Podcast Episodes

What makes me optimistic about the future?

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What’s the single most important thing that keeps me optimistic about the future? To put it simply: my students.

I’ve been teaching on and off for the last forty years. Teaching is one of the most gr…

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Published on 3 years, 10 months ago

The two biggest challenges to our democracy

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Published on 3 years, 10 months ago

The Great Re-evaluation

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Let me share with you in this short podcast some of the things I’ve heard from people in the last few months, which may suggest the first stirrings of fundamental social change. Very interested in yo…

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Published on 3 years, 10 months ago

Personal History: Is it possible for Democrats and Republicans in Washington to be close friends?

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This morning I phoned my old friend Alan Simpson, the former Wyoming senator.

Alan and I see eye-to-eye on nothing. He’s a conservative Republican, I’m a progressive Democrat. He’s a fiscal hawk, I do…

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Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

The Week Ahead: Two high-stakes games of chicken

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This week, we’re going to witness two high-stakes games of chicken.

1. The first game will be between Senate Democrats and Senate Republicans over raising the debt ceiling and extending funding the g…

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Published on 3 years, 11 months ago

Thanks for joining me

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My first week of writing (and drawing) this letter has been everything I hoped it would be, largely because of you. Thank you for joining me in this experiment (and it is an experiment because I’ve n…

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Published on 3 years, 11 months ago