On this episode of “The American Resolution”, Heather Gardner speaks with Monica Medina, former deputy administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) about how the recent cuts and layoffs at the agency could affect OUR daily lives.

They start by breaking down what NOAA is, and what is does (3:45) and how it’s different from the National Weather Service (5:45). Monica explains why a long-standing personal beef with President Trump may be the reason for NOAA being targeted (11:00), and why putting the agency back together would be incredibly difficult if it’s dismantled (18:00)

Finally, they discuss why the agency’s role in climate forecasting is another major reason the Trump administration wants to cripple it (24:30), and what concerned citizens can do to push back in order to save this critical agency (29:30).

On this episode of “The American Resolution”, host Heather Gardner speaks with House Minority Whip Katherine Clark, the highest ranking woman in Congress!

Congresswoman Clark helps provide Heather some clarity on the recently passed Republican budget resolution, whether we could be headed for a government shutdown and just how big of a tax giveaway will be going to the richest Americans (1:30).

They settle the questions surrounding whether President Trump’s campaign promises around “No tax on tips, overtime and social security” are actually in the bill (8:00), and whether Medicaid is on the chopping block (10:30)

Heather asks Whip Clark about the Democrats historically low approval rating and what the party can do to win back the trust of voters (13:15).

Finally they discuss what Democrats in Congress are doing to push back against Trump and Musk’s efforts to dismantle the government and vital services (15:00).

On this episode of “The American Resolution”, host Heather Gardner talks with lawyer and influencer Alicia Luncheon @TheLuncheonLawyer about the current state, and future of social media.

They start with the recently announced changes to META’s content moderation policies and decision to end fact checking on the platform (2:30), and owner Mark Zuckerberg’s decision to suppress all political content leading up to the 2024 election (6:30).

The discuss Elon Musk’s “MAGAfication” of X (formerly known as Twitter) and the increasingly right-wing tilt of social media platforms (10:30) and the algorithms promoting disinformation and rage-bait (17:00).

They break down TikTok’s brief shutdown and the propaganda they provided to Trump upon returning (21:00), whether Trump’s plan to have the US government take control of the platform has any merit (28:00) and whether we’ll see any meaningful regulation of these platforms under the new administration (31:00).