We Can Do This!
40 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago -“We Can Do This!” from the National Consumers League, a nonprofit with a 120+ year history advocating for consumers on marketplace and workplace issues.
In each episode, we talk through some of the major cultural issues and public policy battles of today with individuals helping to shape our nation’s social and economic reforms in health, data and privacy, food and nutrition, labor, and finance.
Hosted by NCL Executive Director Sally Greenberg and NCL’s senior policy staff.
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22: A Historical Look at the American Garment Industry and Its Impact on Labor Movements in the U.S.
December 19, 2023 20:04 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBIn our latest installment of We Can Do This! Sally Greenberg, CEO of National Consumers League, sits down with Rebecca Ballard to discuss the fashion and garment industry. Sally and Rebecca, an experienced and leading authority on sustainable fashion and founder of the consulting firm Ballard Advisory, discuss the incredible linkage connecting the garment industry’s history with the work of NCL specifically with respect to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in the early 1900s, wom...
21: NCL Health Podcast Series: Amy Hinojosa, National CEO of MANA
October 18, 2023 13:42 - 25 minutes - 23.3 MBNCL is excited to present the inaugural podcast episode of our new Health Podcast Series under the “We Can Do This!” podcast umbrella, hosted by our Senior Director of Health Policy Robin Strongin. This month we are celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month with our esteemed guest Amy Hinojosa, National President & CEO of MANA. The episode kicks off with the mention of two impactful and “feisty” woman leaders that helped start NCL in 1899. Fast forward to today, two women with si...
20: Stop Senior Scams!
March 06, 2023 14:00 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBHappy Consumer Protection Week! While fraud can affect anyone, regardless of age and other demographic information, Fraud.org and NCL are putting the spotlight on scams targeting older Americans. Our host for this episode is NCL’s very own fraud expert, Vice President of Public Policy, Telecommunications and Fraud John Breyault. John sits down with Lizette Alvarez of the Washington Post and Debra Berlyn of Project GOAL to discuss fraud prevention strategies for seniors and their fam...
19: Menthol Cigarettes Are Going Up in Smoke
June 28, 2022 09:00 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBOn this episode of “We Can Do This!” our host Sally Greenberg sits down with members of the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council, the country’s leading public health education and advocacy organization taking on Big Tobacco to save Black lives. Dr. Phil Gardiner, Carol McGruder and Charles Debnam break down the FDA’s proposed move to ban menthol cigarettes, how Big Tobacco has aggressively targeted African American communities and eliminating the number one culprit of...
18: How Did My Medicine Get Here? Behind the Scenes of the Healthcare Supply Chain
June 21, 2022 11:00 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBMany of us take for granted that our medicines are available at the pharmacy whenever needed. Despite the disruptions of the pandemic, U.S. healthcare supply chains remained incredibly resilient, safe and reliable. Dr. Nicolette Louissaint of the Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA) joins NCL’s Executive Director Sally Greenberg for a dialogue about medical supply chains, health equity and access, patient consumer issues, and even predictions on the next pandemic. Dr. Louissant al...
17: Maintaining Customer Trust in a Booming eCommerce Marketplace
March 11, 2022 10:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBHappy Consumer Protection Week! Are you an online shopper? This podcast is for you! On this episode of We Can Do This!, NCL’s Vice President of Public Policy, Telecommunications and Fraud, John Breyault, sits down with Alyssa Betz, Director of Public Policy leading Amazon’s Brand Protection and Customer Trust policy team, to discuss protecting consumers, specifically in the online marketplace. John and Alyssa dive into topics such as fake reviews, counterfeit products along with sca...
16: A Woman’s Right to Choose: Equal Access to Health Care Threatened
February 08, 2022 10:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MBThis episode contains sensitive topics, such as abortion and sexual violence, that may be difficult for some audiences. Listener discretion advised. As listeners of our podcast know, the National Consumers League believes in equal health care access for all, and that includes a woman's right to choose. With the looming possibility of Roe v. Wade being overturned and the strict abortion laws that have been enacted in Texas and Mississippi, we sat down with pioneering champion of wo...
15: The Drug Pricing Middlemen Driving up Drug Costs
December 01, 2021 10:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBHealthcare continues to be front and center in the national discourse, particularly in the midst of the pandemic. As Congress works on policy solutions to lower healthcare costs for consumers, we face an unfair disadvantage when it comes to what we’re paying at the pharmacy counter. Many consumers don’t know that this is largely due to middlemen companies called pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Antonio Ciaccia, President of 3Axis Advisors and Chief Executive Officer of 46brooklyn...
