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The Progressives’ Agenda: What’s Left? Ro Khanna, plus Katha Pollitt on Sex
The Democrats are not doomed to defeat in the midterms, says Ro Khanna. Politics can turn around in the next few months. Khanna represents Silicon Va…
4 years, 3 months ago
Our Coronavirus Criminals: John Nichols; plus Eric Foner on Slaveholders in Congress
Donald Trump is responsible for about 100,000 unnecessary deaths from Covid-19 during his presidency, according to scientists at The Lancet. John Nic…
4 years, 4 months ago
California Dems’ Big Moves on Health Care: Sasha Abramsky; Ellen Schrecker on the ’60s
The paralysis of politics in Congress leads us to turn away from Washington and look at the states: What can the Democrats do when they control a sta…
4 years, 4 months ago
Beto Can Win: Steve Phillips; plus Dave Lindorff on Atom Spies
Beto O'Rourke's strategy for winning the governorship of Texas focuses on organizing everywhere to massively boost Democratic voter turnout—the strat…
4 years, 4 months ago
Omicron: A Kinder, Gentler Covid? Mike Davis, plus John Nichols on Jan. 6
Is Omicron the kinder and gentler Covid we’ve been waiting for? Less lethal, and more like the flu? Mike Davis comments on the pandemic—and the age o…
4 years, 4 months ago
Remembering Rennie Davis, Remembering Joan Didion
For our last podcast of 2021, we want to remember two people who died in the past year, and listen again to our interviews with them. Rennie Davis wa…
4 years, 5 months ago
Ivanka, Jared, Don Junior, & Eric on Jan. 6: Amy Wilentz on the Insurrection, plus Tom Lutz
Revelations about the January 6 insurrection include striking new information about the Trump kids that day: Who did what, and also who didn’t do any…
4 years, 5 months ago
Why Trump Won’t Be the Candidate in 2024: David Cay Johnston; Foner & Gates on DuBois
Trump is going to be indicted for racketeering and fraud, because of his financial crimes, and that will prevent him from being the Republican candid…
4 years, 5 months ago
U.S. vs. China vs. Climate Change: Alfred McCoy, plus Kristina Wong on Mutual Aid
How will global warming change the world’s systems of power? Alfred McCoy argues that American global hegemony will end around 2030, replaced by Chin…
4 years, 5 months ago
Omicron and Inequality: Gregg Gonsalves; plus Gary Younge on Josephine Baker
The new Omicron variant of Covid-19: Gregg Gonsalves argues that it serves as a reminder of how little we're doing on pandemic prevention. We need go…
4 years, 5 months ago