MOMocrats

We had no doubt that the 112th Congress would be rough after the "shellacking" we received in the 2010 mid-term elections. But the furious pace of anti-woman legislation being enacted at all levels of government has been shocking, even to the most experienced political observers.  EMILY'S List President Stephanie Schriock will tell Donna, Cynematic and Julie Pippert how we can overcome those and make our voices heard.

Freewheeling political discussion with the MOMocrats.

This week's MOMochat highlights World Fair Trade Day, which is Saturday, May 14. Find out how to support food and other products made sustainably for a fair wage.   MOMocrats Cynematic, Donna Schwartz Mills and Jaelithe Judy welcome special guest Ashley Koff ("Shedding for the Wedding"), who tells us about fair trade edibles.    And of course, Cyn, Donna and Jaelithe will have something to say about the news and events of the week.   Listen here Wednesday, May 11: 12:00 Noon Eastern/11:00 AM Central/9:00 AM Pacific and find out how to enter to win a collection of Fair Trade goodies.

The President says that with the death of Osama bin Laden, the American people have come together as they did in the days after 9/11 -- and he has a point: when was the last time you heard Dick Cheney compliment Obama on a national security decision?

The stunning operation in Abottabad has brought some feeling of closure to the country, possibly laying to rest the idea that Democratic leaders can't make the tough decisions ... but we know the bump in the President's poll numbers won't last; not as long as gas prices and unemployment remain high. (And the GOP has been pointedly crediting Bush administration policies like "enhanced interrogation" for the intelligence that ultimately led to finding bin Laden.)

We'll be taking your phone calls in the show's second hour.

The MOMocrats will also be talking to Gina McCauley, the powerhouse blogger of What About Our Daughters, and Michelle Obama Watch, about this year's upcoming Blogging While Brown conference.

A "quiet" news week means there's been nothing to distract us from the sputtering economy. That means more birther talk, more legislative assaults on the rights of women and a movement to privatize public education. Plus gas prices are sky high (averaging $3.88 in the US).

What's a mother to do? Karoli, Cynematic and Donna Schwartz Mills have a few things to say about that.

The week began withTax Day: Tea Party rallies were held by a loud minority who think the lowest tax rates in history are still too high... while there is evidence that a consensus is growing among the sane citizenry (you know, the ones who understand basic math) that the budget cannot be balanced without raising revenues back to Clinton-era tax structure. 

Our week ends with Earth Day. Forty-one years later, is our environment any safer? 

Donna Schwartz Mills and Cynematic host this week.

Cynematic and Meghan Schuster Harvey welcome special guest Todd Farley, author of Making the Grades -- his behind-the-scenes account of how industrial education actually comes up with your kids' test scores.

Campaign 2012 has officially begun - Are You In?

Donna Schwartz Mills, Cynematic and Jaelithe Judy talk about the official launch of the President's re-election campaign and the relative lack of enthusiasm from the liberal wing of the party... especially in light of the radical budget proposal revealed this week by GOP House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan, which would gut Medicare and Medicaid.

Special guest Melissa Schober will be on hand to say a lot more. MOMocrat Melissa has worked in and around the Beltway for the past decade beginning her career with NARAL. Melissa has worked as a public health advocate. An apparent glutton for punishment, she lived through health care reform only to take a job working with a mid-Atlantic state's Medicaid program. She is appearing on MOMocrats as an individual and the views she will be expressing are her own. A mom to an almost 3 year old, she is perpetually short on sleep.

On Monday night, President Obama told the nation of his conviction "that a failure to act in Libya would have carried a far greater price for America." What do YOU think? Cyn3matic, Donna Schwartz Mills and Stephanie Himel-Nelson have a few thoughts to share on how perpetual wartime affects our military and their families. We will also remember pioneering MOMocrat Geraldine Ferraro and the dubious candidacies of some who have followed (Michele Bachmann for President in 2012?)

Freewheeling discussion by a panel of MOMocrats and special guests about the week's hottest topics.