Aug 1, 2022
The past, present and future of progressives in the Senate. Senator Sherrod Brown on his book Desk 88: Eight Progressive Senators Who Changed America.
Senator Sherrod Brown’s most recent book offers a timely history of 20th-century American progressivism. Along the way he makes a compelling case to...
Jul 26, 2022
Raise the minimum wage.
Revisiting some of the conversations we have had about raising the minimum wage.
Progressive Democrats have made raising the minimum wage a priority for the new administration. And for a good reason. David Cooper says a $15 minimum wage would lift pay for tens of millions of...
Jul 19, 2022
The religious right’s rise to political power
We take a look back at how the religious right and the white nationalist movement took over the Republican party.
Katherine Stewart’s explores the rise of the religious right in America and its vast reach into American politics. She warns that the end...
Jul 12, 2022
The one thing Trump manufactured successfully… “Former Republicans”
Revisiting our interview with Author Rick WIlson on his book “Everything Trump Touches Dies: A Republican Strategist Gets Real About the Worst President Ever.”
The presidency of Donald Trump has brought discord to a party known...
Jul 5, 2022
The legacy of Woody Guthrie
Ten years later, we revisit a show celebrating the Centennial of the birth of Woody Guthrie with interviews from Pete Seeger and former Senator Fred Harris.
Our first guest today was a truly great American, perhaps the leading progressive icon of our times. In honor of the...