Solidarity Live

Hosts Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works, and Jocelyn Macurdy Keatts, Washington Correspondent for act.tv, details the week's news with a focus on taking on Big Pharma and corporate greed through solidarity.

Remembering the life of Dr. Paul Farmer 02/28/2022

Remembering the life of Dr. Paul Farmer PARTNER TO THE POOR: REMEMBERING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF DR. PAUL FARMER - Today we mourn Dr. Paul Farmer, the man who would cure the world. Founder of Partners in Health, Dr. Paul started clinics all over the world, and spearheaded the movement for health care justice throughout several pandemics. Join Alex and Jocelyn as we remember his legacy. /episode/index/show/solidaritylive/id/22280300

Anne E Tazewell on A Good Spy Leaves No Trace 02/04/2022

Anne E Tazewell on A Good Spy Leaves No Trace Big Oil, CIA Secrets, and a Spy Daughter’s Reckoning! In Anne Tazewell, the personal becomes political. A woman who gave her life to the fight for environmental justice slowly unravels the dark secrets of her father’s life, leading her to the heart of America’s oil soaked thirst for war. /episode/index/show/solidaritylive/id/22025684

Laura Packard of CareTalk 01/28/2022

Laura Packard of CareTalk What's next for the Supreme Court, Build Back Better, and Health Care in America? host of and executive director of joins Alex and to discuss! /episode/index/show/solidaritylive/id/21934838

Build Back Better Vote Approaches 11/05/2021

Build Back Better Vote Approaches Jocelyn and Alex discuss the Build Back Better vote, gubernatorial elections, and voting rights. /episode/index/show/solidaritylive/id/21064601

Dr. America on Health Care & Build Back Better 10/22/2021

Dr. America on Health Care & Build Back Better , aka Sanjeev Sriram, MD, MPH, joins Solidarity Live to talk health care and the fate of Biden's Build Back Better plan. /episode/index/show/solidaritylive/id/20906222

It's Time for Congress to Deliver on Health Care 10/15/2021

It's Time for Congress to Deliver on Health Care It's time for Congress to deliver on their promises to build back better. Jocelyn speaks with Rebecca Wood, experienced healthcare organizer, about her activism around this historic time in legislative history. /episode/index/show/solidaritylive/id/20831825

Natalie Shure on how Big Pharma is imperiling democracy 10/08/2021

Natalie Shure on how Big Pharma is imperiling democracy BIG PHARMA’S REVOLVING DOOR IS IMPERILING DEMOCRACY. Alex and Jocelyn are live to discuss the dangers of drug monopolies with an expert from , Natalie Shure /episode/index/show/solidaritylive/id/20755817

Kayaktivism in DC 10/01/2021

Kayaktivism in DC KAYAKTIVISTS TAKE ON JOE MANCHIN BY BOAT, with Jocelyn on board! Jocelyn Macurdy Keatts and Alex discuss the progressive armada, and what's next for Build Back Better /episode/index/show/solidaritylive/id/20675312

Phuck Pharma 09/20/2021

Phuck Pharma Today on Solidarity Live Jocelyn and Alex discuss everything you need to know about the evils of Big Pharma, and what’s next in the fight for justice. /episode/index/show/solidaritylive/id/20535872

Just Say No to DC's Hunger Games 09/10/2021

Just Say No to DC's Hunger Games Today on Solidarity Live and Alex Lawson discuss the most progressive legislative goals in a generation, and what’s next for Budget Reconciliation on Capitol Hill. /episode/index/show/solidaritylive/id/20435036

Jay Ponti on Occupy Wall Street 10 years later 09/03/2021

Jay Ponti on Occupy Wall Street 10 years later Today on Solidarity Live @JocelynMacurdyKeatts speaks with author and organizer Jay Ponti about the 10 year anniversary of Occupy Wall Street! It's been an incredibly eventful decade for progressives in America, and Jay tells us where he thinks we're headed next. /episode/index/show/solidaritylive/id/20361578

Can We End the Forever Wars? 08/20/2021

Can We End the Forever Wars? Afghanistan has been yet another tragedy of endless war. Alex and Jocelyn are joined by Stephen Miles from Win Without War, as they discuss what’s next, and how we can work for peace. /episode/index/show/solidaritylive/id/20208266

Will Democrats let the people have nice things? 08/16/2021

Will Democrats let the people have nice things? The Democrats have a golden opportunity to become really popular by just giving people nice things. Will they take it become winners? Or will they deny the people what they need and stay big losers? Jocelyn and Alex discuss! /episode/index/show/solidaritylive/id/20159078

Cori Bush, Nina Turner, and Organizing in 2021 08/06/2021

Cori Bush, Nina Turner, and Organizing in 2021 Jocelyn and Linda discuss the Nina Turner race, Cori Bush's victory, and what's next for progressives as we race towards the August recess on Capitol Hill /episode/index/show/solidaritylive/id/20059229

Medicare Expansion & Reconciliation 07/23/2021

Medicare Expansion & Reconciliation Expanding Medicare, adding vision, hearing, dental and an out of pocket cap, lowering the Medicare age, expanding Medicaid and building a long term care system. Medicare negotiating lower drug prices for everyone. We are closer than ever before, BUT now comes the hard part. /episode/index/show/solidaritylive/id/19910012

