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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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The Democratic Race: There's More That Unites Us Than Divides Us
Cable news was expecting yesterday's New York primary results to be a nail-biter on the Democratic side. Instead, the election was called rather early, for the…
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Equal Pay Day is an Ironic Name
It's Equal Pay Day: That point in the calendar when women have finally earned as much as their male counterparts did LAST year. But, as The MOMocrats point…
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Was Wisconsin a Turning Point?
Double-digit wins by Democrat Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz on the Republican side had cable news pundits crowing that the Wisconsin primary could be an…
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The Brainwashed Masses of Right-Wing Media
Claire Conner, author of "Wrapped in the Flag," joins MOMocrats Karoli, Cynematic and Donna Schwartz Mills to talk about the new documentary, "The Brainwashing…
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A Sad Day in Brussels; More Fear Mongering from Trump
The world reacted with gestures of support for the victims of yesterday's coordinated bomb attacks in Brussels... And then, there was Donald Trump, who took…
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The Transformational Term of FLOTUS Michelle Obama
Much has been said about the historic nature of Barack Obama's presidency - but that description can also be used to describe the tenure of First Lady Michelle…
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Election Results Prove It's Still the Economy. And Jobs.
The Democratic primaries have heated up and the mainstream media are finally covering our issues (although not as much as the Trump circus). Bernie Sanders'…
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Big Wins for Donald Drumpf, Scary Times for America
It's the morning after Super Tuesday, and MOMocrats Cynematic, Karoli and Donna Schwartz Mills dissect the results: Donald Trump benefited from GOP rules that…
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Struggle Over the Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's untimely death over the holiday weekend has triggered something of a constitutional crisis, as Senate Republicans and…
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New Hampshire and On to Nevada and South Carolina
The 2016 election is ON and off to a wild start, with Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders winning their respective primaries last night in New Hampshire. This is…
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Six Years Later: Our Political World After Citizens United
How much do the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primaries really matter? MOMocrats Karoli and Donna Schwartz Mills talk about the official start of Election…
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The Vindication of Planned Parenthood
The producers of a deceptive sting video targeting Planned Parenthood got a big surprise this week when a Grand Jury found the healthcare organization innocent…
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Roe v Wade and the Continuing Battle for Women's Healthcare
This week marks another anniversay of the Roe v Wade decision - yet the battle for safe contraception continues. Advocate and activist Dr. Sophia Yen chats…
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The Most Powerful Nation on Earth. Period.
President Obama's final State of the Union reminded Americans that the United States is still the most powerful nation on earth. He also had a few choice…
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#Vanilla ISIS, Guns and Money
2016 is now in full swing, with an occupation in Oregon, El Niño's visit to California, President Obama's gun actions, and the death match between Ted Cruz and…
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Nothing to Fear But the Entire Republican Field
This morning, the MOMocrats are celebrating the news that Karoli won't have to sit through another Republican debate this year. They talk about the clusterf**k…
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The Democratic Candidates Are Building a Platform
While Donald Trump trolls the world with fascist ravings, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders quietly released some planks in their platforms, including plans…
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All Mass Shootings are Acts of Terrorism - Why Aren't They Covered That Way?
Another week, another mass shooting. MOMocrats Karoli, Cynematic and Donna Schwartz Mills are as horrified as the rest of America at the senseless massacre of…
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Holiday Repeat: The Paradox of Hillary Clinton
It's Thanksgiving week, so the MOMocrats are repeating last week's podcast: News was still unfolding in Paris, which was under lockdown again after a raid…
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The Paradox of Hillary Clinton
As the MOMocrats prepared for this week's podcast, news was still unfolding in Paris, which was under lockdown again after a raid looking for the mastermind of…
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Another GOP Debate, Another Evening Full of Lies
Republicans were a lot happier with last night's Fox Business Channel debate than they were with the session they had at CNBC. That's largely because the…
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It's Not the Progressive Agenda
The Progressive Agenda didn't fare well in yesterday's off-year elections, but that doesn't mean there's anything wrong with the candidates Democrats ran or…
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Another GOP Debate and the Rise of Ben Carson
Another week, another GOP debate tonight in Colorado - and the Republicans have a new front-runner: Dr. Ben Carson, whose mild-mannered demeanor distracts…
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Hillary Clinton Outlasts Them All
Cynematic and Karoli discuss Secretary Hillary Clinton's stellar performance at the marathon Benghazi hearing, Paul Ryan's cave-in to the extremists and more…
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Benghazi Witch Hunt Implodes On the Eve of Clinton's Email Testimony Part 1
A brief recap of the Benghazi incident which spurred Republicans to try to turn this into a witch hunt against then-Secretary of State and now-candidate…
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We're In Good Shape: Democrats Battle To Be Most Progressive for 2016
In the first #DemDebate, we learned a lot about the candidates and got a sense of them as people. Bernie, while grumpy and passionate about fat cats, was also…
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MOMocrats MOMochat: The Lead-Up to the First Democratic Debate
The Roseburg, Oregon Shooting -- when will America wake up and pass sane gun legislation? Also, it's almost time for the first Democratic debate on October 13…
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Pope Brings Hope, Boehner Says Nope, And Cecile Richards Smacks Down Some Dopes
This week on the MOMocrats MOMochat: Pope Brings Hope, Boehner Says Nope, And Cecile Richards Smacks Down Some DopesWas it a papal miracle that caused John…
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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…
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Recapping the GOP Debate from a Progressive Point of View
