America's Democrats
562 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★ - 54 ratings21st Century Democrats is proud to bring you AmericasDemocrats.org, the weekly netcast for stand-up Democrats that explores progressive perspectives on public policy, economic debates, foreign affairs and national politics. With regular contributors who include Texan populist Jim Hightower and provocative media commentator Bill Press, AmericasDemocrats.org seeks to become a salon of the nation’s most prominent Democrats. We're all about giving progressive Democrats tools you need to fight back against the Tea Party Republicans. So progressives, populists, liberals, Democrats and independents, sit back and listen -- then stand up and fight!
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AmericasDemocrats.org–March 25th, 2012
March 25, 2012 21:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBTeresa Ghilarducci Teresa Ghilarducci is an expert on retirement security, and while Republicans continue their assault on Social Security, she has a new idea – let individuals get the same guaranteed-income retirement accounts that employees of the Federal Reserve have. http://teresaghilarducci.org/ Catherine Poe Columnist and regular contributor Catherine Poe makes the case for the Dream Act – to help children of undocumented workers who were born in the United States get a college edu...
AmericasDemocrats.org–March 18th, 2012
March 18, 2012 19:05 - 41 minutes - 28.2 MBJames K. Galbraith Regular commentator James K. Galbraith, author of a new book on inequality and economic instability, says it isn’t that we need new regulations on banks … the laws in place have plenty of teeth, if only someone would operate the jaw behind them. Website Geoffrey Kabaservice Political scientist Geoffrey Kabaservice has written extensively about the disappearance of moderate Republicans and says it should be of concerns to both parties because governing comes from the mi...
AmericasDemocrats.org–March 11th, 2012
March 11, 2012 23:08 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBRichard Bulliet Columbia University Professor Richard Bulliet is an expert on Islam and Iran, and he says there is respect for American institutions among Muslims worldwide, even if there are differences in foreign policy. Website Catherine Poe Catherine Poe is concerned about that doomsday clock that appears on the cover of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists. It has been moved one second closer to midnight, due to fear of war in Iran, bleak prospects for nonproliferation, and continuing...
AmericasDemocrats.org–March 4th, 2012
March 04, 2012 19:34 - 44 minutes - 30.8 MBAndrew Baumann Andrew Baumann is a pollster with the firm Greenberg Quinlan Rosner and has studied the electorate carefully. He believes that while voters are with the Republicans on cutting spending and job creation, Democrats can win by crossing a threshold of credibility on spending with independent voters. Website Fred Rotondaro A senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, says “American exceptionalism” is a lot more than what today’s Republican candidates say it is. And he g...
AmericasDemocrats.org–February 26, 2012
February 26, 2012 19:14 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBJohn Halpin John Halpin of the Center for American Progress coauthored a study on how President Obama can put together enough electoral votes to win a second term. It won’t be easy, and victory will depend on turnout of the Democratic base. Website Mike Barnes According to Mike Barnes, a former congressman and now a foreign policy analyst, President Obama’s foreign policy has made the United States much better regarded throughout the world. And, he says, Russia’s Vladimir Putin is nothin...
AmericasDemocrats.org–February 19, 2012
February 19, 2012 21:36 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBCharles Postel Historian Charles Postel has studied the value and successes of various political pledges throughout history – against slavery, for prohibition and for woman’s suffrage – but he says the Republicans’ universal pledge to oppose any new tax is different because it is destructive … and forever. Book Fred Rotondaro A senior fellow at the Center for American Progress says Mitt Romney’s claim that Democrats are envious of the rich is the “most extreme and stupid comment” he has ...
AmericasDemocrats.org–February 12, 2012
February 12, 2012 19:44 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBAndrew Baumann Andrew Baumann, a Democratic pollster, says more Democratic candidates are embracing the president’s new populism theme, but are not necessarily going to embrace him. He also says watch out for a flip in both houses of Congress … the House returning to Democrats and the Republicans taking the Senate. Website Richard Bulliet Columbia University Professor Richard Bulliet says preventing Iran from getting nuclear weapons is probably impossible until and unless testing begi...
AmericasDemocrats.org–February 5, 2012
February 05, 2012 18:35 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBMaria Teresa Kumar Voter ID laws, foreclosures in poorer neighborhoods and increasing immigration enforcement are among the factors that could make it hard for President Obama to match his electoral strength among Hispanics. But Maria Teresa Kumar, head of VotoLatino, says the Republicans don’t have it so easy, either. http://votolatino.org/ Peter Galbraith Former Ambassador Peter Galbraith says the Administration’s “reset” of relations with Russia has been successful because Moscow is ...
AmericasDemocrats.org–January 29, 2012
January 29, 2012 19:07 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBRalph Becker The mayor of Salt Lake City, deep in red-state Utah, is a Democrat. He has worked with the Mormon Church and state leaders to come up with a more humane immigration policy than neighboring Arizona. But the Justice Department is suing Utah, and Mayor Ralph Becker explains how things might ultimately work out. Website Peter Galbraith Former Ambassador Peter Galbraith says it is hard to overstate how much the Bush administration destroyed America’s standing in the world, but ...
AmericasDemocrats.org–January 22, 2012
January 22, 2012 19:02 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBFred Harris Fred Harris is now a political science professor, but he was once a U.S. senator, chairman of the DNC and a candidate for president. He says the outcome of the open Senate race in his adopted state of New Mexico could depend on how President Obama does at the top of the ticket. Wikipedia Mike Barnes Former Congressman Mike Barnes, who spends the cold weather in Florida, says the likely Republican Senate candidate in the Sunshine State “is not the sharpest knife in the dishwas...
AmericasDemocrats.org–January 15, 2012
January 17, 2012 15:07 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBRalph Becker Ralph Becker is Mayor of Salt Lake City, a Democratic island in a “red sea.” His advice to other Democrats? Develop our message on social justice and never stray from it. Website Dal LaMagna Businessman Dal LaMagna says the company that made him rich was eventually sold for more than it would otherwise be worth because of the skill and loyalty of his employees. He says all corporations should be more socially responsible and rich guys like himself should be taxed on their in...
AmericasDemocrats.org - January 8th, 2012
January 09, 2012 19:20 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBKirsten Downey A one-time reporter who signed on to write the final chapter of a government report on the financial crisis says if it weren’t for Social Security, there would be as high an unemployment rate as during the Depression. Kirstin Downey's Website Her book on Amazon David Sirota David Sirota, a radio host, Democratic strategist and author, has written a book explaining how bad 1980s movies and TV shows like Rambo, Familiy Ties and the A-Team led to today’s culture of greed and...