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Democracy’s white knight Marc Elias reminds us post the Blue Tsunami that was the 2026 midterms that we were ready to overcome the voter suppression this time but voter suppression still exists. That too “big to rig” worked, but the rigging will continue and wherever the Democrats have power they must continue to shore up our democracy. That ultimately, democracy isn’t just about who votes, but who can vote, and who wants to vote. That people can’t participate in government if it’s too hard, but they won’t participate if they think it makes no difference. We have to show them it does. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to iampoliticsgirl substack. It’s free, but if you choose a premium subscription, you’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the newsletter, the rants, private interviews, and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Guest social:  Democracy Docket: https://www.democracydocket.com/pg-subscribe/ https://www.democracydocket.com/ https://www.elias.law/team/marc-elias Twitter:    @marceelias                   @DemocracyDocket   This episode is sponsored by… https://wildgrain.com/politicsgirl40 code: politicsgirl40 https://shopbeam.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://laundrysauce.com code: politicsgirl20 https://3DayBlinds.com/politicsgirl

Historian Tad Stoermer reminds us the work we have to do doesn’t end on election day, it starts on election day. That this is just the beginning of accountability. So even if we get all the way to January 3rd, with the new congress is seated, it will still be up to us to hold those in power responsible, and make sure those who have broken the law, our institutions, and our constitutional order are finally held to account. This, as Tad says, is our "in the mirror” moment. A time to decide who we really are, what we truly believe, and what is no longer acceptable to us. It’s reconciliation versus reconstruction. Do we want to kiss and make up so we can go back to how it was, or do we want to acknowledge what happened so we can truly move forward and build something better? As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to iampoliticsgirl substack. It’s free, but if you choose a premium subscription, you’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the newsletter, the rants, private interviews, and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Guest social: https://www.tadstoermer.com/ https://substack.com/@tadstoermer   This episode is sponsored by… https://quince.com/politicsgirl https://cookunity.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://NOBLTravel.com https://honeylove.com/politicsgirl

What could our country look like if we chose to do things differently? We know what we have is broken, so what if we build something new? As our guest Nick Hanauer says, America’s problems don’t just stem from political dysfunction, media fragmentation, or this us v. them tribalism that we’re all drawing in. While these are all real problems, in Nick’s mind, it all comes back to economics. As soon as we stopped believing that hard work equaled security, a good life, and the opportunity to move up, our faith in the system collapsed. That collapse left the door open for truly terrible/authoritarian alternatives. It allowed a bunch of nefarious people to came along and promised to fix everything or at least give you someone to blame. No. We can do WAY better than that. Fix the economy. Fix the country. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to iampoliticsgirl substack. It’s free, but if you choose a premium subscription, you’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the newsletter, the rants, private interviews, and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Guest social:  https://www.marketsbuiltforhumans.org/ https://nickhanauer.substack.com/   This episode is sponsored by… https://wildgrain.com/politicsgirl40 code: politicsgirl40 https://quince.com/politicsgirl https://oneskin.co code: politicsgirl https://3dayblinds.com/politicsgirl

Today’s guest Sherrilyn Ifill reminds us that nothing we do to help our country right now is wasted. It’s time we really decided who we are and who we want to be. We are drowning in moral decay in America right now and it’s demoralizing. The weakness and willingness for so many of our fellow citizens to choose the path of least resistance has led us to a place where this upcoming election is existential. It is everything. The opposition needs to win to simply keep our heads above water. It is up to all of us to not only save us with our votes now, but stay engage in the days and years to come to build something better than what we’ve ever had. As Sherrilyn says, “The founders of tomorrow are among us today.” We have to help them, be them, and support them. Now is not the time for nialism, now is the time for action. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to iampoliticsgirl substack. It’s free, but if you choose a premium subscription, you’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the newsletter, the rants, private interviews, and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl Guest social: https://www.naacpldf.org/about-us/staff/sherrilyn-ifill/ https://profiles.howard.edu/sherrilyn-ifill https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/sherrilyn-ifill This episode is sponsored by… https://cookunity.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://superpower.com code: politicsgirl https://myalloy.com code: politicsgirl iQBar TEXT PG to 64000

With the election coming up, fascism expert Jason Stanley, tells us not to think of our vote as midterm vote, but as an existential one. That changing the course of the world is actually in the American voter’s grasp. That if we turn out to vote against this Global elite of billionaires who will take everybody down just to have more for themselves, we can kickstart the reversal of the global fascist tide. We know they’re going to cheat. We know they’re going to try and steal it, but that doesn’t mean they’re going to succeed. In fact it’s up to us to make sure they don’t. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to iampoliticsgirl substack. It’s free, but if you choose a premium subscription, you’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the newsletter, the rants, private interviews, and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Guest social: @profjasonstanley Books: https://bookshop.org/beta-search?bkshp-astro=t&keywords=Jason+stanley   This episode is sponsored by… https://wildgrain.com/politicsgirl40 code: politicsgirl40 https://laundrysauce.com code: politicsgirl20 https://iRestore.com code: politicsgirl https://3DayBlinds.com/politicsgirl https://nobltravel.com