The crowded GOP field is providing as much drama as NBC's The Apprentice - especially with The Donald leading the charge. Of course, the MOMocrats watched last…
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Obama Proves Again There's No Such Thing as a Lame Duck
President Obama continues to be the most effective "lame duck" elected official in history: It looks like the deal his administration negotiated with Iran and…
MOMocratsK12NN Special: Prof. Wayne Au & Unconstitutional Charter Schools In WA State
The WA State Supreme Court ruled recently that charter schools created under the new education law I-1240 were unconstitutional. They do not fit under the…
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MOMocrats MOMochat's Last Summer Podcast: Hillary Clinton Gefilte Fish Edition
Next week, Congress gets back to work and their first order of business is to vote on the President's Iran deal. But right now, we're finishing up with one of…
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MOMocrats MOMOochat: Politics from a Progressive Point of View
Yet another terrible shooting...and in other news this week, racist and xenophobic comments from not one but two GOP presidential candidates, and a few rays of…
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The Summer of Trump
How radical is Donald Trump's immigration plan? It would gut the 14th Amendment. And other GOP candidates are jumping on his bandwagon. To be fair, only Scott…
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MOMocrats MOMochat: After Seattle: #BlackLivesMatter & Changing Presidential Campaign Platforms
On the table for today: many white progressives and other allies in Seattle found themselves challenged by the confrontational behavior of Marissa Janae…
MOMocratsPass the Popcorn: Previewing the GOP Debate with the MOMocrats
Ten candidates will duke it out Thursday night in Cleveland for the first GOP debate, and it promises to be a doozy! Especially since Fox News has relegated at…
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Planned Parenthood Under Attack - Again
Two weeks ago, a shadowy group the Center for Medical Progress released a deceptively edited "sting" video against Planned Parenthood, which has become the…
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What Happens at Netroots Nation Gets Heard Around the Country
The MOMocrats took time off last week to attend Netroots Nation in Phoenix, Arizona - where they met and learned from progressive activists from around the…
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The President on a Roll: A Raise for the Middle Class & New Rules on Segregation
Last week, President Obama proposed giving millions of middle class workers a raise. This week, he's tackling segregation. This is not bad for what the MSM…
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A Good Week for Progressives
Forgive The MOMocrats if they feel like they've awakened in some imaginary progressive universe: Last week saw the Supreme Court deliver happy decisions on…
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SCOTUS is Not the Only News This Week
In a normal week, the MOMocrats would be anxiously awaiting the Supreme Court decisions on lethal injection, redistricting, EPA regulations, same sex marriage…
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Another White Terrorist Strikes in Charleston
MOMocrats Karoli and Donna Schwartz Mills had planned to use the official entrance of Donald Trump into the 2016 Presidential race to talk about the Clown Car…
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McKinney, Texas and the Start of a Long Hot Summer
The MOMocrats had a hard time watching the videotape of the police action at that McKinney, Texas pool party this weekend - but, as Cynematic points out, the…
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The Supreme Court, Obamacare and Religious Freedom
RH Reality Check's Senior Legal Analayst, Jessica Mason Pieklo, joins the MOMocrats' for what's become an annual event: a lively discussion of the Supreme…
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Who to Blame for the Floods in Texas?
Pat Robertson says he doesn't know what to blame for the floods in Texas. The MOMocrats wish safety for Texans and a quick end to the flooding - and speculate…
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MOMocrats Momochat: Political Talk from the Progressive POV
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…
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MOMocrats MOMochat: A Stop to TPP Talks -- Now What?
An Amtrak crash kills half a dozen people and injuries hundreds others -- when oh when will we set aside funds to maintain our infrastructure? And it shouldn't…
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Hillary, Bernie, Carly, Mike and Ben: Just a Typical Week in US Politics
Just another week in US politics: Hillary Clinton throws down on the GOP regarding immigration reform and Bernie is in the race - while the GOP clown car gets…
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Where Do We Go After Baltimore?
"I think we, as a country, have to do some soul searching," President Obama said in response to the violence in Baltimore. "This is not new. It's been going on…
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This Week's Political News Stories with the MOMocrats
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…
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Ready for Hillary? Maybe. Maybe Not.
Hillary Clinton announced her candidacy this week, so now the score is one clown car and one Scooby van with a whole bunch of reporter clowns chasing after it…
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K12NN: ESEA Reauthorization with Parents Across America (brought to you by EMG)
Check in with Parents Across America's Panela Grundy hosted by K12NN's Cynthia Liu to find out what some parents believe would be the best plan to get rid of…
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Extremism in Politics Gone Mainstream
Claire Conner returns to MOMochat to talk about the alarming inroads the radical right has made into the Republican party, Congress and statehouses around the…
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MOMocrats MOMochat: Political Discussion from the Progressive POV
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…
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Bibi's Win, Schock's Departure -- And The Clown Car Gets a New Passenger
The MOMocrats talk about Bibi Netanyahu's big win and the resurrection of the US neocons, Aaron Shock's departure from Congress (who's going to get that…
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The GOP Senate Has Crossed a Very Dangerous Line
Since the day he took office, President Obama has endured unprecedented disrespect from the right wing Republican party, which can no longer be characterized…
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Hillary Clinton's Emails: Scandalous - Or Mere Distraction?
Hillary Clinton used a private email account for her correspondence while she was Secretary of State -- a practice that violates the Federal Records Act of…
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The Keystone XL Veto and the Need for Comprehensive Energy Policy
President Obama vetoed Keystone XL - but there are still plenty of dangers from other, smaller pipelines and oil trains that pass through our communities. What…
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The 2016 Election: A Clown Car Or A Coronation?
The media is excited about the 2016 election: A day doesn't go by without a breathless report about the possible candidacies of Jeb Bush, Rand Paul, Ted Cruz…