Latest Gillibrand Podcast Episodes
Who does our essential ‘dirty work’, and at what price?
America's Democrats - September 13, 2021 13:00 - 45 minutes ★★★ - 54 ratingsWho does our essential ‘dirty work’, and at what price? Why prison gerrymandering has to end. Plus, Bill Press on why California Governor Gavin Newsom is likely to survive the effort to recall him. Eyal Press, author of Dirty Work: Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in Amer...
How Biden’s plan for economic recovery could lead to more affordable health care for all Americans.
America's Democrats - September 05, 2021 23:35 - 50 minutes ★★★ - 54 ratingsHow Biden’s plan for economic recovery could lead to more affordable health care for all Americans. Why humor matters in politics. Plus, Bill Press on what happens when science mixes with politics. Health care advocate Laura Packard on why it's time to build American health care back bette...
A powerful history of workers’ strikes in America.
America's Democrats - August 30, 2021 16:52 - 1 hour ★★★ - 54 ratingsA powerful history of workers’ strikes in America. How unions will shape the future of democracy. Plus Bill Press on the staying power of Trump with the GOP. Historian Erik Loomis on his book A History of America in Ten Strikes. Author and organizer Jane McAlevey on her book, A Collectiv...
How the rich rig the tax code and the millionaires who want it to stop.
America's Democrats - August 23, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★ - 54 ratingsHow the rich rig the tax code and the millionaires who want it to stop. How the battle for marriage equality was won. Plus Bill Press on how to confront a "code red" for our planet. Erica Payne on her new book Tax the Rich!: How Lies, Loopholes, and Lobbyists Make the Rich Even Richer. Sasha I...
The looming threat of Republican gerrymandering.
America's Democrats - August 16, 2021 17:12 - 1 hour ★★★ - 54 ratingsThe looming threat of Republican gerrymandering. Why America needs a Tech New Deal. Plus Bill Press with a harrowing look at Trump's final year. David Daley on why time is running out to stop Republican gerrymandering. Nicol Turner Lee on what it will take to deliver digital equity in a po...
The state of Black America in 2021.
America's Democrats - August 09, 2021 21:49 - 52 minutes ★★★ - 54 ratingsThe state of Black America in 2021. A new chapter in progressive politics and how we got here. Plus Bill Press with Dana Milbank, op-ed columnist for The Washington Post. Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League with a call to action to create a more equitable and inclusive nati...
A democracy test in Texas
America's Democrats - August 02, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★ - 54 ratingsA democracy test in Texas and the future of voting rights in America. Why it’s time for government to “go big” again. Plus Bill Press with Joe Trippi on what it will take to defeat Trumpism. Texas State Representative Richard Peña Raymond on why he had to leave the state to protect democra...
What’s next for Amazon workers?
America's Democrats - July 26, 2021 11:00 - 59 minutes ★★★ - 54 ratingsWhat’s next for Amazon workers? What we can learn from a century of U.S. public health emergencies? Plus Bill Press looks ahead to 2022 with Larry Sabato, the founder of Sabato’s Crystal Ball. Nelson Lichtenstein on the link between antitrust advocacy and the movement to unionize workers. ...
Can America be united again?
America's Democrats - July 19, 2021 16:38 - 1 hour ★★★ - 54 ratingsCan America be united again? Making the case for Medicaid expansion. Plus Bill Press on Biden’s most difficult foreign policy challenges. George Packer on his new book Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal. Eliot Fishman on how Medicaid expansion has made a difference during the pande...
The price we pay if we don’t trust elections.
America's Democrats - July 11, 2021 19:25 - 52 minutes ★★★ - 54 ratingsThe price we pay if we don’t trust elections. Why we all should care about health disparities. Plus Bill Press on the defining theme of the Trump era. David Becker on the myth of voter fraud and its damage to democracy. Dr. Lisa Cooper on why health disparities are everyone's problem. Plu...
What the data says about how Democrats can win in 2022.
America's Democrats - July 04, 2021 21:09 - 1 hour ★★★ - 54 ratingsWhat the data says about how Democrats can win in 2022. The progressive case for canceling student debt. Plus Bill Press on why one journalist chose to walk from DC to New York City. Data scientist David Shor and on why Democrats need to connect with a changing electorate. Researcher Char...
