This week we talk with two people - Betsy Wright Hawkings - who has been chief of staff for numerous members of Congress, and Erica Hoffman - a Missouri state legislative candidate running on the Democratic ticket against a Republican incumbent.
Betsy has been chief of staff for four members of Congress, giving her deep insight to the inner workings of our federal government. The years she spent on "The Hill" has given her deep insight into the inner workings of congress. She knows how things work, and how they don't work. She spends time with us this evening to not only describe the problems that extreme polarization and hyperpartisanship, but to talk about how we may fix our system and make it work for the people again.
Erica is currently running for the Missouri 96th district House of Representatives. As a Democrat, she is challenging a Republican incumbent. She is a former school teacher who advocates heavily for educational issues. She's also very involved in several environmental issues, including the fight against the detrimental influence that CAFOs (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations) have on state politics. These CAFOs - also known as "Factory Farms" - are allowed to pollute our land and water, almost with impunity, even though they produce several more times the bio-waste than humans. Erica speaks very plainly and openly about the problems we face, not only locally in Missouri, but in the nation as a whole, and what she intends to do about them.
An inspiring intermission message is provided thanks to Dennis Merritt Jones.
A Look Forward with Futurist David Houle
Lee Drutman
A Conversation with Theodore Theopolis, Ohio State Chair
Climate Change Discussion with Chelsea Tobin
Jim Rex on Education and the Afghan War
Women in the Military
And More Current Events with Greg And Dan
More Current Events with Greg and Dan
Pure Justice
Current Events with Greg and Dan
Energy Policy - Reloaded
Meet Our LGBTQ Caucus Chair, Ethan Michelle Ganz
Facism in America
Ayana Crawford - Black Caucus Chair
Patriotic Millionaires
General Topics and Issues
Thoughts About Memorial Day
A Political Rap Session with Jim Rex
Critical Race Theory
Purity at the Ballot Box?
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free