Indivisible’s Leah Greenberg reminds us that the powers that be want us to just give up. That they have done everything they can to disrupt the process of voting. To scare or discourage people out of voting. To make voting itself feel so uncertain that we forget we are still the ones with the power, and our power comes from our numbers. No Kings itself is a manifestation of those numbers, of our force and desire to show this country that we refuse to accept what’s happening. But No Kings is also about protecting the election and mobilizing for a post election response. It’s not just a rally this time. It’s hyper local voter turnout and, most importantly, a time to gather and train people for post election mobilization. As Leah says, what’s happening is “discouraging but it’s surmountable". It all comes down to the collective who will stop this authoritarian free fall. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with a bunch of other perks, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   Guest social:  https://indivisible.org/ https://www.nokings.org/   This episode is sponsored by… https://quince.com/politicsgirl https://myalloy.com code: politicsgirl https://honeylove.com/politicsgirl https://jonesroadbeauty.com code: politicsgirl

In the past week, along with the horrendous Cornell 7, the news included: A man who jacked off to the woman next to him on a plane and United Airlines refused to deal with it, and made her go back to her seat. We discovered an LSU football player was found responsible for raping a girl, but the university lowered his accountability from suspension to probation in order to let him keep playing. A teenage boy was only given a restraining order after he stalked and stabbed a girl 10 times because she wouldn’t date him, and Vanderbilt University reported 50 cases of girls at the health center because of spiked drinks in the last week. The LAST WEEK ALONE. What the f**k are we doing America?!   As always, IF YOU FIND WORTH IN WHAT WE DO, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast AD FREE, along with a bunch of other PERKS, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and SUBSCRIBE TODAY!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social:   https://www.betches.com/ https://www.instagram.com/betches/?hl=en   Cornell petition link: change.org/cornellalum4janedoe   TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@samisagesays Insta: https://www.instagram.com/sami/?hl=en     As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   This episode is sponsored by… https://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://oneskin.co/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://Quince.com/politicsgirl iQBar - TEXT PG to 64000

As today’s guest, Ami Fields Meyer, reminds us in order to take back our future in this era of authoritarianism we need to get in league with a lot of different people. We are in a period of real trauma, but if we can put our differences aside and get past our own fear, the day of accounting will come. As Ahmi says, “They’re not going to get away with this shit. So whether we’re talking about the authoritarians trying to take over our country, or the tech oligarchs who think they are the only ones who get to decide our futures, we need to stay skeptical, insist on safeguards, hold up our institutional power and use whatever leverage we have to fight back.   As always, IF YOU FIND WORTH IN WHAT WE DO, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast AD FREE, along with a bunch of other PERKS, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and SUBSCRIBE TODAY!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://www.fieldsmeyer.com/ https://www.harpercollins.com/products/on-courage-julia-angwinami-fields-meyer?variant=44366661976098   As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl   This episode is sponsored by… https://iRestore.com code: politicsgirl https://Quince.com/politicsgirl https://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://cookunity.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl

One of the things I’m known for is getting into it with right-wingers on CNN roundtables, but the OG woman of distinction who does this so beautifully, is Jessica Tarlov on Fox's roundtable show The Five. I’m having Jessica on to talk about this moment in history, but also how we talk about it without losing our minds. Her new book I Disagree: Winning Arguments without Losing Friends, is exactly what I think we need not only in the next couple of months, but in the next couple of years. It’s heated out there. Get some insight on how to keep it cool. Reminder: PoliticsGirl has relaunched our Substack with a weekly newsletter that comes out Fridays to keep you up to date on the top stories of the week, a copy of the week’s podcast, and weekly action items for what you can do to make the world a better place. We will also have twice monthly kitchen conversations with amazing guests for subscribers, a Q&A at the end of each month, as well as various other perks! If that interests you, please go to https://iampoliticsgirl.substack.com and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! Guest social: https://sites.prh.com/idisagree This episode is sponsored by… https://laundrysauce.com code: politicsgirl20 https://JonesRoadBeauty.com code: politicsgirl https://3DayBlinds.com/politicsgirl https://nobltravel.com https://Quince.com/politicsgirl

Are you feeling completely overwhelmed? Did you read that UN report about the climate, or you watching how badly the war is going, or afraid to eat anything in America right now? Are you worried your vote is going to be stolen in the midterms or horrified about what’s happening at the detention camps or with the economy, and it’s all making you want to shut down, pull the covers over your head, or do retail therapy but you also don’t have any money…Yeah, you’re not alone. So join me and Skye Perryman to find out what you can do. ACTION ahead! PoliticsGirl has relaunched our Substack with a weekly newsletter that comes out Fridays to keep you up to date on the top stories of the week, so you can go into the weekend informed, a copy of the week’s podcast, and weekly action items for what you can do to make the world a better place. We will also have twice monthly kitchen conversations with amazing guests for subscribers, a Q&A at the end of each month, and various other perks! If that interests you, please go to https://iampoliticsgirl.substack.com and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward!   Guest social: https://ordinarypeopleaction.com/ https://democracyforward.org/   This episode is sponsored by… https://MyAlloy.com code: politicsgirl https://Quince.com/politicsgirl https://honeylove.com/politicsgirl iQBar - TEXT: PG to 64000

