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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. The MOMocrats MOMochat podcast has been produced weekly since 2010 and is hosted by Donna Schwartz Mills along with Karoli and Aliza Worthington from CrooksAndLiars.com. The podcast is part of the Demcast family of podcasts.
Episodes
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Fight for the Things You Care About
“Fight for the things that you care about. But do it in a way that will lead others to join you," Ruth Bader Ginsburg said - and the next 39 days will be the…
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The Worst Year Ever
Smoke from the fires in the West has reached Europe. Another large hurricane has flooded towns in the Gulf. Health officials warn that a second wave of the…
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COVID in America is Like Another 9/11 Every Other Day
As the MOMocrats watched today's solemn comemmorations of the terrible events that occurred 19 years ago, they noted that Donald Trump has caused approximately…
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It's Labor Day. Will We See Another Spike?
The MOMocrats can't believe summer is over and we STILL need to stay socially distant. Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills talk about the Biden…
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67 Days to Go
The Republicans had their turn to put on a convention this week... and it wasn't good.MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills talk about…
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Conventional Wisdom: Recapping the DNC
The leadership of the Democratic National Committee took the COVID-19 pandemic seriously and made the decision months ago to forego the traditional mass…
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Yo, Semite! We're Going to Thighland
As Donald Trump bumbles through talking points during his daily press briefings and continues to believe the coronavirus will "just go away" - he tries to make…
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Republicans in Disarray
The emergency provisions of the CARES Act - giving Americans an extra unemployment benefit $600 per week and a moratorium on evictions - expire next week. The…
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Back to School
There is one issue on which the MOMocrats agree with Donald Trump: We would ALL like to see our kids go back to school, where they can learn their lessons in a…
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What is "Normal"? And Can Joe Biden Restore It?
The Supreme Court this week ruled that Donald Trump is not immune from criminal investigations and Congressional oversight and he went ballistic on Twitter…
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An Independence Day Like No Other
Yesterday, Donald Trump said - once again - that he thinks the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 will just "disappear." Maybe - but not until it has…
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20th Century Mixtape
The year is half over, and so far we've had a pandemic, massive recession, and civic unrest - while being led by an erratic, authoritarian liar who is fighting…
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A Juneteenth Unlike Any Other
The MOMocrats laughed when Trump took credit this week for "making Juneteenth famous." But if you're talking about the majority of his base - who are the ONLY…
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The Last Temptation of Polling
Trump's re-election campaign sent CNN a "cease and desist" letter this week after the cable news network released polling that showed Joe Biden leading…
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Trump Gets His Wall - Around the White House
It's been an extraordinary week in what is turning out to be an extraordinary year. Hundreds of thousands of people of all races and nationality took to the…
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Two Pandemics in America
This week, the MOMocrats welcome Shireen Mitchell, digital activist and founder of Stop Online Violence Against Women to talk about the week's news and discuss…
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Memorial Day Has a New Meaning This Year
The Memorial Day holiday has a new meaning this year, as the official US death toll from COVID-19 reaches 100,000 - and all 50 states join outliers in the…
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OBAMAGATE!: Trump's Latest Attempt to Shout "Squirrel!"
As of this morning, more than 86,000 Americans have died from COVID-19, and the death toll continues to rise by an average of 1500-2000 daily. This death toll…
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Lava-Level Madness
Today's count of COVID-19 dead is 75,000 Americans and rising - far worse than any other nation in the world. Unemployment figures just released show a…
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May Day! May Day!
The first of May is traditionally a celebration of spring and the coming of summer - but for those of us in COVID-19 hot spots, it's just a continuation of…
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Taking a Page Out of the Tea Party Playbook
As the economy tumbles into a deeper recession, the right wing takes a page out of the Tea Party playbook - while the president tweets about "liberating" blue…
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It's the Coronavirus, Stupid
According to the Washington Post, Donald Trump is obsessed with the stock market and unemployment numbers and thinks that they are wrecking his chances for…
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One Problem with the COVID19 Response: Trump Went to Jared
Jared Kushner has no expertise in epidemiology. He hasn't any expertise in diplomacy, trade negotiations, or criminal justice, but that hasn't stopped Trump…
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We're Number 1 (in Growing Coronavirus Infections)
Every day, the statistics on the nation's growing COVID-19 deaths and infections become grimmer, as the novel coronavirus continues its spread. The Trump…
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Pandemic Politics and Living Under Lockdown
This week, the president finally appeared to grasp the seriousness of the situation his administration put us all in by dithering away the time we needed to…
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How Do We Get More Mothers Into Congress?
MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills emerge from their social isolation to talk about the latest pandemic news......before turning…
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2020 Election: And Then There Were Two
Election 2020 took a stunning turn in the last week, beginning with Jim Clyburn's pivotal endorsement of Joe Biden just before the South Carolina primary…
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Coronavirus Has NOTHING to Do with Beer
CNN reports that 38% of Americans surveyed will not buy Corona beer out of fear of getting the coronavirus. However - the actual survey doesn't mention COVID19…
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May You Live in Interesting Times
It may not be an actual Chinese curse, but "interesting times" is definitely what we are going through right now, and it's pretty awful. Since impeachment…
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Something's in the Air, But It Ain't Love
It's Valentine's Day, and the MOMocrats hope you all have someone who looks at you the way Mike Pence looks at Trump - even if, as Elizabeth Warren said this…
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Impeachment is Over. Now What?
