Send us a text Samuel Alito's outrageous but predictable stay of an appeals court decision invalidating the infamous Texas redistricting map is yet another blot on this wretched Court's sorry record, especially in the area of voting rights. This podcast explores the decision in the context of past decisions gutting one portion after another of the Voting Rights Act. It demonstrates that radical reform of the Court is vital, perhaps job 1A along with neutering Citizens United, when the Democra...
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Send us a text Samuel Alito's outrageous but predictable stay of an appeals court decision invalidating the infamous Texas redistricting map is yet another blot on this wretched Court's sorry record, especially in the area of voting rights. This podcast explores the decision in the context of past decisions gutting one portion after another of the Voting Rights Act. It demonstrates that radical reform of the Court is vital, perhaps job 1A along with neutering Citizens United, when the Democra...
Send us a text Samuel Alito's outrageous but predictable stay of an appeals court decision invalidating the infamous Texas redistricting map is yet another blot on this wretched Court's sorry record, especially in the area of voting rights. This podcast explores the decision in the context of past decisions gutting one portion after another of the Voting Rights Act. It demonstrates that radical reform of the Court is vital, perhaps job 1A along with neutering Citizens United, when the Democra...
Send us a text While it is easy to discount the idea that Trump is becoming weaker, accumulating evidence suggests that he is. This episode is a deep dive into the cascading failures staring Trump in the face, and the implications of his steadily reduced authority. Support the show
Send us a text This from the heart essay about the end of the shutdown will infuriate and hopefully inspire. Please listen in and share. Thank you. Support the show
Send us a text In this episode, we explore an idea whose time has come-ranked choice voting. Done right, it will produce better elections, better candidates and better government. Hear why. Support the show
Send us a text This episode delves deeply into the mechanics of Project 2925 and outlines the damage it is doing to our government and our society. Support the show
Send us a text Join Marc Friedman and me as we dissect a broad range of foreign policy issues and assess the damage done by Donald Trump in nine interminable months. You won't want to miss this episode. Support the show
Send us a text Donald Trump's shutdown is a declaration of war on Americans. Listen as I recount the abuses and their impact-on both blue and red states. Support the show
Send us a text The destruction of the East Wing of the White House is a monstrosity in and of itself. But it is more than that. It is the latest grotesque manifestation of the erratic and ruinous behavior of a dictator drunk with power. The remedies, though, are available if we have the fortitude to act in concert. Enough is more than enough. Support the show
Send us a text Today's podcast exposes the Republican abuse of gerrymandering and how our votes-on a massive scale-can overcome their efforts to subvert democracy. Support the show
Send us a text Brian Tanguay joins Mark for a free wheeling conversation about the issues of the day. We address the shutdown, the economy, the weaponization of government and a number of other issues. Support the show
Send us a text The Republican stance on health care subsidies will come back to haunt them. In this podcast we unpack the origins and the potentially devastating impact of what the Republicans are proposing to do. The damage will fall in the main on the very people who put them in office. And those people will not forget what happened, why and by whose hand. Support the show
Send us a text This episode addresses the urgent need for Americans to make real economic sacrifices if we are to seriously affect the behavior of this regime. Support the show
Send us a text The Republicans since Newt Gingrich's rise in the early 1990s have used language as a means of demonizing Democrats and elevating a party that has no agenda except destruction. This episode explains what the Republicans did and why Democrats must abandon civility for the foreseeable future in order to persuade the American people that they and not the Republicans have at heart their best interests. This shutdown showdown is the crucible for the Democrats. Lose this fight and Tr...
Send us a text The Republicans know only one way to win: cheat. This podcast examines the means by which they are doing it. The solution is to vote no matter how hard they try to keep you from doing it, and massive strikes in the event Trump and his cronies attempt to obstruct the election. We have to push back if we are to save our democracy. Support the show
Send us a text Join me as I discuss with author and activist Anthony Flaccavento the challenges of finding common ground between urban Democrats and rural voters, and what can be done about it. Support the show
Send us a text Dan Schaefer is a candidate for the Missouri House of Representatives. We spent some time talking about his race, the state of politics and policy both in Missouri and nationwide. I hope you'll join us for a wide ranging discussion. Support the show
Send us a text The Democrats have a golden opportunity to hang the looming government shutdown around the Republicans' necks. Hear how Democrats should approach this effort from both strategic and policy perspectives. Support the show
Send us a text Samuel Alito's outrageous but predictable stay of an appeals court decision invalidating the infamous Texas redistricting map is yet another blot on this wretched Court's sorry record, especially in the area of voting rights. This podcast explores the decision in the context of past decisions gutting one portion after another of the Voting Rights Act. It demonstrates that radical reform of the Court is vital, perhaps job 1A along with neutering Citizens United, when the Democra...