It’s not our fault we feel helpless and isolated in this broken world. That’s by design. We’re the victims of the greatest information war in history - from our media model to our education system - and the antidote is to dive into the tools that created civilization in the first place. Ethics, philosophy, shared history, morality, cooperation. That we already have all the answers - all the proven solutions - to the problems at hand. We just can’t continue to allow the corporations to silence and bury them while driving us off a cliff. Enough is enough. As always, IF YOU FIND WORTH IN WHAT WE DO, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast AD FREE, along with a bunch of other PERKS, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and SUBSCRIBE TODAY!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://www.survivorsguidetoearth.com As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://laundrysauce.com code: politicsgirl https://3DayBlinds.com/politicsgirl https://myalloy.com code: politicsgirl

As we go back to school, we’ve got to remember teachers are the soil we plant our children in for 8 hours a day, so while the emotional well-being of teachers might seem like some “woke” talking point, stressed or burned out teachers actually directly shape the emotional and developmental well-being of our children in their formative years, and what happens to a society when the adults responsible for educating and emotionally regulating the next generation are just operating in survival mode? Nothing good. As always, IF YOU FIND WORTH IN WHAT WE DO, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast AD FREE, along with a bunch of other PERKS, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and SUBSCRIBE TODAY!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://empowerededucator.com/ As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://3DayBlinds.com/politicsgirl https://oneskin.co/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://cookunity.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl50 code: politicsgirl50 https://quince.com/politicsgirl

The Attorney General’s job is to enforce the laws on behalf of their people, and state Attorney Generals are even more essential now that we have a federal Attorney general who’s made it clear he doesn’t work for the people, but for the president. AG Bonta reminds us that lawsuits aren’t about slapping lawbreakers on the wrist, but structural remedies that make the law work better for the people. Among other things, we discuss the lawsuit blocking the Paramount Skydance merger with Warner Brothers Discovery, and what State AG’s can do to protect our upcoming elections. It’s actually a fantastic discussion. I learned a ton. As always, IF YOU FIND WORTH IN WHAT WE DO, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast AD FREE, along with a bunch of other PERKS, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and SUBSCRIBE TODAY!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://oag.ca.gov/about As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… iQ Bar - TEXT PG to 64000 https://sundaysfordogs.com/politicsgirl50 code: politicsgirl50 https://superpower.com code: politicsgirl https://laundrysauce.com code: politicsgirl20

There are plenty of groups that see this drastic change in the American political system as something that can work for them. If the goal is power, or retained power, everyone from white and christian nationalists, to the billionaire class, the patriarchy and the predators have found their champion in the Trump administration. If everything is for sale and no institution is sacred, they an do whatever they want, and if Republican congress members are simply going to abdicate their responsibility to hold these groups in check, it’s going to be up to us to hand them a devastating loss in November and start to push the enemies back. As always, IF YOU FIND WORTH IN WHAT WE DO, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast AD FREE, along with a bunch of other PERKS, like the rants directly to your inbox and the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and SUBSCRIBE TODAY!! Thank you so much! xoPG Guest social: https://www.anneapplebaum.com/ As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… https://iRestore.com code: politicsgirl https://NOBLtravel.com https://myalloy.com code: politicsgirl https://honeylove.com/politicsgirl

We went away this summer and the trip reminded me that many of our peer nations live far better than we do. Not just with their universal healthcare and walkable cities, but their respected working class and work/life balance. These are cultures that break for lunch. The people have reasonable work hours and take weeks, if not a month, off in the summer. They are better stewards of the human experience. They respect what people need and truly seem to be enjoying their lives far more than us, which is probably why so many people are moving away from America. It’s not just our government. It’s our way of life. People aren’t fulfilled by constantly rushing, hustling, and earning. They’re not happy not seeing their kids or worrying about being shot. So many of us just want an existence that respects life before commerce. This dog eat dog hyper individualism isn’t so attractive anymore. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get this podcast ad free, along with my rants and TV appearances directly to your inbox plus the knowledge that you’re making this kind of highly researched, factual information possible. If that interests you, please go to https://www.politicsgirl.com/premium and subscribe today!! Thank you so much! xoPG As always, please RATE and SUBSCRIBE so we can grow the show, open the dialogue, and inspire change moving forward! All show links here!: https://linktr.ee/politicsgirl This episode is sponsored by… iQBar: TEXT - PG to 64000 https://quince.com/politicsgirl https://cookunitiy.com/politicsgirl code: politicsgirl https://jonesroadbeauty.com code: politicsgirl