A continued chat about Project 2025 and the Trump Administration. In this episode we cover the gutting of the Department of Education and its ripple effects, and Trump’s inaugural-day declaration that there are only two sexes, and what that means for women. Elle and Natalie talk frankly about how the Democratic Party abandoned women during the Biden years and how the Trump administration capitalized on that. We also explore alternatives to US right-left party politics and how women leaders in other countries are showing the way.
EPISODE LINKS
Eliminating Dept of Education | MSNBC
The Roots of Eliminating Dept of Ed | NEA
Declaring Two Genders | NBC News
Trump’s Executive Orders | The White House
Claudia Scheinbaum’s First 100 Days | Mexico News Daily
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir's Election | Pace TV
Women in Politics | Pew Research
The National Women’s Party | Alice Paul
Women’s Rights Party New Zealand
Suppressing the Democratic Process | Marianne Williamson
Victoria Smith | The Critic Magazine
Council of Women World Leaders
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir on Women in Politics | Inspired by Iceland
Trump’s Executive Orders Align with Project 2025 | Forbes
CONTACT US
Website: www.chatinthecommons.com
Instagram: @chatinthecommons
Email: https://www.chatinthecommons.com/contact
CREDITS
Hosted by Natalie Blundell and Elle Kamihira
Produced by Natalie Blundell and Elle Kamihira
Edited by Elle Kamihira
Audio Engineering by Jason Sheesley at Abridged Audio
Cover Art by Reda Tomingas
Music by Moushumi
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