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One-Year Anniversary of Russia Invading Ukraine; Defending SS & Medicare

One-Year Anniversary of Russia Invading Ukraine; Defending SS & Medicare
Feb 27, 2023 · 39m 20s

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...

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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 Colonel Cedric Leighton, Founder and President of Cedric Leighton Associates, a strategic risk and leadership consultancy serving global companies and organizations.
He founded the company in 2010, after serving in the US Air Force for 26 years as an Intelligence Officer and attaining the rank of Colonel.

The two discuss first anniversary of the brutal Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the prospects for that nation's survival.

Then, Brad is joined by Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works, which fights to address the retirement income crisis by protecting and expanding America's Social Security system. Social Security Works is the convening organization of the Strengthen Social Security Coalition— a coalition made up of over 340 national and state organizations representing over 50 million Americans.

Brad and Alex talk about the Republican threat to Social Security and Medicare, as well as the new plan by Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren to expand Social Security.

The 'Social Security Works' website is socialsecurityworks.org and their Twitter handle is @ssworks. Alex's Twitter handle is @alaw202.

Colonel Leighton can be seen regularly on CNN, where he is a Military Analyst. His website is CedricLeighton.com and his Twitter handle is @CedricLeighton.

Brad writes a political column every Sunday for 'The Hill.' He's on the National Journal's panel of political insiders and is a national political analyst for WGN TV and Radio in Chicago and KNX Radio in Los Angeles.
You can read Brad's columns at www.MuckRack.com/Brad-Bannon. His Twitter handle is @BradBannon.

You can watch a livestream of this broadcast at the following links:

Twitter - https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1BdGYyPEkeEGX

YouTube - https://youtube.com/live/ZY6OJoXMGHU

Facebook - https://fb.watch/iZo8Nfycg2/

(Image Credit: AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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