Donald Trump's impeachment ended just the way he and Mitch McConnell wanted: without damaging witnesses or documents, and an acquittal in the Senate. But just…
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In Time for the SuperBowl - Or the State of the Union.
The MOMocrats have been watching the impeachment trial almost as intently as some of the Senators, and Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna Schwartz Mills will…
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These Hearings Will Soon Pass - but Impeachment is Forever.
Donald Trump's impeachment trial opened with a marathon 13-hour session on Tuesday, as Senate Democrats put forth about a dozen amendments to Mitch McConnell's…
MOMocratsWe Are Making History: Marching, Organizing, and Making Change
In 2016, the election of Donald Trump triggered the women of the United States. On the eve of the fourth annual Women's March, and in the wake of the opening…
MOMocratsMOMocrats MOMochat: Interview with Florida Congressional Candidate Cindy Banyai
The MOMocrats' weekly podcast looking at the day's political news from the progressive point of view. This week, their guest is Dr. Cindy Banyai, candidate for…
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We're Saying "Merry Christmas" Again - Thanks to the Democrats in Congress
All the MOMocrats wanted for Christmas was to see Donald Trump impeached... and the Democrats in Congress delivered on Wednesday. What happens next is anyone's…
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May You Live in Interesting Times: Another Historic Week
The Judiciary Committee continued the impeachment process this week, which concluded with a marathon and contentious debate that ran into the night, followed…
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Don't Mess With Nancy Pelosi -
If all you want for Christmas are articles of impeachment, Santa's listening. Only in this case, Santa is Nancy Pelosi, who announced yesterday that she is…
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The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round... Over Half the Cabinet
The pundits who complained that last week's hearings had no "pizzazz" got their wildest dreams answered this week, as witness after witness carpetbombed the…
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Trump and the Giant Impeachment, Day 2
"BORING," tweeted Donald Trump during the first House impeachment hearing on Wednesday. The DC press seemed to concur, complaining that while illuminating (and…
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Donald Trump and the Giant Impeachment, Part 1
The MOMocrats were riveted throughout yesterday's 5-hour+ long public hearing on Donald Trump's attempts to extort an ally in exchange for manufactured dirt on…
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The Building Blue Wave Is Happening - But We Need to Work At It
Tuesday's off-off year elections brought good news to Democrats: Democrat Andy Beshear won the governorship of deep-red Kentucky, and Virginia Democrats won…
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A New Phase for the Impeachment Inquiry
We've entered a new phase of the impeachment inquiry... The GOP's ratf**ers get a scalp... and the MOMocrats welcome Texas congressional candidate Elisa…
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Changing the Subject on Ukraine - and Russia
The impeachment inquiry this week included bombshell testimony from William Taylor, the current acting ambassador to Ukraine, whose 15-page opening statement -…
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We'd Rather Pay Tribute to Elijah Cummings
The nation lost a great advocate of democracy yesterday, with the passing of Rep. Elijah Cummings, who was chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and…
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Throwing Our Most Loyal Friends Under the Bus
In his "great and unmatched wisdom," Donald Trump has thrown our most steadfast allies against ISIS under the bus by withdrawing our troops from nothern Syria…
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This is All About "Corruption."
Donald Trump this week has given new meaning to the old philosophy exercise, "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a…
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Just Put Your Lips Together and Blow
"What EVER will we talk about this week?" the MOMocrats joked among themselves. Because the political news of the last few days boils down to one thing: the…
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The Mystery of What the Whistleblower Blew
The president has been making threats to fight Iran on behalf of the Saudis - but (as usual with this administration) that's not the most egregious thing being…
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Last Night's Democratic Debate Was a Win for Everyone - Except Donald Trump
The third Democratic debate of the 2020 election took place last night at Texas Southern University, and for the first time, all the top tier candidates were…
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The Sharpiest Tool in the Belt
This week, all eyes have been on a very large and very slow-moving hurricane that decimated the Bahamas before landing on the coast of the Carolinas.And our…
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On Labor Day Weekend, Evil Doesn't Rest
We keep running out of words to describe the evils of this administration. This week, immigrant children with medical visas that allow them to receive…
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GOP Operative Benjamin Netanyahu
Representative Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib planned a fact-finding visit to Israel - which is something members of the US Congress do all the time. But Donald…
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All Onboard for an Impeachment Inquiry
What a difference a week makes. The last time the MOMocrats checked in, all of the pundits were declaring the Mueller hearings a big fat bust: there weren't…
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Bob Mueller Has Spoken. Now What?
Robert Mueller was the subject of two marathon hearings today before the House Judiciary Committee and the House Intelligence Committee. Within the limitations…
MOMocratsCan We Just Send Him Back to Trump Tower?
The second season of Donald Trump's reality election series got off to a slow start, as his "Keep America Great" slogan just hasn't had the same resonance as…
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The First Debate: Policy and Fireworks
The first presidential debate between the 2020 Democratic candidates has come and gone, and Donald Trump found it boring (possibly because he was barely…
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What Do You Want to Tell Your Grandchildren About the Trump Era?
The three years since Donald Trump descended that escalator have been a trying time for the United States, and MOMocrats Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna…
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Hostile Countries, If You're Listening...
If there is one thing Trump is expert in, it's leading the media - and changing their attention from whatever he doesn't want them to focus on. After a couple…
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MOMocrats MOMochat: Politics from a Progressive Point of View
The MOMocrats' weekly podcast looking at the day's political news from the progressive point of view. Check back here an hour from airtime for a list of the…