The Supreme Court has rejected a case that sought to get rid of protest-free zones at abortion clinics. To discuss, we FEATURE Jenice Fountain, executive director of Yellowhammer Fund.. Fountain is a grassroots organizer and advocate in Birmingham, Alabama dedicated to Reproductive Justice, direct aid, and equitable services for marginalized people. Fountain—a mom herself— is the founder of Margins: Women Helping Black Women, a local community aid organization that addresses the reproductive, financial, and material needs of low-income Black mothers, TGNC parents, and their children. Before the Dobbs decision, Margins was routinely offering transport to and from abortion clinics. Media includes: The New York Times, Cosmopolitan, Politico, MSNBC, BBC.

The Trump administration is sending migrants to Panama as part of the administration’s crack down on immigration. To discuss, we FEATURE Lourdes Martinez Diaz Barriga, co-directing attorney at Centro Legal de la Raza. Prior to joining Centro Legal, she spent six years as the Political Director at Mujeres Unidas y Activas in the Bay Area, working alongside immigrant leaders and organizers on campaigns for Domestic Worker and Immigrant Rights, as well as promoting the civic engagement of the Latinx community. Martinez and her team worked successfully with immigration advocates to ensure that immigrant women’s voices were heard by the Biden Administration, and that asylum protections for survivors of domestic violence were restored. She also led MUA’s efforts to form the Alameda County Immigrant Legal and Education Network in collaboration with Centro Legal, in response to the threats launched by the Trump Administration against the immigrant communities of the Bay Area. Media includes: Univision.

On Sunday, Germans took to the polls to vote in their national elections and choose a new chancellor. To discuss, we FEATURE Terri Givens. Givens is a professor of political science at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. She is the author/editor of books and articles on immigration policy, European politics and right-wing politics. Her most recent published books are Radical Empathy: Finding a Path to Bridging Racial Divides and The Roots of Racism: The Politics of White Supremacy in the US and Europe. She was the founding director at the Center for European Studies at the University of Texas and led the university’s efforts in Mexico and Latin America as Vice Provost for International Activities as well as curriculum development. She has worked with a variety of organizations at the international level, including the German Marshall Fund, attending the annual Brussels Forum, the U.S. State Department, Transatlantic Inclusion Leaders, and the Helsinki Comission. Media includes: Politico, The Washington Post, BBC, NPR.

The Agriculture Department has deleted climate data from their website, leading to a lawsuit filed by farmers who use the data for business planning. To discuss, we FEATURE Denise O'Brien. O'Brien is a farmer and community organizer from Atlantic, Iowa. She is the founder and former director of the Women Food and Agriculture Network. She has farmed with her husband, Larry Harris, for over thirty years in the southwest corner of Iowa. O'Brien has had numerous opportunities to work within the agricultural community by working on policy development on the state, national and international level and becoming involved in the community of local food systems and conservation issues. Media includes: Ms. Magazine, Organic Trader, The New York Times.

The U.S. has voted against a U.N. resolution that condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine. To discuss, we FEATURE Toby Gati. Formerly senior international advisor at the global law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Gati focused on political, economic and trade developments in Russia, Eurasia, and Central and Eastern Europe. She also provided assessments of various politically sensitive regions of the world, as well as analyses of the workings of international political and economic institutions. Gati has lectured and published on U.S.-Russia relations, American foreign policy and the work of the United Nations and other international organizations. Media includes: The Washington Times, The Moscow Times, CNN, PBS.

Pope Francis' health has been in critical condition since he was hospitalized with pneunomia on February 14th. He is currently stable as thousands around the world pray for his health. To discuss, we FEATURE Gina Messina. Messina is former assistant professor of religion and gender studies at Ursuline College where she formerly served as Dean. She has given serious attention to issues faced by women in relation to religion, politics and social justice and is also recognized as an expert on Catholicism and Pope Francis. Messina is author of Rape Culture and Spiritual Violence, and co-editor of the highly acclaimed Faithfully Feminist: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Feminists on Why We Stay, and Feminism and Religion in the 21st Century. Media includes: The Washington Post, Huffington Post, Tavis Smiley, MSNBC.

Sunday is the 97th Academy Award ceremony. WMC's 2025 Oscars report showed that only 27% of non-acting nominations went to women. To discuss, we FEATURE Carla Hay, editor-in-chief of Culture Mix. Hay has booked panelists and speakers for conferences presented by Billboard and The Hollywood Reporter. She is a Tomatometer-approved critic at Rotten Tomatoes and a member of the Critics Choice Association. Hay has been a writer or editor for Paramount Media Networks, Women's Media Center, Shondaland, AXS.com, Examiner.com, Lifetime, People, and Billboard. She has been interviewed on CNN, Access Hollywood, and CNBC.

February is Black History Month. To commemorate the last couple days, we FEATURE Leah Wright Rigueur. Rigueur is an author, historian, speaker, and SNF Agora Institute associate professor of history at the Johns Hopkins University. She is an expert in race and politics, US political and social history, African American politics and history, and riots and American backlash, and holds a Ph.D. in History from Princeton University. She is author of The Loneliness of the Black Republican: Pragmatic Politics and the Pursuit of Power, a book that offers a much-needed critical examination of the tense relationship that exists between African Americans and the GOP. Providing a thorough reading of black voting behavior and opinion over a 60-year period, Rigueur’s book also analyzes the ideas and actions of black activists, politicians, officials, and intellectuals that worked with and within the Republican Party. Media includes: The New York Times, The Washington Post, CBS News, MSNBC, PBS, NPR, CNN.