#1278 What the Mueller Report says and does not say
Air Date: 6–4-2019
Today we take a look at the long-awaited Mueller Report and see what conclusions can be drawn from it.
Read more#1246 To amend or not to amend and if so, how?
Air Date: 2–1-2019
Today we take a look at the warring factions of progressive and conservatives who are all trying to amend the constitution in various ways. Some progressives want to call for a Convention of States to propose an amendment, as do some conservatives, while others are calling for an amendment but would rather it go through the Congress for reasons that will be explained.
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#1240 The bare-knuckle fight for democracy itself
Air Date: 1–11-2019
Today we take a look at the small-D anti-democratic power grabs implemented by many GOP-led legislatures during the lame-duck session with the explicit intention of subverting the will of the voters and the most significant democracy reform bill since the Watergate era meant to help restore eroded democratic norms that was introduced by the new congress' House Democrats as their first order of business.
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#1238 Bailouts, Tea Parties, Torture, Fear, Health Care and Citizens United (A Look Back at 2009)
Air Date: 1/4/2018
Today we take a look back at the year 2009 in our annual 10-years-past retrospective to see what we may learn.
Read more#1220 Fighting the Dark Money Machine
Air Date: 10–19-2018
Today we take a look at the Koch brothers and the movement they spawned to better understand exactly how to fight back
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#1213 Ten Years On (The Financial Crisis and Disastrous Recovery)
Air Date: 9–25-2018
Today we take a look at where we stand, now ten years on from the beginning of the Great Recession in 2008. Inequality has spiked, the banks are more profitable than ever and not a single banker went to jail for fraud. Now we must look ahead to how we can better manage the next inevitable crash.
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#1211 Corporate Monopoly and Political Power
Air Date: 9–18-2018
Today we take a look at the current state of the centuries-old fight against the monopolization of economic and political power and how these forces threaten the very concept of democracy.
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#1187 Taking the long view on Trump and Russia
Air Date: 6–1-2018
Today we take a rare sojourn into the world of Trump's seemingly endless corruption in business and life with a focus on his long history with Russia.
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#1152 Rise of the oligarchy (Money in Politics)
Today we look at the history and current state of rich people seeking to undermine democratic rule by the people in favor or oligarchy for the rich
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