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The shocking verdict in the Trayvon Martin case proved that electing an African-American President (twice) did not usher in a post-racial utopia. 

For many Americans, our country's racial divide is an uncomfortable topic to discuss -- but this is a conversation we have to have, and we need to have it not only among friends and family of our own ethnic group, but with friends of other races, too. 

Karoli and Donna Schwartz Mills are joined this week by educator and writer Kelly Wickham, who wrote several pieces on the Zimmerman trial and tackled the issue of white privilege in an essay that sparked conversations across the Internet:. Wickham has been honored as a 2013 BlogHer Voice of the Year.

Weekly political discussion from the progressive POV, hosted by the MOMocrats. Produced by Engender Media Group.

When men are the only ones who govern, issues women care about tend to be swept under the rug. Just look at what happened this year on the Senate Armed Services Committee: The issue of military rape was heard front and center, thanks to the efforts of its record seven female members.

While the GOP continues to wage its "War on Women," the best way we can fight back is by electing progressive women like Texas Senator Wendy Davis. 

Our guest this week is Laurie Kretchmar of CloseTheGapCA, who was Media and Social Media Director for the 2012 Project, a national, non-partisan campaign to increase the numbers of women in Congress and state legislatures. 

Weekly political discussion from the progressive POV, hosted by the MOMocrats. Produced by Engender Media Group.

Sarah Palin is in the news again: This time, as a possible candidate for Senate. This can only mean one thing: it's been a dull week for political news. 

Karoli, Cynematic and Donna Schwartz Mills do their best to overcome that in this week's political discussion from the progressive POV, hosted by the MOMocrats. Produced by Engender Media Group.

The Supreme Court ended its 2013 session with stunning decisions on civil rights, affirmative action and marriage equality. Our discusiion with RH Reality Check's legal analyst, Jessica Mason Pieklo was so informative, we decided to run it again, just as we prepare for Independence Day.

Hosted by MOMocrats Cynematic, Karoli and Donna Schwartz Mills. Politics from a progressive POV, produced by Engender Media Group.

The Supreme Court ended its 2013 session with stunning decisions on civil rights, affirmative action and marriage equality. RH Reality Check's legal analyst, Jessica Mason Pieklo joins Cynematic, Karoli and Donna Schwartz Mills.

Politics from a progressive POV, produced by Engender Media Group.

This week's podcast will aired just after the Supreme Court is issued its stunning decision on the Defense of Marriage Act... ng stunning decisions on Civil Rights and affirmative action. Karoli, Cynematic and Donna Schwartz Mills touched upon this...

...but were especially excited by last night's marathon Texas filibuster by state Senator Wendy Davis, who managed to keep the legislature's latest draconian abortion bill from becoming law.

On Friday, we will run a special podcast on the 2013 Supreme Court decisions with RH Reality Check's legal analyst, Jessica Mason Pieklo.

Weekly political discussion from the progressive POV, hosted by the MOMocrats. Produced by Engender Media Group.

On the eve of Netroots Nation, Cynematic, Karoli and Donna Schwartz Mills talk about the future of grassroots activism on the left -- and the right. Weekly political discussion from the progressive POV, hosted by the MOMocrats. Produced by Engender Media Group.

It's LGBT Pride Month, and we may hear the SCOTUS decision any day now on the legality of California's discriminatory anti-same sex law, Prop 8. Also on the docket are affirmative action in college admissions and a key section of the Voting Rights Act.  In other big news, we try to sort out our thoughts on privacy and NSA surveillance. Was Edward Snowden, the NSA contractor who pulled the curtains open on the US government collecting data from telecomsand social networki companies a hero or a traitor?

Weekly political discussion from the progressive POV, hosted by the MOMocrats. Produced by Engender Media Group.

For the first time in recent memory, California has a budget surplus -- and most agree that it needs to be used to shore up the state's ailing public education system. But as Cynthia Liu points out, with an economy as large as California's, the $4 billion they have to work with is just a drop in the bucket. MomsLA mavens Sarah Auerswald and Yvonne Condes join Cynthia and Donna Schwartz Mills for another K12 News Network special, hosted by the MOMocrats. Politics from a progressive perspective, produced by Engender Media Group.

Karoli of Crooks and Liars talks IRS "scandal," Michele Bachmann's decision to not run, and successful Obamacare implementation in CA for the first 19:00 minutes.

At 20:00, K-12  News Network's Cynthia Liu speaks with Kathleen Oropeza and Christine Bramuchi of FundEducationNow.org. This non-profit made up of authentic parents in FL has worked in coalition with the  Florida PTA, the NAACP, Parents Across America, and LULAC to defeat the "parent trigeer" bill in Florida's state legislature TWICE. We'll learn how they managed this incredible feat of organization and use of the democratic process to flex their muscles as real grassroots parents against well-funded astroturf opponents who want to privatize public schools.

Weekly political discussion from the progressive POV, hosted by the MOMocrats. Produced by Engender Media Group.