MOMocrats

This week marks the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, which made abortion a legal medical procedure in the United States. RH Reality Check legal analyst Jessica Mason Pieklo and Trust Women Silver Ribbon campaign leader Dr. Sophia Yen join Cynematic and Donna Schwartz Mills to talk about where we've been, where we're going and where we stand in the ongoing War on Women, including the 112th Congress' stunning decision to let lapse the Violence Against Women Act.

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

The nightmare of Sandy Hook Elementary has spurred the nation to action on gun violence. President Obama will be presenting his proposals for actions on gun control this morning. Polls indicate that for the first time in years, a majority of Americans support a ban on assault weapons.

Our special guest this morning is Victoria Haller, the aunt of 6-year-old Noah Pozner, one of the 20 children who were murdered at Sandy Hook. Noah's family favors a multifaceted approach to to preventing school shootings. 

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

The nightmare of Sandy Hook Elementary has spurred the nation to action on gun violence. President Obama will be presenting his proposals for actions on gun control this morning. Polls indicate that for the first time in years, a majority of Americans support a ban on assault weapons.

Our special guest this morning is Victoria Haller, the aunt of 6-year-old Noah Pozner, one of the 20 children who were murdered at Sandy Hook. Noah's family favors a multifaceted approach to to preventing school shootings. 

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

... same old issues. Sure, a deal was hammered out on the fiscal cliff on New Year's Day so now attention has turned to the debt ceiling, which we will likely reach on Valentine's Day. Republican Senators are also sharpening their knives for a protracted battle over confirming the President's second term cabinet members. Will we get the filibuster reform we sorely need to get anything done? And Joe Biden is meeting with the NRA over gun control. Same old, same old?

Karoli and Jessica Mason Pieklo join Donna Schwartz Mills for the first MOMochat of 2012.

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

... same old issues. Sure, a deal was hammered out on the fiscal cliff on New Year's Day so now attention has turned to the debt ceiling, which we will likely reach on Valentine's Day. Republican Senators are also sharpening their knives for a protracted battle over confirming the President's second term cabinet members. Will we get the filibuster reform we sorely need to get anything done? And Joe Biden is meeting with the NRA over gun control. Same old, same old?

Karoli and Jessica Mason Pieklo join Donna Schwartz Mills for the first MOMochat of 2012.

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

Last week's horrific school massacre should never have happened. What can we do to ensure that it never happens again? With MOMocrats Lee Reyes-Fournier, Julie Pippert and Donna Schwartz Mills.

Last week's horrific school massacre should never have happened. What can we do to ensure that it never happens again? With MOMocrats Lee Reyes-Fournier, Julie Pippert and Donna Schwartz Mills.

The Wall Street Journal reports that President Obama and Speaker John Boehner are finally engaged in serious negotiations over the fiscal cliff. (We know that because they have stopped leaking.) But just because they've gotten serious doesn't mean we can't have a little fun. This week, the MOMocrats welcome futurist Eric Garland, who has called the current self-made crisis a "knuckleheaded fake drama of Fiscal Cliff malarkey." Julie Pippert, Cynematic and Donna Schwartz Mills will ask him why.

The Wall Street Journal reports that President Obama and Speaker John Boehner are finally engaged in serious negotiations over the fiscal cliff. (We know that because they have stopped leaking.) But just because they've gotten serious doesn't mean we can't have a little fun. This week, the MOMocrats welcome futurist Eric Garland, who has called the current self-made crisis a "knuckleheaded fake drama of Fiscal Cliff malarkey." Julie Pippert, Cynematic and Donna Schwartz Mills will ask him why.

The media is all over the story of the fiscal cliff, and MOMocrats Cynematic and Donna Schwartz Mills are, too. But what about the Dairy Cliff, a result of Congress' failure to pass a new Farm Bill? Julie Pippert explains why even urbanites should be concerned about this -- and why a $6 gallon of milk may be in your future. Also: how the fiscal cliff will affect non-profits and  yesterday's shameful rejection of the UN Treaty on Disabilities.