More Perfect AF

More Perfect AF

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More Perfect AF episodes

  • Keep On: Racism, Death & Continuing the Fight
    The President's a racist and we're all paying for it. This episode we recognize the gravity of the moment and the passing of the great Toni Morrison. We also Keep On talking about the fight for Presidential election swing states, control of the Senate and advocacy for voters across the country.    To join the fight with a traveling team Now, go to cpnow.org/fieldwork.   To join the growing community of Millennials learning how to take the first step towards civic engagement, sign up for more info at vacayfordemocracy.com.
    1 hr 12 min
  • People Saying Words: Debates, Lectures & Cardi B

    Historic diversity, the most progressive politics in a generation and one of the largest ever age difference between candidates, the debates were all of this plus an unexpected winner on sex appeal alone. This and Cardi B out here giving all of us the free civics lessons we never learned in school.

    Bonus Episodes + Show Notes here: https://www.moreperfectaf.com/episodes

    49 min
  • More edge: We go in on Mayor Pete

    We get asked a lot what our opinions are on Presidential candidates, so since we thought that talking Mueller and Trump's racism didn't need more words this week, we decided to launch a series where we evaluate the front-runners. Mayor Pete is up first, and we didn't hold back...

    31 min
  • The Squad: Superhero Origin Story

    This week is all about The Squad: Ayanna, Ilhan, Rashida and AOC. We get into the generational implications of The Squad's presence on the political and popular stage, the roots of the popular usage of "squad" and reaction to He Who Shall Not Be Named's racist tweets. Plus as many 80's references as we can make in a single episode (apparently).

    For more about what we do at Common Purpose and how you can be involved: https://vacayfordemocracy.com/

     

    news politics democracy 

    42 min
  • Represent, Advocate: EVERYWHERE!

    This week we highlight women repping for all of America, present and future, we pull back the curtain and continue a heavy conversation we were having on advocacy vs representation in society (and on the pod), and AJ goes in on black Ariel haters.

    40 min
  • DemDebates: Winners & Williamson

    This week we give the Common Purpose takes on the debates from who won (spoiler: it wasn't Marianne Williamson... or was it?) to who's finished, plus a conclusion to our emergency voter registration work in Florida and how Rapinoe & Bird just became a more perfect power couple.

    43 min
  • Supreme Court: Good, Bad and Clarence Thomas

    We take a look at this week's Supreme Court decisions and what counts as a win in the Trump era, along with how Common Purpose will activate in critical states to bolster progressives for 2020. Plus how court decisions are like Christmas presents until Clarence Thomas ruins it all.   

     

    42 min

About More Perfect AF

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A podcast that follows the leadership of Seattle-based civic action organization Common Purpose in our quest to support a MORE PERFECT (AF) Union.