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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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#477 : Democracy fights back.

Apr 27, 2020

Democracy fights back. The movement to restore voting rights and make elections fair and free.  Plus, Bill Press with Congressman Eric Swalwell on what it will really take to reopen America.

David Daley on his new book Unrigged: How Americans Are Battling Back to Save Democracy. Plus Bill Press talks with  California...

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#476 : Power Shifts.

Apr 20, 2020

Power Shifts. The dangerous rise of religious nationalism. What the future holds for America’s labor unions. Plus, Bill Press gets a behind the scenes view of the White House briefing room.

 

An investigation of the religious right's rise to political power. A history of the rise and fall of organized labor in America...

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#475 : Coronavirus and the crisis of poverty.

Apr 13, 2020

Coronavirus and the crisis of poverty.  How to put people over profits. Plus, Bill Press on what we owe our front line workers in the midst of a pandemic.

 

Building a moral response to COVID-19.  An extended conversation with Reverend Liz Theoharis, Co-Chair of the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral...

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#474 : Making history with the women of the 116th Congress.

Apr 6, 2020

Making history with the women of the 116th Congress. Celebrating the history of Earth Day … online. Plus, how to cover a President who won’t tell the truth. Bill Press talks with Soledad O'Brien.

 

A behind-the-scenes look at the women reshaping Congress. The 50th anniversary of Earth Day in the midst of a pandemic....

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