President Trump is looking to rescind measures set up by President Barack Obama to combat global warming and we SPOTLIGHT Dr. Jessica Blunden. Dr. Blunden is a climate scientist, working in the Center for Weather and Climate at NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information in Asheville, North Carolina. Jessica serves as a lead editor for the State of the Climate report, an annual peer reviewed report published by the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society that examines climate and climate change across the globe, with more than 400 authors from about 50 countries across the globe, and has served as the lead scientific consultant for the Statement on the Status of the Global Climate in 2013 report published by the United Nation’s World Meteorological Organization. Jessica also authors NOAA’s monthly Global Analysis reports, which analyze global temperature and precipitation, and the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor on a rotational basis, and conducts related interviews with media outlets such as the New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, and the Associated Press.
With reports indicating that U.S. anti-ISIL airstrikes in Mosul, Iraq, may have killed hundreds of civilians, we FEATUREMarla Keenan. Marla is managing director at Center for Civilians in Conflict (CIVIC) and is a subject matter expert in civil-military relations and civilian protection. Marla helps shape the Center’s programs in conflict zones and oversees operational aspects of the organization. Since joining the organization in October 2005, she has managed programs and research in Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Somalia, Syria, Lebanon, Mali, Israel, Jordan, Nepal, Georgia and the Central African Republic. Prior to joining the Center, Marla was an Edward Rawson Fellow at Citizens for Global Solutions, working in US global engagement. Media includes: Rolling Stone, Radio Lab, Thompson Reuters, Buzzfeed, The Christian Science Monitor.
With the ongoing investigation of Russian intervention in the presidential elections, House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes is being asked to remove himself from the investigation due to his close relationship with President Trump. To discuss, we FEATURE Patricia DeGennaro. Patricia is an adjunct professor at New York University’s Department of Politics where she teaches courses on international security, civilian and military relations and US foreign policy. In addition to her work as a professor, she is a Senior Fellow at the World Policy Institute and a professional service provider and a subject matter expert on Afghanistan, the Middle East, the Arab Gulf States, Pakistan and Iran for the U.S. Army’s Training and Doctrine Command. DeGennaro capitalizes on over fifteen years of experience as an international security and geopolitical consultant. She traveled to Iraq where she studied first hand the current military transition to civil authority. Media includes: CNN, MSNBC, Al Jazeera, Fox News, BBC, and RT Television.
The U.S. House committee is voting on whether or not internet service providers can sell users' browsing history despite the Federal Communications Commision's protections. For further discussion, we FEATURE Lauren Wilson. Lauren works on a broad range of Internet, media and telecommunications issues and advocates for the public interest before the Federal Communications Commission, Congress, the courts and other federal and state agencies. She serves on the FCC's Consumer Advisory Committee. In 2014, Forbes named Lauren to its 30 under 30 list in the law and policy category. Previously, Lauren was the Policy Counsel at Free Press. Media includes: Free Press, Los Angeles Times, Truth Out, Forbes.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions has warned sanctuary cities, such as New York and Chicago, that federal funding would be cut if they do not cooperate with the Department of Homeland Security's immigration rules and we FEATURE Erica Gonzalez. Erica is a Senior Advisor at the New York City Council. Gonzalez works to find new and innovative ways for the Council to interact with the public and to enhance overall engagement with New Yorkers. For seven years, Gonzalez served at El Diario/La Prensa, first as its Opinion Page Editor, then as Executive Editor. While there, she wrote hundreds of hard-hitting editorials on policy issues such as criminal justice and immigration reform. Her professional experience includes working as Director of Communications for the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs under the Bloomberg Administration and a stint reporting at the New York Post. Media includes: CNN, NY1, Fox 5's Street Walk, Air America's GritTV.