MOMocrats

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 primaries, which made both campaigns fear that turnout would be suppressed. In the end, Clinton won the popular vote, the pledged delegates and the super delegates. Bernie Sanders is continuing his campaign through the final prima...

California's Democratic primary is next Tuesday, and for once - the results are going to matter. Governor Jerry Brown's endorsement (and superdelegate pledge( of Hillary Clinton was a bit of a blow to the Sanders campaign, which is vowing to keep on fighting on through the convention. MOMocrats Karoli and Donna Schwartz Mills praise the Sanders campaign for bringing new energy to the Dem...

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 the MOMocrats nervous. The drama on the Democratic side has to stop so we can keep our eyes on the prize, say the Hillary supporters. Not so fast - we need to build on the Obama legacy and push the Democratic platform left, say the Sander...

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 to contraceptive coverage (yes, that's still a thing) to various routes to expansion of ACA so that every American can get the health care they need. How are community health care centers a crucial piece of the picture? Are even balky...

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 documentary, "The Brainwashing of My Dad," which traces how the filmmaker's father went from an easy-going, Democratic voter to an angry old man spouting right-wing tropes - thanks to a long commute listening to talk radio....

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 chairman Reince Priebus now refers to Trump as the presumptive nominee. An already bizarre campaign just crossed over into the surreal. And over on the Democratic side of the ticket, Bernie Sanders outperformed the polls (surprising the p...

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 promises to keep going through California. MOMocrats Cynematic, Karoli and Donna Schwartz Mills all agree with that decision, even if they disagree about the tone of the campaign. In the meantime, at the time of our podcast, Ted Cruz...

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 state's former two-time Senator Hillary Clinton. Bernie Sanders supporters point out that New York's closed primary and tough rules for changing parties made it difficult for many of his supporters to come out and vote, and i...

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 out, it might be more accurate to celebrate a whole series of Equal Pay Days because that date comes much later in the year for women of color... and for some, they can work almost the entire year before they've earned the equivalent...

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 electoral turning point. But the state's unique political history and demographics may have played a larger role in those victories than one would think. And looming ahead are Pennsylvania and New York, the latter of which is home for both Hill...

Claire Conner, author of "Wrapped in the Flag," joins MOMocrats Karoli, Cynematic and Donna Schwartz Mills to talk about the new documentary, "The Brainwashing of My Dad," which traces how the filmmaker's father went from an easy-going, Democratic voter to an angry old man spouting right-wing tropes - thanks to a long commute listening to talk radio. Conner, whose parents...

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 the tragedy as an opportunity for more fear mongering against Muslims. What the Donald doesn't grasp (and President Obama does) is how hate rhetoric plays right into the terrorist playbook written decades ago by Osama Bin Laden and A...

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 Obama. Blogger Ilina Ewen will join MOMocrats Cynematic, Karoli, and Donna Schwartz Mills to talk about her attendance at Tuesday's #LetsMove event for bloggers at the White House. The panel will also talk about March Super Tuesda...

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' huge win in Michigan and Hillary Clinton's Mississippi blowout have given reporters the horse race their most comfortable writing about. Sanders and Clinton even appeared in a town hall carried by Fox News, bringing their unfiltered...

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 were designed four years ago to designate Mitt Romney early - and the Republican base appears shockingly unconcerned about their candidate's hesitation to denounce David Duke's endorsement or the KKK. And while Hillary won som...

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's untimely death over the holiday weekend has triggered something of a constitutional crisis, as Senate Republicans and GOP Presidential candidates immediately tried to make a case for leaving his seat on the Court vacant so the next President could appoint. President Obama announced that he will fulfill his constitutional duty and nominate a candidate to...

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 not the way the pundits figured it would go, and the only thing we are all assured is that it's going to be  a wild ride. MOMocrats Cynematic, Karoli and Donna Schwartz Mills discuss the race and what it means for progressive voters.  Fo...

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 2016 and the media narrative. They also chat about the influence of big money PACS with filmmaker Holly Mosher, executive producers of the documentary "Pay 2 Play," which follows the money and the disintegration of our democracy that...

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 - but indicted the filmmakers instead. MOMocrats Cynematic, Karoli, and Donna Schwartz Mills discuss the turning of the tables on the anti-abortion activists who made the film. Also: The beginning of the end of the occupation of the Malheur...

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 with the MOMocrats about abortion rights, safe contraception, and restrictive new laws, ballot propositions and "religious rights" exceptions that are making it difficult for women who merely want to fill prescriptions for medications...

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 things to say to the Republican candidates who are vying to replace him next year. MOMocrats Cynematic, Karoli and Donna Schwartz Mills discuss the speech from a progressive point of view. Follow us on BlueSky @socalmom.bsky.social @karoli.b...

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 Donald Trump.  Follow us on BlueSky @socalmom.bsky.social @karoli.bsky.social @AlizaWrites.bsky.social

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 that took place last night. Also on today's agenda: Yesterday's unprecedented closure of all 900+ campuses in the nation's second largest school system after a bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax and the context of...

While Donald Trump trolls the world with fascist ravings, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders quietly released some planks in their platforms, including plans for infrastructure building and immigration. President Obama also gave a landmark speech on fighting ISIS (he urged Americans not to give in to the hate speech that fuels the idea that the West is fighting all of Islam. It touched on the same...

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 public employees in San Bernardino on Wednesday, but they wonder why the previous week's violence at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado wasn't also covered as an act of terrorism? According to this map published on Vox, there...