When did politics and trash TV become one in the same? According to author Ross Benes, no question: it was the 1990s. As one reviewer said: this book helps to explain the election of Donald Trump in

The reason we have minimum wage laws is to ensure a basic standard of living. But in America, the federal minimum wage is still what it was in 2009: $7.25. And in developing nations to which big corpo

Democrats seem to always pay attention to the top, the federal races. But what worked for the right wing in 2010 can work for us: Our guest Eric Schmeltzer writes, in The New Republic, that to take po

Youve probably heard of the famous Christmas Truce of 1914 between the trenches of the British and German soldiers. These were indeed brave men. But that was not the only such event: there were d

It may not be as it looks. For decades, millions of Americans have urgently sought to bring sanity to the defense budget. They propose a new nongovernmental Dept of Government Efficiency. And milit

Just the threat of prosecution can be a violation of our First Amendment rights. Look for the fascistic right under Trump to try to impose by force what they failed to win in the culture war. On this

Populism is the common language of America. Author and Georgetown University historian Michael Kazin notes people were not inspired by Harriss opportunity economy talk. People feel disconnected and

Just as it is with inflation, some immigration is good for the economy. It strengthens the economy and helps rural America. But as with inflation, immigration has to be kept under control. On this sho

Storytelling is a venerable and often the most accurate way to teach history. Our guest co-author of the new A Line In the Sand, Miles Spencer, traveled with his partner along the 1100 mile trail of c

Playing defense defines the playing field. Shall we just accept a world run by international mega-billionaires? On this show, Sam Pizzigati of Inequality.org argues now is the time to get ready to go