Executive Orders. Funding Freezes. Health Care. Child Care. Justice Reform, & How to Raise Your Voice.
Breaking Through with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner (Powered by MomsRising)
Release Date: 02/03/2025
Fighting Fascism, Stopping Sneaky Voucher Programs, Celebrating Pride Month 🌈
Breaking Through with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner (Powered by MomsRising)
On the radio show this week we dive into the definition of fascism, its impact on immigrant families and our communities, and how YOU can protect students in your community. We hear about the One Big, Betrayal Budget Bill and its harmful effects on public education through harmful voucher proposals Republicans have snuck in as yet another benefit for the wealthiest families. Next, we cover the devastating consequences of voucher programs in Florida, showing how they undermine public schools and why we don’t want to follow Florida’s lead as a nation. We close celebrating Pride Month...
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National Victories & The Fights Ahead for Moms in the Workforce, The Billion-Dollar Unpaid Labor Industry, Families Belong Together, Closing the Wage Gap
Breaking Through with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner (Powered by MomsRising)
On the radio show this week, we dive into wins for Paid Family Medical Leave at the state level, as well as the decades-long fight for a national paid family medical leave program and recent legislative wins like the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and the PUMP Act. We hear about the economic impact of unpaid care work, with mothers contributing an estimated $450 billion in unpaid labor annually and facing significant wage gaps and workplace discrimination, particularly mothers of color. We cover the challenges of family separation, the lack of legal representation for unaccompanied minors, and...
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Planned Parenthood Under Attack, Our Democracy Emergency, Motherhood Pay Penalty, Health Care At Risk
Breaking Through with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner (Powered by MomsRising)
On the radio show this week, we dive into the attacks on Planned Parenthood and how the Republican budget could close 200 health centers and impact over a million people's access to reproductive health care. We hear about the unprecedented emergency happening right now to our democracy and how the SAVE Act could disenfranchise 69 million women voters and threaten fundamental voting rights. We cover the expanding wage gap for moms and the economic implications, and how Republican budget cuts could further harm economic opportunities for women and families. We discuss the devastating cuts to...
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What's "The Rule of Law." One Big, Ugly Budget Heading to the U.S. Senate. Child Care on the Line. Fighting False Narratives
Breaking Through with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner (Powered by MomsRising)
On the radio show this week, we cover the many powerful ways that you can help save democracy, and why the rule of law still matters. We also dive into the One Big, Ugly Budget that is now heading to the U.S. Senate, and correct false narratives about "work requirements." Next, we discuss how the House-passed budget will impact child care funding and how we keep fighting for universal child care for all. We close the show talking about the complex and evolving nature of immigration law, including important Know Your Rights resources for immigrant families. SPECIAL...
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Moms Equal Pay Day, Families Over Billionaires, How Medicaid Lifts Rural Moms & Families
Breaking Through with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner (Powered by MomsRising)
On the radio show this week, we discuss how the wage gap that moms experience impacts our families and our economy, with May marking not just Mother’s Day, but also Moms Equal Pay Day. We talk about how the Trump administration is using our tax dollars for human rights abuses against immigrant families, and how you can speak up to your members of Congress and support mixed-status families in your community. We also dive into the rural mental health crisis, especially for rural moms experiencing isolation and barriers to treatment, and why the proposed cuts to Medicaid would make this even...
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Saving Democracy, Protecting Medicaid, Fair Treatment of Immigrant Families, Defending Public Education
Breaking Through with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner (Powered by MomsRising)
On the radio show this week, we dive into the overwhelming attacks on democratic institutions coming out of this White House and DOGE, and local actions you can take to protect democracy that really make a difference nationally. We discuss the huge economic benefits of Medicaid, including job creation for care workers and coverage of essential services for aging and disability care, so you can call your representatives and tell them to protect Medicaid! Next, we cover the devastating economic and moral impacts of mass human rights abuses, and how to provide support in your community...
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Motherhood Medals? No Thanks! Unpacking the Damaging Proposals to Increase the Birth Rate & Other Destructive Policies from the White House. How to Protect LGBTQ Students and Unaccompanied Minors.
Breaking Through with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner (Powered by MomsRising)
On the radio show this week, we dive into Donald Trump's latest round of harmful, destructive executive orders and outlandish ideas, like medals for motherhood and classes about menstrual cycles to increase the birth rate — instead of policies that moms, families, businesses, and our economy really need to thrive! We also discuss the rise in discriminatory policies affecting LGBTQ youth and the misrepresentation of civil rights law. Next, we hear about how parents and teachers living abroad on military bases are handling this onslaught of attacks on public education. Finally, we...
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Why Everyone from Domestic Workers to Birth Workers Needs Medicaid. Organizing Locally for Child Care. Another Bipartisan Program Under Attack.
Breaking Through with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner (Powered by MomsRising)
On the radio show this week, we dive into how your health care stories have helped sway Republican – yes Republican — lawmakers to protect Medicaid, and why everyone needs to be in this fight for Medicaid Next, we hear about a campaign in New York to rally state and federal efforts to improve child care. We cover Meals On Wheels, and how even a program considered the “gold-standard” for private-public partnerships and cost-savings is under threat because of the Trump administration’s reckless cuts. Finally, we discuss Black Maternal Health Week and why this is yet another...
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Electing Women is Protecting Women, Medicaid Matters to Moms, Busting Myths About Immigrant Families, Black Maternal Health Week
Breaking Through with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner (Powered by MomsRising)
On the radio show this week, we dive into the importance of electing women, and how political parity protects us from dangerous policies, like the current move by Republicans to strip millions of women of our right to vote. We hear about how MomsRising is bringing the over 1.2 million voices of our members to the halls of Congress to oppose cuts to Medicaid. We cover how the dehumanizing immigration policy and rhetoric out of the Trump White House is hurting families, businesses, and the economy. Finally, we celebrate recent wins in maternal health policy, and how we can fight to protect this...
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Busting Negative Republican Myths About Immigrant Families. How Care Policies Boost Our Economy. Saving K-12 Education. Glimmers of Hope on the Horizon.
Breaking Through with Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner (Powered by MomsRising)
On the radio show this week, we bust the negative myths that Republicans are pushing out about immigrant families; we discuss how care policies (like childcare, healthcare/Medicaid, and paid family/medical leave) boost our economy; we cover how K-12 education is under attack and the ways to fight back; and we close the show covering where we’re seeing glimmers of hope for protecting our democracy. *Special guests include: Heidi Altman, National Immigration Law Center, @nilc, @; Jocelyn Frye, National Partnership for Women & Families, @npwf @jocelyncfrye; Dr. Mary Wall,...
info_outlineOn the radio show this week we dive into the confusion, harm, and chaos caused by Donald Trump's ridiculous Executive Orders and nominees, from a funding freeze that shut down Medicaid portals in all 50 states to the nomination of an unqualified, unfit, and utterly confused cabinet nominee in RFK Jr. We also learn about how the funding freeze has a situational impact on the already unstable child care sector, and how our advocacy helped reverse course – for now. After that, we cover parenting through this chaos and how to advocate for your child and yourself. Finally, we discuss the impact of Trump's executive orders and funding threats on the criminal justice system and racial justice programs, and where we can push back.
*Special guests include: Joi Chaney, Protect Our Care, @ProtectOurCare, @protectourcare.org, Nina Perez, MomsRising/MamásConPoder, @MomsRising, @momsrising.bsky.social, @MamásConPoder, @mamasconpoder.bsky.social; Antoiniqua Daniels, MomsRising; Liz Komar, The Sentencing Project, @sentencingproj