MOMocrats
MOMocrats.com was launched in September 2007 as a national collaborative blog for progressive mom bloggers to write about politics from a mom's perspective.
Episodes
April 27, 2011 • 60 mins
A "quiet" news week means there's been nothing to distract us from the sputtering economy. That means more birther talk, more legislative assaults on the rights of women and a movement to privatize public education. Plus gas prices are sky high (averaging $3.88 in the US).
What's a mother to do? Karoli, Cynematic and Donna Schwartz Mills have a few things to say about that.
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April 13, 2011 • 61 mins
Cynematic and Meghan Schuster Harvey welcome special guest Todd Farley, author of Making the Grades -- his behind-the-scenes account of how industrial education actually comes up with your kids' test scores.
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April 6, 2011 • 60 mins
Campaign 2012 has officially begun - Are You In?
Donna Schwartz Mills, Cynematic and Jaelithe Judy talk about the official launch of the President's re-election campaign and the relative lack of enthusiasm from the liberal wing of the party... especially in light of the radical budget proposal revealed this week by GOP House Budget Committee Chair Paul Ryan, which would gut Medicare and Medicaid.
Special guest Melissa Sch...
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March 30, 2011 • 61 mins
On Monday night, President Obama told the nation of his conviction "that a failure to act in Libya would have carried a far greater price for America." What do YOU think? Cyn3matic, Donna Schwartz Mills and Stephanie Himel-Nelson have a few thoughts to share on how perpetual wartime affects our military and their families. We will also remember pioneering MOMocrat Geraldine Ferraro and the dubious candidacies of some who ha...
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March 23, 2011 • 61 mins
Freewheeling discussion by a panel of MOMocrats and special guests about the week's hottest topics.
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March 9, 2011 • 88 mins
This week's episode might be subtitled "Still Waiting for Superman" - or "Lex Luthor, Big Man On Campus." MOMocrats Cynthia Liu and Donna Schwartz Mills talk extensively with special guest Leonie Haimson, longtime New York City education activist and organizer of grassroots group Parents Across America. Talk was of schools (in New York and elsewhere), class sizes, Cathie Black, Michelle Rhee, budget cuts and why...
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March 2, 2011 • 60 mins
he ongoing War on Women: Education Cuts That Hurt Kids and the Women Who Teach Them. With Cynematic, Jaelithe Judy, and Donna Schwartz Mills.
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February 23, 2011 • 59 mins
Cynematic and Donna Schwartz Mills will be joined this week by MOMocrats Jaelithe Judy and Julie Pippert. And what a week it's been:
Protest is in the air, from the Middle East on to Madison Wisconsin. A GOP majority voted in to create jobs instead seems to be using economic crisis as an excuse to bust unions. Worse is a return to the old culture wars, with a renewed focus on women's issues.
Special guest Kelsey Collier-...
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February 16, 2011 • 60 mins
Political discourse - or threatening rhetoric? MOMocrats Cynematic and Karoli talk to guest Andrea Weckerle of CiviliNation.org about dialing back the name-calling and combating cyberstalking and online threats.
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February 9, 2011 • 32 mins
The MOMocrats muse on the continuing drama in Egypt, the effect of the Tea Party on the GOP, and the assault on women's health in the Federal and state legislatures. With panelists Cynematic, Jaelithe Judy and Donna Schwartz Mills.
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January 26, 2011 • 61 mins
The gavel has been passed to new Speaker of the House John Boehner. Hold tight, it's going to be a bumpy ride.
Feminist author and activist Gloria Feldt join Cynematic and Donna Schwartz Mills for a discussion of where women in politics go from here.
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January 19, 2011 • 31 mins
Freewheeling discussion by a panel of MOMocrats and special guests about the week's hottest topics.
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January 12, 2011 • 32 mins
Freewheeling discussion by a panel of MOMocrats and special guests about the week's hottest topics.
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January 5, 2011 • 71 mins
Freewheeling discussion by a panel of MOMocrats and special guests about the week's hottest topics.
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December 29, 2010 • 31 mins
Freewheeling discussion by a panel of MOMocrats and special guests about the week's hottest topics.
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December 22, 2010 • 30 mins
Freewheeling discussion by a panel of MOMocrats and special guests about the week's hottest topics.
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December 15, 2010 • 31 mins
Freewheeling discussion by a panel of MOMocrats and special guests about the week's hottest topics.
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December 8, 2010 • 31 mins
The MOMocrats pay tribute to Elizabeth Edwards, who passed away today after a long battle with cancer.
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December 1, 2010 • 59 mins
Freewheeling discussion by a panel of MOMocrats and special guests about the week's hottest topics.
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November 24, 2010 • 67 mins
Freewheeling discussion by a panel of MOMocrats and special guests about the week's hottest topics.
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