The guest host for today's show is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from 3-4pm ET.

Brad is first joined by Dr. Robert Shapiro, Chairman of Sonecon, an economic advisory firm and a Senior Fellow of the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.

The two talk about Dr. Shapiro's newest blog, titled, "A Recession is Not Looming." (https://www.sonecon.com/a-recession-is-not-looming/)
Dr. Shapiro also explains how OPEC is price gouging on oil prices, which is causing other goods and services to raise their prices to account for increased fuel costs.

Dr. Shapiro is an internationally-known economist who has advised, among others, President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, Jr., British Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, and then U.S. Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. He was Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs in the Clinton Administration.
His website is Sonecon.com and his Twitter handle is @RobShapiro.

During the second half of the show, Brad is joined by Edwith Theogene and Mark Grimaldi.

The two discuss the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade this past Friday, and what's now ahead. They also analyze how this SCOTUS opinion potentially threatens marriage equality and birth control in the future.

Edwith Theogene is the Senior Director of Racial Equity and Justice at American Progress. In this role, Theogene leads American Progress’ efforts to develop, communicate, and implement policy ideas that provide a new way forward for a range of equity challenges in an increasingly diverse America, with a particular focus on race and equity.
Edwith's Twitter handle is @WhoIsEdwith.

Mark Grimaldi has been a progressive political activist for the past 13 years. He volunteered for the campaigns of President Obama (2008 and 2012), Senator Bernie Sanders (2016), Secretary Hillary Clinton (2016), and President Joe Biden (2020). Mark is also involved in campaign finance reform efforts around the country, and philanthropic efforts for Cancer research. His Twitter handle is @MarkJGrimaldi.

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