Yesterday, the Supreme Court listened to arguments as to whether or not the Trump administration can end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). To discuss what ending the program would mean, we FEATURE Pamela Chomba, Director of State Immigration Campaigns at FWD.us. Chomba is a Dreamer and activist, born in Lima, Peru. While working in Texas (2014) for an electoral campaign, she realized she could not fix the electoral process if 11 million undocumented immigrants lived without status, including families with U.S. citizen family members, like her own. Through story-sharing trainings and advocacy, Chomba mobilized support for Dreamers in the Northeast to speak to Congress and demand a legislative process that will also grant her a pathway to citizenship. Media includes: ThinkProgess, Bustle, CUNY TV.

Google recently started a partnership with Ascension, the second largest healthcare system in the U.S., which would allow the tech giant to have access to peoples' complete health history. To discuss, we FEATURE Lisa A. Hayes, Esq. Hayes is Vice President, Strategy & General Counsel at the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT), working to champion individual rights and liberties in the digital age. She leads CDT’s litigation practice, helping to inform courts about issues where technological advances are outpacing the law. Her recent work includes efforts to limit government surveillance, advance consumer privacy, protect free expression online, and preserve net neutrality. Media includes: The Washington Post, The Seattle Times, NPR, Fox News.

President Evo Morales has left Bolivia after winning the presidential election and losing the support of Bolivia's armed forces, in what is being described as a coup. To discuss, we FEATURE Maria Echaveste. Echaveste is the Policy and Program Development Director at the Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Law and Social Policy. She is also a non-resident fellow of the Center for American Progress working on issues such as immigration, civil rights, education and Latin America. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton appointed her as a Special Representative to Bolivia in 2009-2010. Extensive media experience.  

A new study on California's Paid Family Leave Act found that women that were given paid family leave ended up working and earning less— the opposite of previous research that showed women were more likely to keep working if given paid leave. But researchers have pointed out that there are many outside factors that may contribute to this. To discuss, we FEATURE Vicki Shabo. Shabo is an expert on workplace gender equity and work/family policies in the United States, including paid family and medical leave and equal pay. As a strategist and analyst, she is steeped in both policy details and the political dynamics that typically surround policymakers’ consideration of these policies. Shabo is currently Senior Fellow for Paid Leave Policy and Strategy at New America, a Washington, D.C. think and action tank, where she is focused on charting a path to winning paid family and medical leave for every working person in the United States, no matter where they live or work or the job they hold. Media includes: New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Associated Press, MSNBC, CNN, NPR.   

On Tuesday, McDonald's was sued by workers in Michigan who claim the company allowed sexual harassment to flourish. To discuss, we FEATURE Karla Altmayer, Esq. As the co-founder and co-director of Healing to Action, Altmayer advances a multidisciplinary, community-driven model to transform individuals, neighborhoods, and broader communities, to break the silence of gender-based violence. She also co-founded the Coalition Against Workplace Sexual Violence (CAWSV), a collaboration among sexual assault advocates, attorneys, and labor organizers in Chicago, and co-authored its popular education curriculum and legal guide. Funded by the Department of Justice, Karla co-authored and edited a curriculum to train anti-violence advocates across the country on working at the intersection of labor organizing and anti-violence. Media includes: Univision, CBS, Vocalo, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting, the Chicagoist.

On Monday, a federal judge decided that President Trump cannot sue New York state officials to stop the release of his tax returns. To discuss, we FEATURE Annette Nellen. Nellen is a professor at San José State University teaching graduate-level tax courses. Her tax policy work focuses on modernizing tax systems while respecting the principles of good tax policy. Her work looks at how tax systems can be brought into the 21st century ways of living and doing business, and how doing so will better serve governments, businesses and society.

 Media includes: San Francisco Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, San Jose Business Journal, San Jose Mercury News. 

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is preparing to limit scientific research that the government can use to write public health regulations. To discuss, we FEATURE Dr. Luz Claudio. Dr. Claudio is a Latina scientist and tenured professor of environmental medicine and public health at a top medical center in New York City, the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. She views the environment as a medical issue due to how exposure to pollution, socioeconomic factors, diet, and the built environment, all contribute significantly to human health. Dr. Claudio works to improve environmental health outcomes, especially among disadvantaged communities in the US and abroad. Her research involves assessing the interaction between people’s exposure to environmental pollutants and other factors such as diet and socioeconomic status. Media includes: New York Times, Reuters, Time, Today.

The Apple Card has been accused of being sexist after tech entrepreneur David Heinemeier Hansson and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak tweeted that they were given 20 times as much credit than their wives despite them sharing finances. To discuss algorithmic bias, we FEATURE Corinne Cath. Cath is a doctoral student at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford and at the Alan Turing Institute for data science and artificial intelligence. She is a cultural anthropologist whose research covers engineering culture, Internet governance, and the social significance of data-driven technologies like artificial intelligence. She is an expert in technology policy. Media includes: Wired, Council on Foreign Relations, Alan Turing Institute.  

Dean Foods Inc., America's largest milk producer, has filed for bankruptcy, claiming that the increasing popularity of dairy alternatives, such as oat milk and almond milk, has lead to a decline in milk consumption. To discuss, we FEATURE Samantha L. Mosier. Mosier is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at East Carolina University. She is the author of Creating Organic Standards in U.S. States: The Diffusion of State Organic Food and Agriculture Legislation and co-author of Performance Measurement in Sustainability Programs: Lessons from American Cities. Her research focuses on sustainable food and agriculture and local sustainability initiatives in the United States, including university-community partnerships. Media includes: Food Policy, Environment and Planning C, C-SPAN, WSMU Radio.