14: The boom in e-commerce has been a boon for fraudsters
May 28, 2021 10:00 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBThe COVID-19 pandemic has greatly accelerated the growth of e-commerce. And counterfeiters are raking in the cash. Dr. Jay Kennedy, Assistant Professor at Michigan State University and Assistant Director of Research at the Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection, joins NCL’s VP of Public Policy, Telecommunications and Fraud John Breyault to talk about the dangers of counterfeit products and how these products flourish on digital marketplaces. *Due to COVID-19 safety ...
13: Does recycling even work?
February 26, 2021 20:18 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBBeth Porter, Climate Campaigns Director at Green America, join NCL’s Executive Director Sally Greenberg to talk about the American arm of the global recycling movement and the confusing myriad of systems consumers must navigate to lead sustainable, eco-conscious lives. *Due to COVID-19 safety protocols, this episode was recorded remotely. Audio quality may not be consistent throughout.*
12: Women's sexual health shouldn't be taboo
February 10, 2021 21:01 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBIt's 2021, can we speak frankly about women's sexual health yet? Dr. Crista Johnson-Agbakwu (MD) of Arizona University’s Southwest Interdisciplinary Research Center and Dr. Sheryl Kingsberg (Ph.D.) of UH MacDonald Women's Hospital & Case Western Reserve University join NCL’s Executive Director Sally Greenberg for a straight talk, non-apologetic conversation about women sexual health, societal shyness on the topic, and harmful traditions in immigrant communities. *Due to COVID-19 s...
11: Advice to get rid of that debt monkey on your back
September 22, 2020 15:19 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBMichelle Singletary award-winning Washington Post columnist joins NCL’s Executive Director Sally Greenberg and Lisa Hertzberg, director of the LifeSmarts program, to discuss how consumers can manage debt and finances even amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic and the predatory business practices that keep so many Americans in cycles of poverty. But first, Lisa Hertzberg quizzes David Han, a University of Georgia freshman and LifeSmarts program alumni on personal finance. *Due to CO...
10: Price gouging and usury and fraud, oh my!
July 12, 2020 21:19 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBBen Wiseman, director of the Office of Consumer Protection at the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, joins NCL’s VP of Public Policy, Telecommunications and Fraud John Breyault to talk about the surge of consumer protection issues that have emerged as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the crucial role that state attorneys general play in protecting consumers from predatory businesses and scammers. *Due to COVID-19 safety protocols, this episode was rec...
S E9: Child and forced marriage puts the "lock" in wedlock.
May 08, 2020 21:17 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBFraidy Reiss, activist and founder/director of Unchained At Last, joins Reid Maki, NCL’s director of child labor issues and coordinator of the Child Labor Coalition for a dialogue about the silent scourge of child marriage in America and the continued effort to support women who wish to leave coerced and forced marriages. *Due to COVID-19 safety protocols, this episode was recorded remotely. Audio quality has been impacted as a result.*
9: Child and forced marriage puts the "lock" in wedlock.
May 08, 2020 21:17 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBFraidy Reiss, activist and founder/director of Unchained At Last, joins Reid Maki, NCL’s director of child labor issues and coordinator of the Child Labor Coalition for a dialogue about the silent scourge of child marriage in America and the continued effort to support women who wish to leave coerced and forced marriages. *Due to COVID-19 safety protocols, this episode was recorded remotely. Audio quality has been impacted as a result.*
9: Child and forced marriage puts the "lock" in wedlock
May 08, 2020 21:17 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBFraidy Reiss, activist and founder/director of Unchained At Last, joins Reid Maki, NCL’s director of child labor issues and coordinator of the Child Labor Coalition for a dialogue about the silent scourge of child marriage in America and the continued effort to support women who wish to leave coerced and forced marriages. *Due to COVID-19 safety protocols, this episode was recorded remotely. Audio quality may not be consistent throughout.*
S E8: Born too soon; the difference a day makes
April 21, 2020 16:59 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBDr. Joia Adele Crear-Perry of the National Birth Equity Collaborative and Dr. Kelle H. Moley of March of Dimes joins NCL’s Executive Director Sally Greenberg for a dialogue about premature births, maternal outcomes, and the societal stressors that disproportionately affect some pregnant women more than others. *Due to COVID-19 safety protocols, this episode was recorded remotely. Audio quality has been impacted as a result.*
8: Born too soon; the difference a day makes
April 21, 2020 16:59 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MBDr. Joia Adele Crear-Perry of the National Birth Equity Collaborative and Dr. Kelle H. Moley of March of Dimes joins NCL’s Executive Director Sally Greenberg for a dialogue about premature births, maternal outcomes, and the societal stressors that disproportionately affect some pregnant women more than others. *Due to COVID-19 safety protocols, this episode was recorded remotely. Audio quality may not be consistent throughout.*
S E7: Plucked from the classroom; the invisible in our fields
February 24, 2020 07:00 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBNorma Flores Lopez, Governance Manager and President of the National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Association, joins Reid Maki, NCL’s director of child labor issues and coordinator of the Child Labor Coalition for a dialogue about the plight of workers on America’s farms. Joining them are two young women that have worked in fields as child laborers, Araceli and Jasmine.
