MOMocrats

Join the MOMocrats as they welcome back Kelsey from South Dakota Women, who was with us when the Tea Party Republicans fired the first salvo in what we eventually realized was a nationwide War on Women, being waged by the GOP on all levels of government.

Never mind the the Middle East, where are military involvement is winding down (although covert actions between Israel and Iran may heat everything up again). Washington is the site of the nation's biggest battlefield, emanating to statehouses across the country, schools, and churches. The culture wars ignited by Richard Nixon back in 1968 (with a lot of help from his trusty staffer Pat Buchanan) won the Republicans the South, and thanks to the current crop of right-wing extremists in office (with a lot of help from Nixon's old media guy, Roger Ailes of Fox News), We've spent a lot of time and energy over the last four weeks protecting not just a woman's right of choice, but basic healthcare needs, like contraception. And now, we finally enter the "business as usual" phase: The President's 2013 budget, which aims to reduce the deficit over time (like the Tea Party wants), but also includes spending on things the country needs (like infrastructure and jobs) -- to be paid for by raising taxes on the 1%. It's going to be a bumpy ride. With Cynematic, Julie Pippert and Donna Schwartz Mills.

Never mind the the Middle East, where are military involvement is winding down (although covert actions between Israel and Iran may heat everything up again). Washington is the site of the nation's biggest battlefield, emanating to statehouses across the country, schools, and churches. The culture wars ignited by Richard Nixon back in 1968 (with a lot of help from his trusty staffer Pat Buchanan) won the Republicans the South, and thanks to the current crop of right-wing extremists in office (with a lot of help from Nixon's old media guy, Roger Ailes of Fox News), We've spent a lot of time and energy over the last four weeks protecting not just a woman's right of choice, but basic healthcare needs, like contraception. And now, we finally enter the "business as usual" phase: The President's 2013 budget, which aims to reduce the deficit over time (like the Tea Party wants), but also includes spending on things the country needs (like infrastructure and jobs) -- to be paid for by raising taxes on the 1%. It's going to be a bumpy ride. With Cynematic, Julie Pippert and Donna Schwartz Mills.

Last week's social media firestorm over Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation's split with Planned Parenthood shed light on the coordinated strategy the Right has used to nick away at reproductive freedom ( which also prevents Progressives from focusing our energy on other, equally important issues). Cynematic, Karoli and Donna will debrief on the SGK's PR debacle and its aftermath. The MOMocrats will also touch upon the latest developments in the GOP primary race, the Federal court ruling against California's Proposition 8, and the batte to get around California's Prop 13.

Last week's social media firestorm over Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation's split with Planned Parenthood shed light on the coordinated strategy the Right has used to nick away at reproductive freedom ( which also prevents Progressives from focusing our energy on other, equally important issues). Cynematic, Karoli and Donna will debrief on the SGK's PR debacle and its aftermath. The MOMocrats will also touch upon the latest developments in the GOP primary race, the Federal court ruling against California's Proposition 8, and the batte to get around California's Prop 13.

Yes, Mitt Romney won Florida last night and we'll get to that. But more dismaying was news that the Susan G. Komen Foundation announced that they would no longer fund Planned Parenthood for cancer screenings, due to a flimsy new policy predicated on a flimsy Congressional investigation into the small number of abortions the organization provides as part of its entire range of health services. Planned Parenthood clinics are often the ONLY free or low-cost health provider for low-income families, and the Komen Foundation's action will deprive thousands of women of screenings for cervical and breast cancer. This latest assault on Planned Parenthood comes amid the outcry at radical anti-abortion leader Randall Terry's successful ploy to force NBC to run graphic anti-abortion advertising during this year's SuperBowl. Jessica PIeklo joins Karoli, Cynematic and Donna Schwartz Mills.

Join the MOMocrats for their weekly discussion of the world of politics, from the progressive perspective. This week, they will touch upon the results of the Republican primary in in Florida, as we prepare for Super Tuesday.

Yes, Mitt Romney won Florida last night and we'll get to that. But more dismaying was news that the Susan G. Komen Foundation announced that they would no longer fund Planned Parenthood for cancer screenings, due to a flimsy new policy predicated on a flimsy Congressional investigation into the small number of abortions the organization provides as part of its entire range of health services. Planned Parenthood clinics are often the ONLY free or low-cost health provider for low-income families, and the Komen Foundation's action will deprive thousands of women of screenings for cervical and breast cancer. This latest assault on Planned Parenthood comes amid the outcry at radical anti-abortion leader Randall Terry's successful ploy to force NBC to run graphic anti-abortion advertising during this year's SuperBowl. Jessica PIeklo joins Karoli, Cynematic and Donna Schwartz Mills.

Join the MOMocrats for their weekly discussion of the world of politics, from the progressive perspective. This week, they will touch upon the results of the Republican primary in in Florida, as we prepare for Super Tuesday.

Join the MOMocrats for their weekly discussion of the world of politics, from the progressive perspective. This week, they will touch upon the results of the Republican primary in South Carolina and preview the race in Florida.

Join the MOMocrats for their weekly discussion of the world of politics, from the progressive perspective. This week, they will touch upon the results of the Republican primary in South Carolina and preview the race in Florida.

It's Wednesday, January 18 and many of your favorite websites have gone black in protest of a couple of congressional bills that would destroy the Internet as we know it. But Cynematic, Julie Pippert and Donna Schwartz Mills are still here today to explain it all to you.

And with the State of the Union address just a week away, we're thinking about what we'd like President Obama to say. Anita Jackson of MomsRising will be with us to discuss what would be most valuable to women.

We'll also spend some time talking about the War on Women and the Silver Ribbon Campaign's Trust Women Week and March, January 20-27.