The impeachment trial of Donald Trump continues with calls for John R. Bolton, former national security adviser, to testify. To discuss, we FEATURE Liz Kennedy. Kennedy is a Senior Fellow working on democracy and government reform at the Center for American Progress. Previously, she served as counsel and campaign strategist at Demos, working on voting rights, money in politics, and corporate accountability. She worked to increase transparency and accountability for money in politics to fight corruption of democratic government; and to fulfill America’s promise of political equality. Media includes: The American Prospect, Salon, U.S. News & World Report, Al Jazeera, MSNBC. 

Monday was the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp. To commemorate that day, we FEATURE Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum. Rabbi Kleinbaum has been the Senior Rabbi of New York City's Congregation Beth Simchat Torah (CBST) since 1992. Under her leadership, CBST has become an important voice in Judaism, in the world-wide discourse on the nature of religious community, and in the movement to secure basic civil rights for gay people everywhere. Rabbi Kleinbaum's education and experience cut across all varieties of contemporary Judaism: Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist, and secular activist. Media includes: The New York Times, The Forward, Jewish Week. 

The sexual assault trial of Harvey Weinstein is ongoing. A few of his accusers have already testified in court to tell their stories. To discuss, we FEATURE Shaili Jain, MD. Dr. Jain is an internationally recognized psychiatrist and PTSD specialist who currently serves as the Medical Director for Integrated Care at the VA Palo Alto Healthcare System. She is a trauma scientist with the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, a consortium which is widely regarded as the world's leading center of excellence on PTSD, and a Clinical Associate Professor affiliated with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Media includes: Bustle, Psychology Today, NPR, KQED, WNYX. 

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The Supreme Court has ruled that the Trump administration can refuse to issue green cards to immigrants who are likely to use public benefits. To discuss, we FEATURE Anu Joshi. Joshi is the Senior Director of Immigrant Rights Policy at the New York Immigration Coalition, an umbrella policy and advocacy organization that represents over 200 member organizations statewide. She leads the organization's work on issues relating to immigration status and enforcement on both the state and federal level. Recently, her work has focused on federal appropriations, Dream Act and Temporary Protected Status (TPS) negotiations, the proposed public charge rule change, access to drivers licenses for undocumented immigrants in New York, and broad statewide sanctuary policies. Media includes: Democracy Now!, The Guardian, Al Jazeera America, WNYC. 

There have been at least five confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the U.S.— the patients are in Washington State, California, Arizona, and Chicago— as well as cases in France, Australia, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan. To discuss, we FEATURE Dr. Kate Tulenko. Dr. Tulenko is a globally recognized expert in health workforce, digital health/eHealth, global health security, and health systems strengthening. She currently serves as Founder and CEO of Corvus Health, a global health workforce firm. Corvus Health helps governments and hospitals improve their health worker teams through advisory services, recruitment, training, quality improvement, and HR management. Media includes: The New York Times, Salon, Foreign Policy, The Huffington Post, BBC.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his opponent Benny Gantz met separately with President Trump in the White House on Monday to discuss a Middle East peace plan, set to be released later today. To discuss, we FEATURE Noura Erakat. Erakat is a human rights attorney and writer. She is currently the Freedman Teaching Fellow at Temple Law School and the US-based Legal Advocacy Consultant for the Badil Resource Center for Palestinian Refugee and Residency Rights. She is a frequent commentator on the Palestinian-Israel conflict, US Middle East foreign policy, and international human rights in the Middle East. She has lived and worked throughout the Middle East including as part of a legal fact-finding delegation to the Gaza Strip in the aftermath of Israel’s Winter 2008/09 offensive. Media includes: Foreign Policy, Al Jazeerea, The Hill, The Interdependent, The Huffington Post, MSNBC, Fox. 

Another earthquake has struk Puerto Rico. The island has been experiencing aftershocks following a large earthquake weeks ago. Many Puerto Ricans have been forced to live in shelters due to power outages and water shortages. To discuss, we FEATURE Ada Alvarez, a professor and journalist. Alvarez is the former Executive Director of the Senate of Puerto Rico's Women Commission. Media includes: Univision, CNN en Español, Al Jazeera.

The Sundance Film Festival began last week and will continue until Sunday. To discuss, we FEATURE Amy Richards, an executive producer of The Glorias, which premiered at Sundance this weekend. Richards is a writer, producer and organizer. Most recently, she produced the Emmy nominated series WOMAN for Viceland and curated a series of talks to accompany Annie Leibovitz's traveling exhibit WOMEN. Richards is also the president of Soapbox, Inc., the foremost feminist lecture agency, and the affiliated Soapbox Foundation, creators of Feminist Camp. Media includes: The Nation, The Los Angeles Times, Bust, Ms., CNN, Fox. 

Super Bowl Sunday is this week! To discuss, we FEATURE Alexis McCombs. McCombs is an On-Air Sports Contributor with appearances on CNN, NBC News, NBCBLK, HLN Network, and Entertainment Tonight's The Insider on CBS. She discusses NFL football, sports, pop-culture, business and female-centric issues. After numerous women admitted to being intimidated by NFL football but wanted to speak intelligently about the game, McCombs penned Girls Guide to Go: Football 101 & The Big Bowl Game. Media includes: The New York Times, USA Today, Essence, Black Enterprise, CNN, NBC, CBS.