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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. 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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Ways the New Obamacare Repeal Bill is Like the Walking Dead
The Senate Republicans have one last chance to repeal Obamacare before September 30, and by golly -- this time, they are determined to do it. If the saga of…
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DACA May Actually Make America Great Again
Could Trump actually do something right by making DACA law? Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi think so - even if it will still be a huge hurdle to get a bill…
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MOMocrats MOMochat: Politics from a Progressive Point of View
A second superstorm in a fortnight - fed by a rise in ocean waters and temperatures - is barrelling towards the United States. And climate change deniers are…
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Harvey is Finally Moving On - But His Effect Will Be With Us For Years
Harvey dropped the equivalent of more than two Great Salt Lakes onto Texas before finally moving east as a tropical depression - and made history as the most…
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The Mr. Hyde Presidency of Donald Trump
The President began the week by giving a somber, thoughtful foreign policy speech on Afghanistan, which is the longest-running war in US history. He read from…
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Both Sides Now: Trump's Most Deplorable Week Yet
The horrific events in Charlottesville could have been a unifying moment for Donald Trump, and his advisers tried to steer him into a replica of a statesman…
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Talk Us Off the Healthcare Ledge
The MOMocrats have been following the healthcare saga closely - after all, (as women and mothers who are older than 25), Karoli, Aliza Worthington, and Donna…
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Night of the Walking Healthcare Bill
The GOP's healthcare plan is like a zombie movie - each time you think it's dead, it rises again. Conservatives are raging mad over the failure of the…
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Nothing Is Happening This Week
The news this year keeps on coming at a crazy pace, and MOMocrats Aliza Worthington, Karoli, and Donna Schwartz Mills do their best to keep up. Collusion…
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Mitch McConnell's Not Done Trying to Kill Us
The secret Senate bill to "repeal and replace" Obamacare was as sinister as the MOMocrats expected, especially when it comes to women's healthcare (and what…
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The Outlook for Democrats is Not as Bad as You Think
Jon Ossoff's loss in GA-6 left the White House gloating, Democrats panicking and pundits pronouncing that the party doesn't know how to win in the Age of Trump…
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The Women Are Doing It For Themselves
If there was one good thing to come out of the disappointing 2016 election, it's the tsunami of progressives - especially women - who are stepping up and…
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James Comey's Big Day Did Not Disappoint
Former FBI Director James Comey's testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee was so widely anticipated, that the three major broadcast networks dropped…
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People in Covfefe Houses Shouldn't Throw Covfefe
Aside from his failed presidency, Donald Trump will go down in history as the originator of "covfefe," which translates to "another distraction from the issues…
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Donald Trump Does NATO - And It's About What You'd Expect
Donald Trump has been visiting with foreign leaders for the last week and managed not to do or say anything too embarrassing, which we realize is a low bar…
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No Politician In History Has Been Treated So Badly. Right.
Donald Trump gave a commencement speech yesterday to graduates of the US Coast Guard Academy that quickly turned into a whine about how he has been treated by…
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Are We a Banana Republic Yet?
Gee, what ever might the MOMocrats talk about this week? Has anything newsworthy happened? It starts with "C" and ends with "omey" and there is a chance the…
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Groundhog Day, Washington Style
The big news in Congress today is that they voted on the AHCA. Again. Only this time, the House Republicans mustered the votes to repeal Obamacare and replace…
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You Can't Judge a Presidency by Its 1st 100 Days - But We'll Try
Trump is right about one thing: You can't judge an entire presidency by its first 100 days. But it is a useful benchmark, and this administration has been…
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Jon Ossoff's Victory in Georgia
No one really expected Jon Ossoff to win yesterday's special election outright. GA-6 is a district that is 9 points more Republican than the country as a…
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Fly the Friendly Skies: Flight 3411 and the Age of Trump
That incident on United Flight 3411 doesn't have anything to do with Trump's America. Or maybe it does. It is indicative of an economy dominated by a few large…
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News Whiplash in the Trump Era
The MOMocrats are suffering from Trump-inflicted news whiplash, forcing them to turn their attention to a different catastrophe several times a day. The first…
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Trump Was Right: So Much WINNING!
