What would actually make America great? More people. At least, that’s what Vox co-founder Matthew Yglesias argues in his new book, One Billion Americans: The Case for Thinking Bigger. Today, Matthew join us on the show to talk about his big ideas for population growth and building a strong economy. Matthew Yglesias is co-founder and […]
Dispatches from Bolivia and the American South
First up today, we get updates about the election and coup in Bolivia from Jake Johnston at the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Then, Scalawag magazine editor Anna Simonton sheds light on the political landscape of the American South and the progressive organizing happening there. Jake Johnston is a senior research associate at the […]
Addressing the Needs of Rural Voters with Jane Kleeb
With the 2020 general election on the horizon, we turn our attention to voting and progressive politics for today’s show with Jane Kleeb, chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party and author of the new book Harvest the Vote: How Democrats Can Win Again in Rural America. She and Patty spend the hour discussing issues facing […]
Lawyers for the Left with Michael Steven Smith
In the streets, in the courtroom—victories for social justice and equality take place in both. For today’s show, author and attorney Michael Steven Smith tells the stories of extraordinary lawyers who fought for justice and advanced the progressive movement, as highlighted in his new book, Lawyers for the Left. Michael Steven Smith is an attorney, […]
Journalist Dan Kaufman on The Fall of Wisconsin
Tony Castañeda speaks with journalist Dan Kaufman, who’s reported on Wisconsin’s recent political changes for The New York Times and The New Yorker. His new book The Fall Of Wisconsin: The Conservative Conquest Of A Progressive Bastion And The Future Of American Politics gives a deep political history of state, from the formation of the […]
Re-Examining Madison’s Progressiveness
Tuesday host Carousel Bayrd speaks with Professor Sue Robinson, author of the book Networked News, Racial Divides: How Power and Privilege Shape Public Discourse in Progressive Communities, about progressiveness and race in Madison. Also in the studio is activist and Education Equity Consultant at Wisconsin DPI, Ananda Mirilli. We’ve got copies of this book available for […]
