Though it is finally a federal holiday, a lot of people still dont really know about Juneteenth. It was the day in 1865 when formerly enslaved people learned of the Emancipation Proclamation. But wha

Across the United States there is tremendous support for a taxing the wealthiest among us. So why doesnt it happen? Well, in Massachusetts, it has. As Inequality.orgs Sam Pizzigati explains in this

In his new book The Jazzmen: How Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and Count Basie Transformed America, prolific author Larry Tye shares what he learned about the lives of the three men, now recognized

Used to be Labour was left, Tories were conservative. Now it seems each party is trying to be just like the other. This right before PM Rishi Sunak shocked everyone by scheduling a new election for Ju

The final chapter in our guests new book, Liberalism as a Way of Life asks the question: Requiem for a Liberal Way of Life? Well, is it really over? Reached in Sydney Australia where hes professor o

Many Americans were appalled at the violent January 6th assault on the capitol. The thought was: Thats not who we are. But in truth throughout our history, a great number of Americans have supported

They wanted to stop abortions, instead there were more after the Dobbs decision than before. One the first segment, Mother Jones magazine writer Julianne McShane tells how women are maintaining their

Imagine a Supreme Court whose only agenda was equal justice under law. It was real. Unlike todays court, which is openly an arm of the MAGA movement, when that court ended legal segregation 70 year

Wisconsin is a key swing state in the upcoming election, with traditions of both real right and real left. On todays show on-the-ground journalist Christina Lieffring tells us about realities in that

America is an outlier: here its commonly accepted that if you succeed or fail you deserve it. We believe we make our own luck. And we blame ourselves for whats really random bad luck. But thats cou