Economists are worried about the lasting impact of COVID-19 since many people have lost their jobs and businesses are struggling. To discuss, we FEATURE Alejandra Y. Castillo. Castillo is the CEO of YWCA USA which serves 2.3 million women and girls around the country with a network of over 200 associations. YWCA plays a dual role as both a social service provider and an advocate for reform and justice. In 2014, Castillo was appointed by the Obama Administration to serve as the national director of the Minority Business Development Agency, becoming the first Hispanic American woman to lead the agency. In that role, she helped secure financing and capital in excess of $19 billion and created or retained over 33,000 jobs. Media includes: The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, The New Yorker, CNN, NBC.

Protests calling for police accountability and defunding have continued across America. To discuss, we FEATURE Christian F. Nunes. Nunes is an active community organizer and has spoken at events such as the March for Black Women in 2018. She is currently chair of the National Organization for Women’s Racial Justice Task Force, and is NOW’s Vice President. Along with her activism for mental health, Nunes also has over 20 years of experience advocating for children’s and women’s issues. Media includes: Ebony, Black Enterprise magazine, Yahoo News, AZ News Channel 3.

U.S. Army soldier Vanessa Guillen's remains were found near a river after she went missing from her Army base in April. Her family say that she was a target of sexual harassment long before she went missing. Since her murder, many servicewomen have spoken up about their experiences with sexual harassment in the military. To discuss, we FEATURE Antonieta Rico. Rico is a fellow at Women in International Security. She served in the U.S. Army from October 2001 to September 2008, working as a military journalist and public affairs NCO. She has served in Iraq and embedded with various Army and infantry units during day-to-day missions and combat operations. She has been published in various outlets including USA TODAY and wrote in TIME about the military's sexual assault epidemic and #MeToo. She also speaks on different panels and forums on the challenges women veterans and military women face. Media includes: TIME, USA Today, Task & Purpose, National Geographic.

On Saturday, Donald Trump's 4th of July speech defended confederate monuments and figures and denounced racial justice protestors. To discuss, we FEATURE Sophie Ellman-Golan. Ellman-Golan is the Director of a two-year offensive campaign against antisemitism and white nationalism in the Republican Party. She is the former Director of Communications and Digital Outreach at Women’s March and the co-creator of the Confront White Womanhood workshop. Ellman-Golan is a member leader of the Campaign for Police Accountability and Anti-Jewish Oppression Working Group, and a Strategic Messaging Consultant at Jews for Racial & Economic Justice (JFREJ). Media includes: Cosmopolitan, Refinery29, NY1, WNYC, MSNBC.

Last week Ghislaine Maxwell, who was Jeffrey Epstein's longtime confidante, was arrested and charged for her alleged role in recruiting and sexually abusing underaged girls. To discuss, we FEATURE Rochelle Keyhan. Keyhan is the Chief Executive Officer of Collective Liberty. As CEO at Collective Liberty, she develops and executes the organization's strategic direction and collaborations focused on disrupting specific types of human trafficking, including recruiting and maintaining robust collaborative networks of law enforcement, agency stakeholders, and service providers. Before starting Collective Liberty, Keyhan spent six years as a prosecutor of gender-based violence crimes in Philadelphia, where she is bar certified to practice law. She has a proven record prosecuting 20 felony jury trials; more than 100 rape, human trafficking, and domestic violence felony bench trials, and over 10,000 domestic violence misdemeanor hearings. Media incudes: Philadelphia Inquirer, Chicago Tribune, NBC Nightly News, NBC, CBS, ABC, Fox news.

Last week, China passed a new security law that would limit free speech in Hong Kong and allows China to try Hong Kong suspects in mainland China. To discuss, we FEATURE Susan Shirk. Shirk is Ho Miu Lam Professor of China and Pacific Relations and Director of the 21st China Program at the University of California, San Diego School of International Relations and Pacific Studies. Shirk's publications include her books, China: Fragile Superpower; The Political Logic of Economic Reform in China; How China Opened Its Door: The Political Success of the PRC's Foreign Trade and Investment Reforms; Competitive Comrades: Career Incentives and Student Strategies in China. She is also the editor of Changing Media, Changing China, published in 2011. Media includes: The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times.

A district court has ruled that the Dakota Access Pipeline must shut down by August 5, pending an environmental review. The ruling is a win for Indigenous and environmental activists, who have been protesting the pipeline for years. To discuss, we FEATURE Charon Asetoyer. Asetoyer is a Native American women's health activist. She is the CEO and Founder of the Native American Community Board (1985) and the Native American Women's Health Education Resource Center (1988) on the Yankton Sioux Reservation in South Dakota. The Resource Center addresses issues of reproductive justice, violence against women, and environmental justice. Media includes: Jezebel, The New York Times, ColorLines, CNN, NPR.

Uber has agreed to buy food delivery app, Postmates, for $2.65 billion. To discuss, we FEATURE Terri E. Gerstein. Gerstein is the Director of the Project on State and Local Enforcement at the Harvard Law School Labor and Worklife Program and a Senior Fellow at the Economic Policy Institute. She is an expert on workers' rights, labor and employment policy, and government enforcement of labor and employment laws. Gerstein specializes in gig economy workers' rights. Media includes: The New York Times, The Washington Post, Slate, The Nation, The Guardian, The Hill, The American Prospect, NBC News.