7: The invisible child laborers in our fields
February 24, 2020 07:00 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBNorma Flores López, Governance and Development/Collaboration Manager at East Coast Migrant Head Start Project, joins Reid Maki, NCL’s director of child labor issues and coordinator of the Child Labor Coalition for a dialogue about the plight of workers on America’s farms. Joining them are two young women that have worked in fields as child laborers, Araceli and Jazmin.
S E7: The invisible child laborers in our fields
February 24, 2020 07:00 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBNorma Flores López, Governance and Development/Collaboration Manager at East Coast Migrant Head Start Project, joins Reid Maki, NCL’s director of child labor issues and coordinator of the Child Labor Coalition for a dialogue about the plight of workers on America’s farms. Joining them are two young women that have worked in fields as child laborers, Araceli and Jazmin.
6: What’s for dinner? Whatever’s in the waste bin.
January 17, 2020 21:02 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBScott Nash, CEO of MOM’s Organic, joins NCL’s Executive Director Sally Greenberg for a dialogue about America’s shocking food waste epidemic, our food system, and the impact that our dinner plates have on the environment.
6: What’s for dinner? Whatever’s in the waste bin
January 17, 2020 21:02 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBScott Nash, CEO of MOM’s Organic, joins NCL’s Executive Director Sally Greenberg for a dialogue about America’s shocking food waste epidemic, our food system, and the impact that our dinner plates have on the environment.
S E6: What’s for dinner? Whatever’s in the waste bin.
January 17, 2020 21:02 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBScott Nash, CEO of MOM’s Organic, joins NCL’s Executive Director Sally Greenberg for a dialogue about America’s shocking food waste epidemic, our food system, and the impact that our dinner plates have on the environment.
5: Sorry, fair pay and a safe workplace aren’t on the menu.
January 03, 2020 18:15 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBDiana Ramirez, Federal Senior Policy Advocate at Restaurant Opportunities Center, joins NCL’s Executive Director Sally Greenberg for a dialogue about one of America’s most pervasive sources of inequality: the death of livable wages in the food industry and others.
5: Sorry, fair pay and a safe workplace aren’t on the menu
January 03, 2020 18:15 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBDiana Ramirez, Federal Senior Policy Advocate at Restaurant Opportunities Center, joins NCL’s Executive Director Sally Greenberg for a dialogue about one of America’s most pervasive sources of inequality: the death of livable wages in the food industry and others.
S E5: Sorry, fair pay and a safe workplace aren’t on the menu.
January 03, 2020 18:15 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBDiana Ramirez, Federal Senior Policy Advocate at Restaurant Opportunities Center, joins NCL’s Executive Director Sally Greenberg for a dialogue about one of America’s most pervasive sources of inequality: the death of livable wages in the food industry and others.
S E4: Measles, it ain’t over until it’s over.
December 12, 2019 17:30 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBDr. Linda Fu, general pediatrician at Children’s National Health System and an associate professor of pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine, joins NCL’s Executive Director Sally Greenberg and Patricia Kelmar, NCL’s director of health policy, for a dialogue about vaccines in America and debunk the myths that have stoked the current anti-vaccine sentiment.
4: Measles, it ain’t over until it’s over.
December 12, 2019 17:30 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBDr. Linda Fu, general pediatrician at Children’s National Health System and an associate professor of pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine, joins NCL’s Executive Director Sally Greenberg and Patricia Kelmar, NCL’s director of health policy, for a dialogue about vaccines in America and debunk the myths that have stoked the current anti-vaccine sentiment.
