natural gas and coal in response to Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
She also details the Ukrainian refugee crisis, and the latest ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine.

During the second half of the show, Leslie is joined by Dr. Bob Bollinger.  He is the Raj and Kamla Gupta Professor of Infectious Diseases at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and he holds joint appointments in International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and in Community Public Health at the JH School of Nursing.

The two analyze new information on COVID-19 booster shots, and the latest news on the pandemic.

Dr. Bollinger is also Founding Director of the Center for Clinical Global Health Education (CCGHE). 
Their website is main.ccghe.net and their Facebook page is Facebook.com/CCGHE.

Black History Month 2022: A Time for Action

Leslie begins the show with her 'Ripped from the Headlines' news segment.
Here are the stories that she give her take on:

1. USA TODAY: "Russia says some troops being pulled back; Ukraine defense site, banks hit by cyberattack"
2. ASSOCIATED PRESS: "US accuses financial website of spreading Russian propaganda"
3. AXIOS: "U.S. faces “significant consequences” from more severe coastal flooding"
4. AXIOS: "Gunmaker Remington to pay $73M to settle lawsuit with Sandy Hook families"
5. AXIOS: "The pandemic-era small business boom" 

Then, for the remainder of the show, Leslie is joined by Atiba Madyun, President/CEO of The Madyun Group, a government relations firm based in Washington, DC, as well as Party Politics US, a data collection firm that not only gathers data from American voters but also engages with young people to educate them on public policy. 

The two discuss why this year's Black History Month is a time for action, not empty celebration.
Additionally, they talk about new rules that are limiting how some educators can teach their students about Black History.
Finally, they recap some of the 'pearl clutching' reactions to the Super Bowl Halftime performers being African-American hip-hop artists.

Atiba's website is AtibaMadyun.com and his Twitter handle is @AtibaMadyun.

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Teamsters Fighting for Workers from New York to California

Leslie is joined by two different guests that are members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

 

During the first half of the show, Leslie is joined by Peter Vargas, a 30-year insurance sales agent with AAA in Northern California.

 

They discuss how In June, about 460 AAA insurance sales agents in Northern California organized with Teamsters Local 665 in San Francisco – a unique group of licensed 'white-collar’ workers to have formed a union. They’ve been in contract negotiations since August and the company is stalling, failing to seriously bargain, and making changes to the status quo which is not allowed during the bargaining period.

The company has rejected nearly every union proposal, has failed to consider the workers’ positions, and has failed to make any counter offers.  

Rather than get serious about negotiating, the company has actually proposed a rule that would, in effect, allow the company to terminate any employee who curses in front of a “member.” “Member” refers to a current or former member of any AAA club or any current, former or potential customer --- so basically anyone.  There's also a punishment for being 1-minute late.

The company has also imposed a two-tier compensation scale that guarantees that newly hired employees will never have the same opportunities as more tenured employees. Calls from customers for sales agents are getting routed out to lower paid workers. Managers have control over which sales agents can receive calls at their desk and can shut the line down – and these calls are the agents’ livelihoods.  

The local union has filed seven unfair labor practice charges against the company.  AAA has refused to bargain over ‘just cause’ and fair compensation. The list goes on. The sales agents are motivated commission-earning workers who’ve built up this business and are determined to get a contract and to be treated fairly and with respect. 

 

The website for the Teamsters Local 665 is www.teamsters665.org.

 

During the second half of the show, Leslie is joined by Andre Solelyn, a Terminal Operator at United Metro Energy and Teamsters Strike Captain. 

 

The two discuss how essential workers at the United Metro Energy oil terminal in Brooklyn, such as Andre, have been on strike since April 19, 2021. The workers provided gasoline, diesel, and heating oil to New York throughout the pandemic, while the company’s billionaire owner, John Catsimatidis, paid them wages as much as 50% lower than at other city oil companies.

The company has sent letters to eight workers over the course of the strike telling them that they have been “permanently replaced.” The firings have illegally targeted union activists. The National Labor Relations Board is currently investigating charges related to the firings.

UMEC terminal workers, fleet mechanics, and service technicians voted to join Teamsters Local 553 in February 2019, but Catsimatidis dragged out negotiations for a first contract for two years, precipitating the strike. While other unionized fuel terminals in New York City pay good wages and provide quality benefits, UMEC has for years undercut those wages and only offered an expensive health plan that is not accepted by many doctors.

In November, the New York City Comptroller opened an investigation into complaints that United Metro Energy has not paid workers the prevailing wage when delivering heating oil to City buildings.

The oil terminal distributes heating oil to New York City schools and hospitals, as well as fuel to area gas stations.

 

Teamsters Joint Council 16 and its 27 affiliated local unions represent 120,000 workers in the Greater New York area and Puerto Rico.  Their website is Teamsters.nyc and their Twitter handle is @TeamstersJC16.

 

Please consider helping these Teamsters in Brooklyn who have been on strike for 10 months.
They need financial help in order to keep their families fed and housed while they continue to fight for their jobs, and for respect and fair pay.

The Go Fund Me Account where donations can be made in order to help can be found at www.gofundme.com/f/help-striking-families

 

Workers Rising

Leslie is joined by Melinda Newhouse of the United Steelworkers. Melinda directs the USW’s Strategic Campaigns department, supporting members during challenging bargaining. During her 23 years as a Steelworker, Newhouse and her department have helped USW members mobilize and build power across a wide range of industries, including steel, oil, paper, health care and more.

The two discuss how, over the past year, workers have begun standing together, demanding the kinds of wages, working conditions, and benefits that they deserve.

