America's Democrats

"Hey Google/Siri/Alexa, Play the America's Democrats Podcast" Did you know it's that simple to get great interviews with some of the best progressive minds? #Progressive #p2 #podcasts #GoogleHome #Alexa #Siri

Check out the new episode of America’s Democrats open.spotify.com/episode/5Eivme…

Check out the new Podcast episode from America's Democrats examining the desperate need for legislation battling climate change. open.spotify.com/episode/2HQII1…

New episode about raising minimum wage. Listen on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts open.spotify.com/episode/3MNkxl…

Check out the new podcast from America's Democrats featuring a discussion of the past, present, and future of progressives in the Senate. Senator Sherrod Brown on his book Desk 88: Eight Progressive Senators Who Changed America. open.spotify.com/episode/44YbjW…

Finland and Sweden will make NATO stronger. Today, I signed the U.S. Instruments of Ratification, making the United States the 23rd Ally to approve their membership in NATO.

After my predecessor exploded the federal deficit, I said: no more. And I've kept my word. The deficit is down a record $1.7 trillion this year. And that’s on top of the $350 billion we reduced the deficit by last year.

When you're seeing the biggest and fastest job recovery in American manufacturing since the 1950s, Make It in America isn't just a slogan. It’s a reality.

You can’t be pro-police and pro-insurrection.

Protecting America’s Future. addo.libsyn.com/protecting-ame…

Republicans have been so effective at smearing so-called “government-run” healthcare as expensive and wasteful that they have obscured just how much the current, private healthcare industry gouges Americans on everything from pharmaceutical drugs to addo.libsyn.com/fighting-right…

Many of the policy decisions that affect workers’ lives seem arcane and abstract, and are not the hot-button news items that other issues inevitably become. Today we look at two different spheres of policy that have serious, immediate effects on the lives addo.libsyn.com/cultivating-th…

This week, we talk to two experts about how the rich have rigged the tax code and economic policy to secure the economic order and prevent it from ever changing. addo.libsyn.com/the-rich-have-…

This week, we revisit interviews with two economists about the myths—and dangers—of austerity politics. addo.libsyn.com/the-mythsand-d…

In continuing our effort to examine power at the state and local level, we look at two case studies: The state senates in Colorado and Kansas, and how progressive agendas were devised and executed in each. addo.libsyn.com/building-state…

With Russia in the news lately, a lot has been said about the power wielded by that country’s plutocrats. This week, we look back at the overwhelming influence a few wealthy billionaires have over the American government

David Daley is one of the nation's leading authorities on partisan gerrymandering. And he says if Democrats don’t do more to stop it, Republicans will have the power to shape elections for years to come. addo.libsyn.com/the-threat-of-…

Jimmy Carter was an “outsider” who won the Democratic presidential nomination 40 years ago. His former speechwriter, James Fallows, says that an outsider can win the White House if the public feels there is a crisis – but then it becomes very hard to actually govern.

A Billionaire’s Tax could fund many policy objectives, including universal preschool, paid family leave, expanded Medicare services, making increased child tax credits permanent, and new policies to address climate change. addo.libsyn.com/why-do-we-need…

Celine-Marie Pascale traveled the country to talk with people who are experiencing economic hardship. Her book Living on the Edge is about more than individual experiences. It’s about a nation in a deep economic and moral crisis. addo.libsyn.com/a-nation-in-a-…

The best interviews of 2021 - Part 2 A historic fight against privatized public services. Moving toward a racial justice agenda. How the rich rig the tax code and the millionaires who want it to stop. addo.libsyn.com/the-best-inter…