On Sunday, Lopez Obrador was elected Mexico's next president. Obrador has already stated that he plans to remain in NAFTA. To discuss, we FEATURE Dr. Heidi Jane M. Smith. Heidi is a political economy expert studying the politics of trade, debt, taxes and fiscal policy in Latin America. Her research focuses on how governments fund their public programs at the local, state and federal level. Dr. Smith has taught public policy classes in Washington DC (George Mason University), Miami (Florida International University) and Mexico City (Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México). Media includes: World Development, Latin American Research Review, Public Administration Review, Public Budgeting and Finance. 

With the announcement of Supreme Court Justice Kennedy's retirement, uncertainty has emerged over how his replacement may impact reproductive health laws. To discuss, we FEATURE Shivana Jorawar. Shivana is a lawyer and policy advocate and, currently serves as the State Legislative Counsel at the Center for Reproductive Rights where she manages their defensive state advocacy initiatives. She identifies and analyzes harmful restrictions, implements strategies to fight back, and delivers advocacy support to the Center’s clients and state partners. Prior to joining the Center, she was the Federal Policy Director for the National Abortion Federation where she developed and executed federal policy strategy to further NAF’s priorities and position as a leading voice in the reproductive rights movement. Media includes: Associated Press, RHReality Check, Angry Asian Man, The Hill, The Nation.

After President Trump placed tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from China, the European Union, Canada, and other countries. Those countries retaliated and placed tariffs on U.S. products. To discuss, we FEATURE Lilac Nachum. Lilac's areas of interest and expertise are globalization and the strategic management of Multinational Corporations-- topics she has been teaching, consulting and publishing on extensively for three decades. She has also consulted with a number of national and international organizations, including the United Nations, the European Union, London's Westminster City Council, the Government of Turkey, the US Department of Commerce, UAE SWF on issues related to Multinational Corporations and globalization. Media includes: International Business Review, Forbes, Strategic Management Journal. 

Despite President Trump's claims that he had reached a denuclearization agreement with North Korea, some reports indicate that North Korea is actually seeking to continue it's nuclear weapons program. To discuss, we FEATURE Duyeon Kim. Duyeon is a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Korean Peninsula Future Forum, a non-partisan think tank in Seoul founded and run by former South Korean National Security Advisor Chun Yung-woo. Kim specializes in East Asian geopolitics, the two Koreas, nuclear nonproliferation, arms control, and security. She often combines both her regional and functional expertise in her policy analysis and prescriptions. Kim is also a columnist for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Kim was an Associate in the Nuclear Policy and Asia programs at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and previously a Senior Fellow and Deputy Director of Non-Proliferation at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation in Washington, DC. Media includes: New York Times, Washington Post, Bloomberg, Donga Ilbo, Japan Times, BBC, CNN, KBS, CCTV.

Yesterday, Harvey Weinstein was indicted with three additional sex crimes charges-- one of which might lead to life in prison. To discuss, we FEATURE Fatima Goss Graves. Fatima, who has served in numerous roles at the National Women's Law Center for more than a decade before becoming President and CEO, has spent her career fighting to advance opportunities for women and girls. She has a distinguished track record working across a broad set of issues central to women’s lives, including income security, health and reproductive rights, education access, and workplace fairness. Prior to becoming President, Ms. Goss Graves served as the Center’s Senior Vice President for Programs, where she led the organization’s broad program agenda to advance progress and eliminate barriers in employment, education, health and reproductive rights and lift women and families out of poverty. Prior to that, as the Center’s Vice President for Education and Employment, she led the Center’s anti-discrimination initiatives, including work to promote equal pay, combat harassment and sexual assault at work and at school. Media includes: the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, AP, Chicago Tribune, LA Times, San Francisco Chronicle, CNN, MSNBC, NPR.

Tomorrow is the 4th of July! To commemorate this holiday, we FEATURE Julie Silverbrook. Julie  is Executive Director of The Constitutional Sources Project, a non-profit devoted to educating lawyers, judges, teachers, and students about United States Constitutional History. Prior to leading The Constitutional Sources Project, Julie was the Founding Director of an award-winning constitutional literacy program called Constitutional Conversations, in collaboration with the Institute of Bill of Rights Law, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and the Williamsburg Regional Library System. Media includes: NPR Norfolk Virginia, Fairfax Network, Daily Press.