Michele L. Jawando guest hosts the show during this hour as well as each Thursday from 3-4pm est. She is the Vice President for Legal Progress at American Progress.

Here are the guests Michele interviewed along with the topics they discussed.

1. Jillian Murphy, Associate Director for Climate Communications at Center for American Progress Action Fund, Timothy Ballos, Staff Attorney at Earth Justice, and Benton Strong, Managing Director of Communication at Center for American Progress Action Fund.
Jillian’s Twitter handle is @Jillianhmurphy and Benton’s handle is @BentonStrong.

Michele, Jillian, Timothy and Benton discuss President Obama's Clean Power Plan, which would cut carbon pollution 32% by the year 2030, helping to stop climate change. They also discuss why the plan is being held up in court and what’s next in the battle to get it implemented.

2. Pete Haviland-Eduah, Co-Policy Chair at Million Hoodies Movement for Justice, and Todd Cox, Director of Criminal Justice Policy at American Progress. Pete’s Twitter handle is @TheNotoriousPHE.

Michele, Pete, and Todd discuss the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, as well as the startling number of African-Americans that have been killed by police recently.

Michele Jawando's Twitter handle is @MicheleJawando. Before working at the Center for American Progress, she served as general counsel and senior advisor to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), where she was responsible for a wide-ranging portfolio of policy issues pertaining to the federal judiciary and nominations; voting rights; women and labor issues; LGBT issues; education; telecommunications; technology; and ethics.

The website for "The Center for American Progress" is www.AmericanProgress.org and their Twitter Handle is @amprog.