Chris Melody Fields Figueredo, the Executive Director of the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center or BISC, discusses how the ballot initiative process, a process by which citizens can propose to create, amend, or repeal state laws, is core to a strong democracy. We also discuss recent attacks on the ballot initiative process and who is behind them.
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Ballot.org (Ballot Initiative Strategy Center or BISC)
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The Role of Ballot Initiatives in a Strong Democracy with Chris Melody Fields Figueredo

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Esosa Osa, the founder and CEO of Onyx Impact, an organization that fights the harmful information ecosystems that target Black communities, discusses how misinformation and disinformation campaigns target the Black community and voters. Osa served as the Senior Advisor to Stacey Abrams' gubernatorial campaign, and is the former deputy direction of Fair Fight Action — roles which helped hone her skills in spotting and combatting disinformation campaigns which targeted Black voters. She also explains the role of social media platforms, like TikTok, Facebook, and Twitter, play in helping to proliferate harmful disinformation, as well as, the role of foreign-influence campaigns, like the Russian tactics employed during the 2016 election cycle. Lastly, we discuss the role of AI and how the quickly evolving technology will make it even harder to detect, and fight disinformation.
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When Disinformation Targets Black Voters: Esosa Osa Explains the 2024 Disinformation Landscape

Dr. Jade S. Sasser discusses eco-anxiety, climate guilt, and her new book, "Climate Anxiety and the Kid Question: Deciding Whether to Have Children in an Uncertain Future," as well as, the growing reproductive-resistance movement among young people who've decided to refrain from having children due to the looming climate crisis.
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Climate Anxiety and the Kid Question: Deciding Whether to Have Children in an Uncertain Future
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Is the Climate Crisis Making You Think Twice About Having Kids? A Conversation With Dr. Jade S. Sasser

Sondra Goldshein, the Executive Director of The Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy,  discusses the organization's election-year ground game focused on electing candidates who support family friendly policies like childcare, elder care, and paid family leave. The organization is investing $40 million dollars to back the reelection campaign of the Biden/Harris administration, as well as, to support robust door-to-door field programs, with the goal of electing leaders in six battleground states: Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Hampshire, Georgia, and Montana.
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The Campaign for a Family Friendly Economy
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Focusing on a Family Friendly Economy to Energize Voters & Transform the Country with Sondra Goldschein

Dr. Venice Haynes, the Senior Director of Research and Community Engagement at United States of Care, an organization focused on building a better health care system by expanding access to quality, affordable healthcare, discusses their recent report which shows positive outcomes, particularly for Black women, when state-level Community Based Organizations (CBOs) are invested in maternal health.
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Patient-First Care Research Findings
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Dr. Venice Haynes of United States of Care Discusses State-Level Solutions to the Maternal Healthcare Crisis

Dr. Krystale E. Littlejohn, professor and author of the book "Just Get on the Pill: The Uneven Burden of Reproductive Politics," discusses her latest book, "Fighting Mad: Resisting the End of Roe v. Wade," a collection of 52 essays she edited alongside historian, and author Dr. Rickie Solinger. This incredible collection features essays from some of the most formidable thinkers, leaders, and activists of our time, each exploring critical and overlooked aspects of our ongoing fight for reproductive justice. The book presents a much-needed conversation in our post-Roe landscape, and provides a roadmap for how to move forward with a more inclusive, and intersectional lens.
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Fighting Mad: Resisting the End of Roe v. Wade
Just Get on the Pill: The Uneven Burden of Reproductive Politics
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The Role of Ballot Initiatives in a Strong Democracy with Chris Melody Fields Figueredo

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