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21st Century Democrats is proud to bring you AmericasDemocrats.org, the weekly netcast for stand-up Democrats that explores progressive perspectives on public policy, economic debates, foreign affairs and national politics. With regular contributors who include Texan populist Jim Hightower and provocative media commentator Bill Press, AmericasDemocrats.org seeks to become a salon of the nation’s most prominent Democrats. We're all about giving progressive Democrats tools you need to fight back against the Tea Party Republicans. So progressives, populists, liberals, Democrats and independents, sit back and listen -- then stand up and fight!

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AmericasDemocrat.org Netcast - September 28th, 2014

Sep 28, 2014

Last term’s Supreme Court decisions on women’s rights should make Democrats happy this fall, says commentator Fred Rotondaro. Former ambassador Mike Ussery reviews U.S. diplomacy. And Bill Press interviews Joe Cirincione of the Ploughshares Fund

 

The Supreme Court is ready to start a new term, and...

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AmericasDemocrat.org Netcast - September 21st, 2014

Sep 21, 2014

Author Thomas Frank tells Democratic candidates what to run on … Feminist law professor Deborah Rhode tells us what women want. And Bill Press interviews California Congressman John Garamendi.

 

Essayist Thomas Frank has a three-point plan for Democrats to use in campaigns that he says will be massively popular....

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AmericasDemocrat.org Netcast - September 14th, 2014

Sep 14, 2014

Is Chief Justice John Roberts crazy? Why can’t we take corporations to court? The answers to these dilemmas come from constitutional scholar Jack Balkin and antitrust expert Lina Khan. And Bill Press talks with Congresswoman Barbara Lee.

 

As the nation marks Constitution Day this week, legal scholar Jack Balkin...

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AmericasDemocrat.org Netcast - September 7th, 2014

Sep 7, 2014

Journalist Chuck McCutcheon decodes Washington-speak … anthropologist Janine Wedel decodes the world of shadow lobbyists. And Bill Press interviews Christina Bellantoni, editor of Roll Call.

 

With Congress back in session and an election coming up, journalist Chuck McCutcheon is here to interpret political...

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