Program Director, Economic Justice

With President Obama announcing new strategies for relieving student debt, we FEATURE Tamara Draut, author of Strapped: Why America's 20- and 30-Somethings Can't Get Ahead. Draut is also co-author of the Demos reports, The Plastic Safety Net: The Reality Behind Debt in America, Millions to the Middle: Three Strategies to Grow the Middle Class, Generation Broke: The Growth of Debt Among Young Adults, among others. She has appeared as a commentator on CNN, ABC, NBC, CNN Money, CNN Headline News, MSNBC, Fox News, Reuters Television and numerous radio shows. Draut's op-eds and expert advice have appeared in many newspapers across the country, including The Wall Street Journal, NY Times, Boston Globe, BusinessWeek, Chicago Tribune, and USA Today.

President and Principal

The Department of Homeland Security is addressing the conditions for 700 unaccompanied minor immigrant children being held in a warehouse in Arizona. We FEATURE Sayu Bhojwani to discuss what happens next for the children. Bhojwani has worked on immigrant integration in various capacities for over 15 years, including as New York City’s Commissioner for Immigrant Affairs under Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg. She is the founding director of The New American Leaders Project, the only national organization specifically focused on preparing first- and second-generation immigrants for civic leadership.

Religious columnist, speaker and podcast host

June is Gay Pride month, and as communities celebrate throughout the country, we FEATURE Rev. Irene Monroe, ordained minister and speaker for a sector of society that is frequently invisible. Monroe is a Huffington Post blogger and a syndicated religion columnist. Monroe says that "As an religion columnist I try to inform the public of the role religion plays in discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people. Because homophobia is both a hatred of the 'other ' and it's usually acted upon in the name of religion." Monroe has been profiled in O, Oprah Magazine and was also profiled in the Gay Pride Episode of ""In the Life" TV" where the segment on her was nominated for an educational Emmy.

Women’s Success Coach, Weekly Parenting Correspondent Global News, Entrepreneur, Author, Speaker, Mentor

In recognition of Father's Day, we FEATURE parenting expert Erica Diamond. Diamond is the Weekly Parenting Correspondent on Global TV; her features help parents navigate the challenges of everyday life with children, and she addresses the effect that fathers have on their children's lives. Diamond is also the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of the Forbes acclaimed Women’s Lifestyle blog WomenOnTheFence.com, syndicated to 2 million monthly readers.