Progressive Voices

Today Leslie is joined by Political Strategist, and good friend, Brad Bannon.

They analyze President Trump caving by reopening the government, after the longest shutdown in history (37 days), despite ZERO funding for his border wall.

Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns.

He’s also a contributor to The Hill in Washington, as well as DailyCaller.com. He’s also a senior adviser to and contributing editor for Tiller4you.com, the social media network for politics.

He lectures in Political Science at Salem State University in Salem, Massachusetts.

His Twitter handle is @BradBannon and his website is www.BannonCR.com.

Background Briefing 01-25-2019 by Progressive Voices

Gold Medal Unbleached Flour has decided to be recalled, how can flour be bad. This is ridiculous. Plus, why doesn't the Senate and Congress realize they can open government without trump? Do they need civics lessons?

Greenland ice melt is reaching a 'tipping point', new study warns; Was 2018 a record hot year? We don't know because of Trump's government shutdown; Overwhelming majority of Americans are now concerned about climate change; PLUS: Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg shakes up World Economic Forum in Davos... All that and more in today's Green News Report!

Nicole Sandler What's News 01 - 24 - 19 by Progressive Voices

The BradCast 01-23-2019 by Progressive Voices

Background Briefing 01-24-2019 by Progressive Voices

Today's guest hosts are Charlotte Hancock, Communications Director for Generation Progress, the youth-engagement arm of American Progress , and Giovanni Rocco, Press Associate for Generation Progress.

Here are the topic that they discussed, along with the guests that they were joined by.

Topic 1: HR1 - The For the People Act (the pro Democracy anti-corruption bill in the House)

Guest: Danielle Root, Voting Rights Manager, Center for American Progress

Topic 2: Student Loan Debt Hurting Home Ownership

Guest: Cody Hounanian, Program Director, Student Debt Crisis

Tweets: @chounanian

Charlotte Hancock's Twitter handle is @CharlatAnne and Giovanni Rocco's handle is @OMFGio.

The website for "The Center for American Progress" is www.AmericanProgress.org and their Twitter Handle is @amprog.

A unnecessary ban in the name of some God…today is just mean. Plus, what will it take to move forward? The unthinkable?

There's a lot going on, and all of it, sad, really. So what do we do, Well, I tell ya.