To explain the importance and implications of Super Tuesday we FEATURE Glynda C. Carr, co-founder of Higher Heights for America. Activist and political strategist Glynda C. Carr is recognized for her innovative leadership style, commitment to expanding the civic participation of communities of color and advancing progressive public policies that build sustainable communities. Media includes: Fox news, MSNBC, feminist.com
With the Supreme Court holding hearings this week for Whole Woman's Health vs. Hellerstedt, we FEATURE Shivana Jorawar. Shivana Jorawar, a lawyer and policy advocate, currently serves as the Federal Policy Director for the National Abortion Federation - the professional association for abortion practitioners. Previously she directed reproductive justice priorities for the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF), the country's only national organization dedicated to social justice and human rights for Asian American and Pacific Islander women and girls. Media includes: Associated Press, RHRealityCheck, Angry Asian Man, NAPAWF online, The Prospect, 94.1 KPFA Women's Magazine
Following the agreement of a partial truce in Syria we FEATURE expert Tara Maller. Dr. Tara Maller is a Research Fellow in the International Security Program at New America and the Associate Director for Strategic Communications for the Franklin Project at the Aspen Institute. She is also a former military analyst at the CIA, where she focused on the Iraq insurgency. She publishes and speaks on a variety of topics including sanctions, diplomacy, intelligence, cybersecurity, terrorism, Iraq, women in security & national service. Maller has appeared as a national security commentator on Bloomberg, CNN, MSNBC, Fox, Fox Business and Al Jazeera America.
Scholar in Residence and Adjunct Professor, Senior Adviser
American University School of International Service, Stimson Center
For interviews on migrants in Macedonia.
For analysis on the news of hundreds of migrants pushing down a fence on the Macedonia-Greek border, we FEATURE expert Johanna Mendelson-Forman. Johanna Mendelson Forman is a senior associate with Americas Program at CSIS and with the William E. Simon Chair in political economy. A senior policy expert and practitioner with over twenty-five years of experience, she has worked extensively on security and development issues, pioneered post-conflict reconstruction theory and practice, engaged in field work on civil-military relations and democratic transitions, served as a program officer for UN and other multilateral organizations, and more recently developed extensive working experience with renewable energy as a development tool. She serves as a member of the Council for Foreign Relations. Media includes: NPR, Washington Post, DClist, World Policy Review
To analyze yesterday's Oscar ceremony, we FEATURE expert Jannette Dates. Jannette Dates is dean emerita of the School of Communications at Howard University, having served for nearly 19 years there as the dean. She is a nationally recognized authority on the issues of mass media and the depiction of African-Americans in popular culture. Dates has written extensively on issues such as diversity in media industries and higher education, and is regularly interviewed as an expert on the subject of the depiction of African-Americans in the media. Dates co-edited the book, “Split Image: African Americans in the Mass Media,” and has also contributed to numerous other books and articles. Dates’ media experiences include appearances on “Both Sides with Jesse Jackson,” “Booknotes with Brian Lamb” on CSPAN, “ABC News with Peter Jennings,” “All Things Considered” on NPR, “Close Up” on NPR, “Our Visions” on BET, and “On the Media” on NPR, among others.
Areas of Expertise: Advertising, Business and the Economy, Feminism, Internet, Labor and Employment, Media and Entertainment, Online harassment and Free speech, Pop culture, Social media
Areas of Expertise: Activism and advocacy, Advertising, Guns, Media and Entertainment, Politics, Social justice, Violence against women, Women and Politics, Women's leadership
Areas of Expertise: Activism and advocacy, Business and the Economy, Elections, Finance, Housing, Politics, Tax, Women and Politics, Women in business, Women's empowerment, Women's issues, Women's leadership