Untold Truth of Afghanistan with Veteran & Congressional Candidate for NY-11, Brittany Ramos DeBarros

09/01/21 • 74 min

The last few weeks have been headline city as it relates to the US’s longest war -- the war in Afghanistan. A departure from the past 20 years, where the war received little to no press coverage, the past few weeks had many of us constantly at a loss for words and left with many questions as to how on earth we got to this place. Cue, this week’s episode where we were honored to be joined by Veteran and Congressional Candidate for NY-11, Brittany Ramos DeBarros. Brittany, in our conversation, walked us through the many realities of this war, from how we ended up there in the first place to what being on the ground actually was like, the corporate interests involved, and so much more. If you’ve had questions on Afghanistan, this is the episode for you.

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Citizen Power with Nathalia Ramos & Ben Sheehan
https://www.onecommune.com/a/2147492814/nBoX9mJo

Catalyst20 Resources:
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Takin’ on Texas with Congressional Candidate for TX-35, Claudia Zapata

Grab your cowboy boots and get ready to head to Texas in this episode where we get into the complexities of the Lone Star state’s politics with congressional candidate for TX-35, Claudia Zapata. Tackling a few of the many controversies that have taken to the headlines as of late, our conversation touches on voting rights legislation, the strategy of the politicians who made moves to DC to prevent a vote, and the surprisingly (and pitiful) pay that state legislators are paid. We also get into Claudia’s campaign for Congress and the very reasons she’s running.

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Childcare Meets Campaign Finance Reform with Political Director at Vote Mama PAC, Sarah Hague

How can running for office be more accessible for working parents? Sarah Hague, political director at Vote Mama PAC has got the 411 on a solution that tackles one of the many critical hurdles parents face. Eyeing the need for a more diverse and important set of voices at the table (hello, young working parents), Vote Mama takes aim at changing the campaign finance game. Specifically, the two-pronged organization, which includes not just a PAC, but also a foundation, is lobbying for state finance rules to allow for campaign dollars to be used to pay for childcare. Sound cool yet complicated? Don’t worry, Sarah helps to break it all down, answering the how/what/when/why’s of it all.

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Citizen Power with Nathalia Ramos & Ben Sheehan
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