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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!

May 6, 2018

Donald Trump is making millions as President, and Americans are footing the bill. Plus a report card on Jeff Sessions first year as Attorney General. And Peter Ogburn of the Bill Press Show talks with Alayna Treene of Axios on Marco Rubio’s confession that the GOP tax cuts are failing the American worker.

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Public Citizen’s Alan Zibel reports on how Donald Trump has gotten rich being President.  Elliot Mincberg of People for the American Way gives a failing grade to Jeff Sessions. Plus Peter Ogburn of the Bill Press Show talks with Axios Reporter Alayna Treene about Marco Rubio’s latest attack on Republican tax cuts.

 

 

Alan Zibel

Alan Zibel tracks all the ongoing and emerging conflicts of interests involving the Trump Administration and how they are having an impact on the American people.  He says the amount of taxpayer dollars the President is spending on his own businesses is already at unprecedented heights.

 

Elliot Mincberg

Elliot Mincberg has been researching the American justice system for over three decades. He says that in his first year as Attorney General, Jeff Sessions has put the fundamental rights that system is supposed to protect at risk.

 

Alayna Treene

Peter Ogburn of the Bill Press Show talks with Alayna Treene of Axios about what Marco Rubio is saying about GOP tax cuts that benefit corporations at the expense of American workers.

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Jim Hightower

Are job incentive programs good for communities?