4: Measles, it ain’t over until it’s over
December 12, 2019 17:30 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBDr. Linda Fu, general pediatrician at Children’s National Health System and an associate professor of pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine, joins NCL’s Executive Director Sally Greenberg and Patricia Kelmar, previously NCL’s director of health policy, for a dialogue about vaccines in America and debunk the myths that have stoked the current anti-vaccine sentiment.
4: Measles; it ain’t over until it’s over
December 12, 2019 17:30 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBDr. Linda Fu, general pediatrician at Children’s National Health System and an associate professor of pediatrics at the George Washington University School of Medicine, joins NCL’s Executive Director Sally Greenberg and Patricia Kelmar, previously NCL’s director of health policy, for a dialogue about vaccines in America and debunk the myths that have stoked the current anti-vaccine sentiment.
3: Ending the scourge of child labor with Kailash Satyarthi
December 10, 2019 20:21 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBKailash Satyarthi—Nobel Peace Prize Laurate and founder of multiple social activist organizations including Bachpan Bachao Andolan, Global March Against Child Labour, and GoodWeave International—joins Reid Maki, NCL’s director of child labor issues and coordinator of the Child Labor Coalition to talk about his journey from local activist to global figure in the fight to end child labor and the state of affairs in the movement.
S E3: Ending the scourge of child labor with Kailash Satyarthi
December 10, 2019 20:21 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBKailash Satyarthi—Nobel Peace Prize Laurate and founder of multiple social activist organizations including Bachpan Bachao Andolan, Global March Against Child Labour, and GoodWeave International—joins Reid Maki, NCL’s director of child labor issues and coordinator of the Child Labor Coalition to talk about his journey from local activist to global figure in the fight to end child labor and the state of affairs in the movement.
2: Two dynamos of women's rights law crashed through the glass ceiling—part 2
December 10, 2019 20:20 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBMarcia Greenberger, the founder and co-president of the National Women’s Law Center and Judy Lichtman, president emeritus and senior advisor at the National Partnership, join NCL’s Executive Director Sally Greenberg to continue their look look at how far women have come and the work ahead in the women’s rights movement.
S E2: Crashing through the glass ceiling with two dynamos of women's rights law—part 2
December 10, 2019 20:20 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBMarcia Greenberger, the founder and co-president of the National Women’s Law Center and Judy Lichtman, president emeritus and senior advisor at the National Partnership, join NCL’s Executive Director Sally Greenberg to continue their look look at how far women have come and the work ahead in the women’s rights movement.
2: Crashing through the glass ceiling with two dynamos of women's rights law—part 2
December 10, 2019 20:20 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBMarcia Greenberger, the founder and co-president of the National Women’s Law Center and Judy Lichtman, president emeritus and senior advisor at the National Partnership, join NCL’s Executive Director Sally Greenberg to continue their look look at how far women have come and the work ahead in the women’s rights movement.
1: Crashing through the glass ceiling with two dynamos of women's rights law—part 1
December 10, 2019 18:13 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBMarcia Greenberger, the founder and co-president of the National Women’s Law Center and Judy Lichtman, president emeritus and senior advisor at the National Partnership, join NCL’s Executive Director Sally Greenberg for a look at how far women have come and the work ahead in the women’s rights movement.
1: Two dynamos of women's rights law crashed through the glass ceiling—part 1
December 10, 2019 18:13 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBMarcia Greenberger, the founder and co-president of the National Women’s Law Center and Judy Lichtman, president emeritus and senior advisor at the National Partnership, join NCL’s Executive Director Sally Greenberg for a look at how far women have come and the work ahead in the women’s rights movement.
S E1: Crashing through the glass ceiling with two dynamos of women's rights law—part 1
December 10, 2019 18:13 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBMarcia Greenberger, the founder and co-president of the National Women’s Law Center and Judy Lichtman, president emeritus and senior advisor at the National Partnership, join NCL’s Executive Director Sally Greenberg for a look at how far women have come and the work ahead in the women’s rights movement.
Indomitable spirits
December 08, 2019 22:49 - 10 minutes - 9.26 MBIn this trailer of We Can Do This! you will hear from figures who have paved the way for social and economic reforms as well as those carrying on the fight for an equitable tomorrow. This very special sneak peek of the new podcast from the National Consumers League features two pioneering advocates and attorneys working for women's rights, Judith Lichtman and Marcia Greenberger; Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Kailash Satyarthi; and three young women who grew up working in the farm fiel...