Last week, Donald Trump announced that he tested positive for COVID. Since then, multiple GOP leaders and White House staff have tested positive for COVID. To discuss, we FEATURE Dr. Lipi Roy. Dr Roy is an internal medicine physician board certified in addiction medicine, speaker, writer and Medical Contributor for MSNBC and NBC News. She is also the Medical Director for COVID Isolation and Quarantine Sites for Housing Works in New York City. She was an attending physician at Massachusetts General Hospital and faculty at Harvard Medical School where she taught Clinical Nutrition and The Healer’s Art for five years. Dr. Roy completed her medical and master’s in public health degrees at Tulane University, followed by residency training in internal medicine at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Roy is a strong advocate for public service. Media includes: The New York Times, Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, Cooking Light, CNN.

Voting in the 2020 election has begun, and this year, many people are expected to mail in their ballots. To discuss, we FEATURE Kat Calvin. Calvin is the founder of Spread The Vote. A lawyer and social entrepreneur, Calvin started Spread The Vote after observing the results of local, state, and national elections without the full protections of the Voting Rights Act, and especially the many new voter ID laws that prevented millions of Americans from voting. Her work is fueled by the knowledge that the IDs Spread The Vote obtains will also help these voters have access to jobs, housing, medical care, and much more. Media includes: Al Jazeera, Black Enterprise, Fast Company, Business Insider, The Grio, BET, PBS.

Schools in some areas of New York City will be closed again this week due to the spread of COVID-19. At the same time, colleges in North Carolina are grappling with the death of 19 year old student, Chad Dorrill, who died of complications related to COVID-19. To discuss, we FEATURE Dr. Yvonne Vissing. Vissing is a pediatric and community sociologist, Professor of Healthcare Studies and founding director of the Center for Childhood & Youth Studies at Salem State University. She is the U.S. Children's Human Rights Policy Chair for the Hope for Children's United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Policy Center and works on human rights issues at the national and international levels. She is an international speaker on COVID-19 and housing distressed children. Extensive media experience.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted the state of Oklahoma the right to oversee a number of environmental issues on tribal lands. To discuss, we FEATURE Amanda Clinton. Clinton is the owner and principal of A.R. Clinton: Communications, Content and Strategies. She has more than 20 years of experience in the fields of media, public relations, marketing, community relations, television and film, public policy and political communications. For nearly 15 years, she oversaw external communications for the Cherokee Nation and its corporate arm, Cherokee Nation Businesses. Prior to that, she worked as a television news producer in Oklahoma and Kansas. Media includes: Sports Daily with Bruce and Shane, Tulsa People, Tulsa World, The Mercury News, ABC, CBS.

Exxon Mobil Corp's plans for surging carbon emissions were recently leaked and showed that the company was planning to increase its emissions despite the looming threats of climate change. To discuss, we FEATURE Tamara Toles O'Laughlin. O'Laughlin is North America Director at 350.org where she supports organizers and campaigners on the U.S. and Canadian teams who are raising the stakes for the urgent, necessary and inevitable end to fossil fuels as a driver for climate change. She also drives the critical work of building a multiracial, grassroots climate movement that can hold our leaders accountable to science and justice. Media includes: Chesapeake Bay Journal, Grist, Real News Network.

Multiple big movie theater companies will be closing their theaters because of the ongoing pandemic. Movie studios have postponed new releases and fewer people are going to the movies. To discuss, we FEATURE Sarah Bonk. Bonk is the Founder and CEO of Business for America (BFA), a nonpartisan, nonprofit alliance of civic-minded businesses who are advancing solutions to boost civic engagement, reduce political polarization, and modernize government. A well-functioning representative democracy will help foster a more competitive, innovative business climate in America. In light of the coronavirus pandemic and upcoming elections, BFA is mobilizing businesses to advocate for the health of their employees and communities. Media includes: Colorado Business Roundtable Podcast, Democracy Works Podcast.

The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine was recently awarded to researchers whose work on hepatitis C has contributed to saving millions of lives. To discuss, we FEATURE Lindsay McNair. McNair is the Chief Clinical Research Officer and President, Consulting Services for the WIRB- Copernicus Group. In this role, Dr. McNair develops strategic partnerships with pharma/biotech companies for comprehensive ethical and clinical services. She has designed and provided medical monitoring for Phase 1-4 clinical studies in a variety of therapeutic areas, including multiple oncology indications, hepatitis C, multiple inflammation indications (psoriasis, multiple sclerosis) and other areas. Extensive media experience.

Yesterday when the Supreme Court came back in session, Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito attacked the Obergefell v. Hodges ruling that made same-sex marriage legal nationwide. To discuss, we FEATURE Kierra Johnson. Johnson is the incoming Executive Director of the National LGBTQ Task Force. She joined the Task Force in 2018 as Deputy Executive Director and served on the National LGBTQ Task Force’s board of directors and on its National Action Council. Previously, Johnson served a ten-year tenure as Executive Director at URGE, where she oversaw an organization-wide rebrand, expanded programs, strengthened the model for engaging young people in action and quadrupled the size of the organization. Media includes: The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Nation.