The website for the USW is www.USW.org and their handle on both Twitter and Instagram is @steelworkers.

Evaluating President Biden’s First Year and How Much America’s Campaign Finance System and Corporate Media Coverage Have Shaped Its Perception

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 show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET.

Brad is first joined by Charlie Cook, Founder and Contributor to 'The Cook Political Report,' and a political analyst for the National Journal and NBC News.

The two evaluate President Biden's first year in office, and then look ahead to the congressional midterm elections taking place this coming November.

Charlie Cook's Twitter handle is @CharlieCookDC and the handle for 'the Cook Political Report' is @CookPolitical.

During the second half of the show, Brad leads a political round-table with Tara Devlin and Mark Grimaldi. The trio discuss the current state of American politics, including the country's broken campaign finance system, and the corporate media's narrative about the Biden administration and its opponents.
They also analyze what the best approach is for President Biden and congressional Democrats heading into the 2022 midterm elections.

Tara Devlin is a New York City based comedian, writer, and host of the unapologetically-liberal podcast "TARABUSTER.”
Tarabuster is 5-star viewer-reviewed and 100% viewer-supported.
Help keep the REAL liberal media going – and growing – by becoming a Patron of Tarabuster at Patreon.com/TaraDevlin.
You can follow Tara on Twitter at @REALTaraDevlin and on Instagram at @Taradackty.

Mark Grimaldi has been a progressive political activist for the past 12 years. He volunteered for the campaigns of President Obama (2008 and 2012), Senator Bernie Sanders (2016), Secretary Hillary Clinton (2016), and President Joe Biden (2020). Mark is also involved in campaign finance reform efforts around the country, and philanthropic efforts for Cancer research. His Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi.

Memoir of a Multicultural Family Offers Advice on Parenting, Hope to Refugees and Empowerment to Women

Leslie begins today's show with her 'Ripped from the Headlines' news segment.

Here are the stories that she gave her take on:

1. AXIOS: "You can start ordering free COVID tests Wednesday"
2. AXIOS: "Biden deploying military medical staff to help overwhelmed hospitals"
3. AXIOS: "Nurses across the U.S. strike against COVID working conditions"
4. AXIOS: "Biden admin threatens to take back Arizona's COVID aid over anti-mask rules"
5. AUDIO - Notorious disseminater of COVID misinformation, Joe Rogan, Admits Josh Szeps Made Him 'Look Dumb' in Podcast Vaccine Debate (1:33 in length)
6. AXIOS: "Biden hosts Manchin and Sinema at White House to push for voting rights reform"

 

Leslie is then joined by Marjorie Margolies, who has experienced the peaks and valleys of politics and parenting. Throughout her career as a journalist, member of Congress, advocate for women’s leadership worldwide, and Mother of 11 children in a non-traditional family of multiple hues, cultures and religions, she has been a trailblazer.
In her latest memoir, "And How Are the Children?", she imparts wisdom and inspiration with her self-effacing humor.

Currently, Marjorie is the President and Founder of Women’s Campaign International (WCI), an organization that provides political, economic and social advocacy training for women in dozens of foreign countries. WCI has yielded phenomenal success such as doubling the number of women in parliaments around the world.

In 1992, Marjorie was elected to represent the state of Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives, making her the first woman ever elected to Congress from Pennsylvania in her own right. She was defeated after one term because she became the main target of Republicans after she cast the deciding vote to approve President Clinton’s budget.

The website for Women’s Campaign International (WCI) is WomensCampaignInternational.org and their Twitter handle is @WomensCampaign.

Marjorie's new memoir, "And How Are the Children?: Timeless Lessons from the Frontlines of Motherhood After Raising a Family of Adopted, Homegrown, Step, and Sponsored Kids," is available for purchase on Amazon at this link: https://www.amazon.com/How-Are-Children-Frontlines-Motherhood/dp/1954332351

Young Generations of Americans Demand Voting Rights

Today's guest hosts are Edwith Theogene and Charlotte Hancock, Organizing Director and Communications Director for Generation Progress.

They discuss how voting rights protections are desperately needed to protect the integrity of our democracy. The situation continues to get more and more precarious—according to data from the Brennan Center at least 19 states passed 34 laws restricting access to voting in 2021, and even more bills are waiting in the wings: more than 440 bills with provisions that restrict voting access were introduced in 49 states in the 2021 legislative sessions.

Meanwhile, Congress has struggled to pass desperately needed federal voting rights protections over the past year. Thankfully, Senator Schumer and President Biden have indicated repeatedly that voting rights protections are a main priority for them, and the Senate has dedicated much of its attention in 2022 thus far to passing the Freedom to Vote Act. With a self-imposed deadline of Monday, January 17th—Martin Luther King Day—activists and organizers across the country are calling on the Senate to get the job done now.

To talk more about the Freedom to Vote Act, actions being taken in the lead up to MLK Day, and how voting rights reform could impact the upcoming 2022 midterm elections, they’re joined by two expert guests.

The guests are Catherine Rowland, the legislative affairs director at the Progressive Caucus Action Fund and Jamal Holtz, the lead organizer for the 51 for 51 Statehood Campaign.

Generation Progress' website is GenProgress.org and their Twitter handle is @GenProgress. Edwith Theogene's Twitter handle is @WhoIsEdwith and Charlotte Hancock's handle is @CharlatAnne. The Twitter handle for the Progressive Caucus Action Fund is @WeAct4progress. The Twitter handle for Jamal Holtz is @JamalHoltz and the handle for the '51 for 51 Statehood Campaign' is @51for51.