Described by Robert Kraig, Executive Director, the Citizen Action of Wisconsin seeks to be a grass-roots power as an alternative to organized corporate money. Kraig talks about the goals of […]
Raina Lipsitz on the Rise of a New Left
In today’s show, just a dozen days before the midterms, guest host Nada Elmikashfi sits down with journalist Raina Lipsitz for a conversation about the young, energized progressives organizing for leftist policies and candidates, and the causes they’re fighting for.
The Case for One Billion Americans
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