Nancy Altman on Saul & Black's Firing 07/16/2021

Nancy Altman on Saul & Black's Firing ANDREW SAUL & DAVID BLACK FIRED! Joe Biden did what he should have done ages ago and fired Trump's saboteurs at Social Security! But the fight is far from over. Now we need a commissioner with a bold vision so Social Security can fulfill its promise. Social Security Works President Nancy Altman joins the show to discuss. /episode/index/show/solidaritylive/id/19833872

NORMLizing America's Drug Laws 07/09/2021

NORMLizing America's Drug Laws The fight for criminal justice reform continues! We are live with Justin Strekal, Political Director at NORML to discuss his work with the MORE Act and all his organizing efforts to decriminalize marijuana. /episode/index/show/solidaritylive/id/19761050

Maia Rosenberg on Health Care Activism 06/25/2021

Maia Rosenberg on Health Care Activism Voting Rights, the Filibuster and Healthcare justice! We’re here to discuss all of the above with act.tv's Digital Organizer Maia Rosenberg, and to get her updates on the future of the New York Health Act. /episode/index/show/solidaritylive/id/19608575

Laura Packard on Obamacare SCOTUS ruling 06/21/2021

Laura Packard on Obamacare SCOTUS ruling Obamacare Upheld! We're here with Laura Packard discussing the future of The Affordable Care Act, and the fight for healthcare justice in America. /episode/index/show/solidaritylive/id/19552409

Testimony by Sarah Lazare 06/11/2021

Testimony by Sarah Lazare The Power of Political Storytelling- Today we’re joined by author, Sarah Lazare, here to discuss her debut novel, Testimony, and the importance of leftist fiction in an era defined by imperialism and endless war. Order link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1947492543/ /episode/index/show/solidaritylive/id/19444505

Stephen Sheller on the Evils of Big Pharma 06/04/2021

Stephen Sheller on the Evils of Big Pharma AMERICA VS BIG PHARMA - Attorney Stephen Sheller, author of the book Big Pharma, Big Greed, is with us to discuss his billion-dollar showdown with Johnson and Johnson, the Opioid crisis, covid, and what’s next for protecting Americans from Corporate greed /episode/index/show/solidaritylive/id/19357751

Rebecca Vallas - May 28, 2021 06/01/2021

Rebecca Vallas - May 28, 2021 Solidarity Live talks with Rebecca Vallas from The Century Foundation about why strengthening Supplemental Security Income (SSI) must be part of 'Building Back Better' /episode/index/show/solidaritylive/id/19313510

The American Jobs Plan 04/30/2021

The American Jobs Plan President Biden spoke a decent game in his address this week, but if we hope to have nice things, we need to pass them in Congress. So it's time we get work! /episode/index/show/solidaritylive/id/18927803

Biden must deliver on health care 04/23/2021

Biden must deliver on health care News reports suggest that President Biden is NOT going to take on pharma to deliver people lower drug prices or expand healthcare coverage at all. Activists and members of Congress across the ideological spectrum need to get organized and push back! /episode/index/show/solidaritylive/id/18838397

Melinda St Louis of Public Citizen 04/19/2021

Melinda St Louis of Public Citizen Alex and Jocelyn talk with Melinda St. Louis, Director of the Medicare for All Campaign at Public Citizen, about why we're pushing for bold drug price reforms and the need to expand Medicare /episode/index/show/solidaritylive/id/18782153

Amazon Union Loss 04/09/2021

Amazon Union Loss Jocelyn & Alex discuss yesterday's setback in the fight for worker rights at Amazon and what Joe Biden must do to rebuild America. It's what progressives have been telling him to do: GO BIG. /episode/index/show/solidaritylive/id/18667952

Mary Small from Indivisible 04/02/2021

Mary Small from Indivisible Mary Small, Legislative Director for Indivisible, joins the show to discuss how progressives will challenge Biden's agenda if he refuses to go big on infrastructure, Green New Deal, and drug prices /episode/index/show/solidaritylive/id/18583091

Screw the Senate 03/05/2021

Screw the Senate Solidarity Live! Hosts Alex and Jocelyn examine the fight to pass progressive legislation Democrats promised in 2020, like a liveable minimum wage. Will we need to end the filibuster? Or should we just end the Senate? /episode/index/show/solidaritylive/id/18207083

Margarida Jorge on the People's Vaccine 02/22/2021

Margarida Jorge on the People's Vaccine Today on Solidarity Live, Margarida Jorge of Lower Drug Prices Now joins the show to discuss why we need a People's Vaccine. Because until the world is vaccinated, no one really is. /episode/index/show/solidaritylive/id/18044492

Jon "Bowzer" Bauman on What Biden Owns Seniors 02/05/2021

Jon "Bowzer" Bauman on What Biden Owns Seniors Seniors delivered the presidency to Joe Biden. And now he owes seniors. It's time to end the nursing home crisis, implement a real vaccination program, and EXPAND SOCIAL SECURITY! And we laugh at Marjorie Taylor Greene (Q-GA). With Jon "Bowzer" Bauman, President of Social Security Works PAC /episode/index/show/solidaritylive/id/17840393

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