Donald Trump promised the American people that we would get tired of all the endeavors he would be winning for us. It turns out he was right - just not the way…
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Obamacare Replacement Doesn't Have to Be Good - Just Voted On Today
The House Republicans and Trump team have been working all night to tweak their terrible healthcare bill to get it through a floor vote tonight. But it's…
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Donald Trump's Very Bad, Terrible Day
Yesterday was a bad one for Donald Trump: His revised, legally-vetted travel ban was supposed to go into effect at midnight until yet another Federal judge…
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Obamacare Replacement May Be Dead On Arrival
If we lived in normal times, MOMocrats Aliza Worthington, Karoli and Donna Schwartz Mills could spend an entire hour talking about the House Republicans bill…
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Just Say Nyet: Russia Helped Put Trump in the White House - And May Take Him Out
The drip-drip-drip of revelations about the Trump administration's ties to Russia turned into a flood last night as three different news organizations…
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The Resistance: People Really Are Against Trump and the Republican Agenda
Four million people took to the streets the day after Donald Trump's inauguration to protest his dangerous, dark vision of the world - which is not rooted in…
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A Sleeping Giant Awakes: How to Be an Activist Every Single Day
The election of Donald J. Trump and his rapid-fire issuance of careless, unvetted executive orders has awakened a sleeping giant on the left. On his first…
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President Trump's Reign of Terror
We all knew that President Trump was going to be a disaster. But MOMocrats Karoli and Donna Schwartz Mills had no idea of the velocity of bad policy, executive…
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Eve of Destruction: Protesting President Trump
This week, we say good-bye to President Obama and try to prepare for the new Administration of Donald Trump, who despite recent revelations of ongoing…
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Welcome to the Administration of the Whirling Dervish
We're not quite sure what a dervish looks like, but this week we've been schooled in what it's like to be so overwhelmed by news events and political maneuvers…
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2016 Was the Year of Living Dangerously
The Electoral College has voted and the last teeny tiny hope of a Trump-less White House is over. MOMocrats Karoli and Donna Schwartz Mills lament the end of a…
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Donald Trump's Team of Tools
Each of Donald Trump's cabinet nominees seems uniquely positioned to destroy the very governmental agency they will be administering. Rick Perry, the latest…
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TIME's Person of the Year Is Not a Surprise
Donald Trump was named Person of the Year by TIME Magazine - which is appropriate, considering what he just accomplished by winning more pledged votes in the…
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No Holidays for the Politically Depressed
While MOMocrats Karoli and Donna Schwartz Mills were enjoying the Thanksgiving holiday with their families, the folks in Trump Tower were busy interviewing…
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Election 2016: The Day After (Which was the title of a disaster movie)
The people have spoken - and while Hillary Clinton appears to have won the popular vote, she didn't garner the votes she needed in the Electoral College…
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The FBI and Those Tightening Poll Numbers
Last week at this time, MOMocrats Karoli and Donna Schwartz Mills were beginning to breathe a little easier. Donald Trump seemed to be preparing for a…
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MOMocrats MOMochat: Just Two More Weeks
The MOMocrats' are as ready for this election to be over as you are - especially since the polls seem to indicate that we are going to dodge the disaster that…
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Election Fatigue Syndrome - It's Almost Over
The long Presidential election cycle is wearying enough - but the toxic Trump campaign is triggering hatred and fear on all sides. In the meantime, Hillary…
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Indecent Proposals and Vital Measures
With the world's attention on the most consequential Presidential election in memory, it is easy to forget that there are down ticket races for legislators -…
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MOMocrats Recap the First Debate
The MOMocrats' weekly podcast looking at the day's political news from the progressive point of view. This week, MOMocrats Karoli and Donna Schwartz Mills…
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Deplorable Business: The Trump Organization's Conflicts of Interest
Newsweek's Kurt Eichenwald had Twitter a-twitter yesterday with the promise of a bombshell story to be published today: and he was right. Eichenwald's article…
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The Republican Nominee is Rubble
If last night's Commander in Chief Forum was a warm-up for the debates, we're in for an interesting time. Hopefully, Hillary Clinton will be allowed enough…
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Donald Goes to Mexico
Donald Trump tried to look presidential yesterday with his impromptu visit to Mexico - where he was not particularly wanted. The MOMocrats are not sure what…
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Trump: Mexicans Are Great People!
Kellyanne Conway continues her Donald Trump makeover, but will it stick? (And if it does, will anyone forget? Not to mention the fact that Trump and the white…
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Trump Campaign Doubles Down
News broke today of another major reshuffling of Donald Trump's campaign team: Professional political consultant Paul Manafort has been demoted amid new…
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Live from #DNCinPHL: MOMocrats Bloggers!
For the third DNC in a row, our MOMocrats bloggers will be on the scene iin Philadelphia at #DNCinPHL #DNC2016 to tell us what they're seeing and hearing…
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President Obama's Most Personal Speech
MOMocrats Karoli and Donna Schwartz Mills recap the horrific events of the last week, the ongoing horror of people of color dying at the hands of white cops…
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Making More Women Count in Politics
Original Airdate: 6/22/2016. The MOMocrats' weekly podcast looking at the day's political news from the progressive point of view. The MOMocrats' guest this…
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The End of the Conservative Era on the Supreme Court?
The unexpected death of Antonin Scalia changed everything on the Supreme Court this year: and even though his seat has yet to be filled, there were some 4-4…
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Making More Women Count in Politics
The MOMocrats' weekly podcast looking at the day's political news from the progressive point of view. The MOMocrats' guest this week is Stacy Mason, Executive…
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The Politicization of Orlando
It didn't take long after the worst massacre in recent history for Donald Trump to begin tweeting hateful messages about Muslim immigrants.MOMocrats Karoli and…
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Hillary Clinton's Victory Lap
Hillary Clinton is the presumptive nominee of the Democratic party. The Associated Press called it early on the night before the final "Super Tuesday" round of…
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The End of the Long Primary Process is Near. What Happens Next?
California's Democratic primary is next Tuesday, and for once - the results are going to matter. Governor Jerry Brown's endorsement (and superdelegate pledge(…
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Which Country Will We Live In if Donald Trump Wins the Presidency?
It's too early for polls to accurately reflect the mood of the electorate in November, but the latest ones showing Trump and Clinton in statistical ties has…
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ACA Ever After: What Comes Next For American Health Care?
Guest and our favorite health policy wonk Melissa Schober joins us today to discuss where we are with ACA right now -- everything from ongoing court challenges…
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Brainwashed Masses of Right-Wing Media
Repeat from 3-30-2016: Claire Conner, author of "Wrapped in the Flag," joins MOMocrats Karoli, Cynematic and Donna Schwartz Mills to talk about the new…
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Presumptive Nominee Trump: Things Just Got Surreal
Donald Trump's landslide win in Indiana Tuesday night had a surprise byproduct: Both Ted Cruz and John Kasich suspended their campaigns and Republican party…
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It Isn't Over 'Til Somebody Sings
After last night's mini-Super Tuesday, Hillary Clinton's delegate lead appears to be insurmountable. Still, the Sanders campaign continues to slog away and…