Women Rule

For our final episode of 2020, Anna is joined by Alicia Garza, the activist and co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement. They look back at 2020 — a year when Americans endured crises from the pandemic to the economic recession, racial injustices and a highly contentious presidential election. Through it all, women have often taken the lead. And as we head into 2021, Alicia tells us how she’s looking to set the course in activism for the year to come.

For her final episode as host of "Women Rule," Anna Palmer is joined by POLITICO editor Carrie Budoff Brown and POLITICO Magazine deputy editor Elizabeth Ralph to talk about the strange year we’ve all lived through — from the presidential election to the global pandemic — and look forward to 2021 and beyond, and what all of it means for women.

Now that the 2020 campaign is over, Anna speaks with Parker Poling, the executive director of the National Republican Congressional Committee, which made substantial gains this year. Parker's job is a big responsibility — working with hundreds of campaigns, candidates, members of congress, donors and campaign staffers as the clock ticks down to election day. But Parker herself seems to take it all in stride. She talks about the wisdom she's learned over the years that allows her to do that — and the importance of being kind to yourself along the way.

"Women Rule" brings you another special episode of POLITICO's new podcast "Global Translations": The pandemic and the rise of China are prompting Republicans and Democrats to turn to government power to grow industries important to America’s security and place in the world. “Industrial policy” is an idea long reviled among Washington policymakers. Hosts Luiza Savage and Ryan Heath talk to the people trying to make industrial policy cool again. Luiza Savage [https://www.politico.com/staff/luiza-savage] is the host of "Global Translations". Ryan Heath [https://www.politico.com/states/staff/ryan-heath] is a host of "Global Translations". Annie Rees [https://twitter.com/annielrees?lang=en] is a producer for POLITICO Audio. Kara Tabor [https://twitter.com/KATabor?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor] is a producer for POLITICO Audio. Jenny Ament [https://twitter.com/JennyAment]is the senior producer for POLITICO Audio. Irene Noguchi [https://twitter.com/IreneNoguchi]is the executive producer of POLITICO Audio. Jennifer Harris [https://hewlett.org/people/jennifer-harris/] is a sentior fellow at the Hewlett Foundation, formerly at the US State Department during the Obama administration. Mariana Mazzucato [https://twitter.com/MazzucatoM] is an internationally recognized economist and professor at University College London (UCL), and Founder/Director of UCL's Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose [https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/public-purpose/home]. Check out and subscribe to POLITICO's Global Translations [https://www.politico.com/newsletters/global-translations], and China Watcher [https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-china-watcher] newsletters. Read Luiza Savage's article [https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/04/china-us-economy-industrial-policy-global-translation-433954] on the new industrial policy emerging in the US to counter China's ascent. Global Translations newsletter: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/global-translations [https://www.politico.com/newsletters/global-translations] China Watcher newsletter: https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-china-watcher [https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-china-watcher] POLITICO article: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/04/china-us-economy-industrial-policy-global-translation-433954 [https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/04/china-us-economy-industrial-policy-global-translation-433954]

The 2020 race is finished. And while we don't know all the results yet, we know enough to say this: There was a big gap between what was expected and what ended up happening. Joining Anna to talk it all through is Ally Mutnick, a campaign reporter for POLITICO and expert on all things congressional elections. Hosted by Anna Palmer Produced by Zack Stanton Executive Producer is Irene Noguchi