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International Chair for Democrats Abroad, Candice Kerestan talks about the importance of energizing the Democratic voting bloc abroad for the upcoming midterm elections. With millions of Americans living and working abroad, their vote, and their activism could make or break an election. #Midterms #MidtermElections #Midterms2022 #StateLegislatures

Democrats Abroad

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The president and CEO of Women's World Banking, Mary Ellen Iskenderian, discusses how women globally disproportionately bore the economic cost of the pandemic, and how for many women, the concept of microfinance has been an economic lifeline, especially for many women in developing countries. We also discuss her recent book, There’s Nothing Micro About a Billion Women, in which Iskenderian explores some of the personal stories of the nearly one billion women have been completely excluded from the formal financial system.

There’s Nothing Micro About a Billion Women by Mary Ellen Iskenderian

The World Bank’s latest Global Findex report which has shown that 742 million women in the world are still without access to formal financial services. If this were a country, it would be the 3rd largest in the world and twice the population of the United States.

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Democracy Forward is an organization dedicated to defending democracy in the courtroom. Their innovative legal team has taken the Trump administration to court more than 100 times, challenging unlawful policies and abuses of power. Skye Perryman, the president and CEO of Democracy Forward, discusses their current and past legal cases, including challenges to abortion bans, censorship, as well as investigating the spread of misinformation by right wing media.

Investigating State Backed Misinformation with Right Wing Media

Challenging the abortion ban in Lebanon, Ohio

Defending Protections for Minimum Wage Restaurant Workers

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Co-founder of Sister District, Gaby Goldstein, and the Senior Political Director at Crooked Media, Shaniqua McClendon discuss winning state legislative races as a strategy for saving democracy, and how Democrats can wrest back control from conservatives who’ve used state legislatures to rule from the minority. We also discuss what level of voter engagement is required to strengthen democracy. #midterms #midterms2022 #statepowerseries #midtermmadness #statelegislatures

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Meagan Hatcher-Mays, the director of democracy policy at Indivisible, discusses the recent controversial decisions from the Supreme Court, including the Dobbs decision to overturn Roe v Wade, their decision to limit the regulating power of the Environmental Protection Agency (West Virginia v. EPA), and the decision on concealed weapons in New York (New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen). We also discuss upcoming cases and what future rulings would mean for the future of democracy.

#Dobbs #RoevWade #Bruen #EPA #SCOTUS #SupremeCourt #ExpandTheCourt

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When Kate Dineen and her husband sought abortion care in the state of Massachusetts, following a devastating MRI revealed that the baby she was carrying had a 50% chance of dying before birth, or shortly thereafter. Dineen shares the nightmarish journey to access a later term abortion in her very blue town of Boston, even though local abortion laws should have protected her access to abortion care.

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Civil Rights Lawyer, and author of the book "Sexual Justice: Supporting Victims, Ensuring Due Process, and Resisting the Conservative Backlash," Alexandra Brodsky, discusses the Biden administration's forthcoming changes to Title IX, as well as the history of Title IX — from changes under the Obama administration, to the law's gutting at the hands of Betsy DeVos under the Trump administration, and lastly, what we can expect under the Biden administration.

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Nsé Ufot, the CEO of New Georgia Project, an organization that has changed the political landscape in Georgia, discusses the current state of politics in Georgia, including an analysis of the upcoming gubernatorial rematch between Stacey Abrams, and Brian Kemp, and the Senate races between Raphael Warnock, and Republican candidate, Herschel Walker.

#MidTerms #NewGeorgiaProject #VoterSuppression

New Georgia Project: GET INVOLVED

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Amanda Hunter, the Executive Director of the Barbara Lee Family Foundation, discusses their new research exploring how political races change when two women compete. In our conversation we explore key findings including how women must prove their qualifications, where men are assumed to be qualified—a fact that doesn't change when the race is between two women. Also, we discuss the significant racial, gender, and partisan differences that shape how voters view the importance of electing women and people of color.

Shared Hurdles: How Political Races Change When Two Women Compete

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Lala Wu, the Executive Director of the Sister District Project, discusses the Supreme Court opinion leak which revealed that conservative justices were planning to overturn Roe v Wade, thus making abortion illegal. We address whether access to birth control may be their next target, what state legislatures can do to mitigate the harms of overturning Roe v Wade, and how we can fight back against attacks on reproductive rights.

#RoevWade #ReproductiveJustice #HandsOffOurBodies #SisterDistrict #Electorette

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