America's Democrats

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!

#512 : What we need to know about the threat of far right extremist violence.

Dec 28, 2020

What we need to know about the threat of far right extremist violence. Plus Bill Press with Susan Rice, incoming Direction of the Domestic Policy Council

An extended conversation with Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate. Plus, Bill Press with an archive interview from 2019 with Susan Rice on the...

#511 : The change we have to have.

Dec 21, 2020

The change we have to have. How to make America work again for all Americans. Plus, Don Fowler, in his own words.

Jim Hightower and Senator Sherrod Brown on why this is a pivotal moment for progressive politics in America. Plus, we remember a progressive hero, Don Fowler.

Jim Hightower and Sherrod Brown - Pt. 1

#510 : Moving ahead on a racial justice agenda in a Biden administration.

Dec 13, 2020

Moving ahead on a racial justice agenda in a Biden administration. Plus Bill Press on America’s deepening political divide and the future of Trumpism.

An extended conversation with political economist Dr. Julianne Malveaux on the hard work ahead for Democrats to confront racial inequality. And Bill Press with...

#509 : Tracking corporate ties in the Biden administration.

Dec 7, 2020

Tracking corporate ties in the Biden administration. Keeping up the fight against voter suppression. Plus, the case for prosecuting Trump after he leaves office.

Jeff Hauser of the Revolving Door Project on why he’s concerned about corporate influence in the Biden Administration. Jorge Vasquez, Jr. on why he...

#508 : The evolving peril of Democratic centrism.

Nov 30, 2020

The evolving peril of Democratic centrism. Plus, where voters said yes to progressive ballot measures. And Bill Press with Biden economic transition adviser Jared Bernstein.

Author and journalist Thomas Frank on centrist Democrats and the rise of Trumpism. Chris Melody Fields Figueredo, Executive Director of the...