Progressive Voices

On the #RADIO show this week we cover Patrisse Khan-Cullors' bestselling new book, When They Call You A Terrorist, and how it’s helping to change the national conversation; we hear about the major victory of advancing the Equal Pay Opportunity Act in Washington State and get tips on winning; we discuss the nexus of culture change and legislative change with Elisa Batista of Presente, and we get the inside scoop on gun safety, what’s next, and what you can do.

*Special guests include: Patrisse Khan-Cullors, bestselling author, co-founder of #BlackLivesMatter, MomsRising Senior Fellow, @OsopePatrisse; Washington State Rep Tana Senn, @TanaSen; Elisa Batista, Presente, @ElisaBatista @Presente; Gloria Pan, MomsRising, @MomsRising, @GloPan.

Free Forum 03-25-2018 by Progressive Voices

Nurse Talk 03-25-2018 by Progressive Voices

Richard Fowler 03-25-2018 by Progressive Voices

We focus on this weekend’s student-led protests for gun safety nationwide. Activist Will Salzburg will be here to brief us on the mass action taking place in the nation’s capital… And for an outside-the-beltway perspective, we’ll get a report from Chicago, Illinois.

Also, Interfaith Alliance President Rabbi Jack Moline will discuss the role heritage organizations like ours can – and must - play in supporting this next-generation initiative.

And at a time when many of us might benefit the most from an active spiritual practice – even as it seems harder than ever to find a way to do that - an inspiring new book suggests a way. I’ll talk with Jana Riess, co-author of The Prayer Wheel: A Daily Guide to Renewing Your Faith with a Rediscovered Spiritual Practice.

In a mean spirited move, Trump moves to ban Trans in military. But maybe he did them a favor. Karel tells you why. Listen daily and support the show at reallykarel.com

Background Briefing 03-23-2018 by Progressive Voices

The BradCast 03-22-2018 by Progressive Voices

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Ed Chung guest hosts today's show. He is the Vice President for Criminal Justice Reform at American Progress. Ed, and other staff at the Center for American Progress, will host the show each Thursday from 3-4pm ET until April 2nd when Mark Levine returns to the air following his work as a Virginia State Delegate.

Below are the topics that Ed discussed today, along with the guests he was joined by.

1. Cambridge Analytica, Facebook, and the Trump Campaign

Guest: Luke Barnes, a Reporter at ThinkProgress

Tweets: @lukebarnes_92

2. The Racial Wealth Gap in the United States

Guest 1: Dionna Dorsey, Founder of DistrictOfClothing.com

Tweets: @DionnaDorsey

Guest 2: Danyelle Solomon, Senior Director of Progress 2050 at the Center for American Progress

Tweets: @danyindc

Ed's Twitter handle is @EdChungTweets. Before working at the Center for American Progress, he served as senior adviser on criminal justice, policing, and civil rights issues for the Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Justice Programs at the U.S. Department of Justice.

In that capacity, Chung coordinated a national initiative for building trust between the justice system and the communities it serves, as well as the Obama administration’s violence reduction and second-chance efforts under the My Brother’s Keeper initiative.

Chung also held positions in the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, including special counsel to the assistant attorney general and federal prosecutor with the Criminal Section, where he received the John Marshall Award for successfully prosecuting the first case under the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009.

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