The Pentagon Papers at 50.
America's Democrats - June 28, 2021 22:35 - 1 hour ★★★ - 54 ratingsThe Pentagon Papers at 50. The people who profit off of racism. Plus Bill Press with CNN’s Don Lemon. Author Geoffrey Stone on his new book National Security, Leaks and Freedom of the Press: The Pentagon Papers Fifty Years On. Author Jim Freemen on his new book, Rich Thanks to Racism....
Carol Anderson offers a critical new look at the evolution of the right to bear arms in American History.
America's Democrats - June 22, 2021 02:02 - 57 minutes ★★★ - 54 ratingsRace and the history of gun rights in America. Why it’s time to expand Social Security. Plus Bill Press on the continuing threat of right-wing media. Historian Carol Anderson on her new book The Second: Race and Guns in a Fatally Unequal America. Nancy Altman on her new book Social Security W...
Dennis Kucinich on his historic fight against privatized public services.
America's Democrats - June 14, 2021 14:00 - 53 minutes ★★★ - 54 ratingsA historic fight against privatized public services. The battle over how to talk about race in schools. Plus Bill Press on Donald Trump’s dangerous hold within the GOP. Former Cleveland mayor Dennis Kucinich on his battle to save the city’s public electric utility. Scholar Christopher Lehm...
#535 : A plan to cut child poverty in half.
America's Democrats - June 07, 2021 19:26 - 1 hour ★★★ - 54 ratingsA plan to cut child poverty in half. Artificial intelligence and the future of work. Plus Bill Press with an insider account of why Joe Biden won, and Hillary Clinton didn’t. Anti-poverty advocate Arohi Pathak on why a stimulus measure to cut child poverty should be made permanent. Economi...
#534 : The limits of bipartisanship in today’s politics
America's Democrats - June 01, 2021 13:42 - 56 minutes ★★★ - 54 ratingsThe limits of bipartisanship in today’s politics, and an opening for moral leadership. Plus Bill Press on Donald Trump’s mounting legal problems. Veteran political insider John Lawrence on how reaching across the aisle can come at a cost for the Biden agenda. Historian Daniel Rodgers on wh...
#533 : Millennial politics comes into its own.
America's Democrats - May 24, 2021 19:29 - 41 minutes ★★★ - 54 ratingsMillennial politics comes into its own. The untold history of citizenship stripping in America. Plus Bill Press on where the Republican Party goes from here. Author David Freedlander on the AOC generation and its political evolution. Author Amanda Frost on citizen stripping from Dred Scott...
#532 : Moving toward a racial justice agenda.
America's Democrats - May 17, 2021 13:40 - 1 hour ★★★ - 54 ratingsMoving toward a racial justice agenda. Transforming policing from the ground up. Why history matters. Plus Bill Press with journalist Ron Brownstein. Civil rights leader Ben Jealous on why cities and states have to take the lead in reimagining public safety. Scholar Sheryll Cashin on why ...
#531 : What we get wrong about saving the planet.
America's Democrats - May 10, 2021 21:58 - 54 minutes ★★★ - 54 ratingsWhat we get wrong about saving the planet. Why the Green New Deal needs to be a jobs program. Plus Bill Press on what drives Nancy Pelosi. Author Jenny Price on getting environmentalism right before it’s too late. Activist Wallace Mazon on why the Sunrise Movement is fighting for good jobs...
#530 : The fascism Trump left behind.
America's Democrats - May 02, 2021 22:37 - 55 minutes ★★★ - 54 ratingsThe fascism Trump left behind. Avoiding the next power grid disaster. Plus Bill Press on redefining infrastructure in the American Jobs Plan. Jason Stanley on his latest book How Fascism Works: The Politics of Us and Them. Julie Kohn on lessons learned from the Texas power grid failure. Pl...
#529 : The price we pay for corporate consolidation.
America's Democrats - April 26, 2021 14:18 - 50 minutes ★★★ - 54 ratingsThe price we pay for corporate consolidation. How the rich hide their wealth. Plus Bill Press with a view from Congress of the chances of passing the American Jobs Act. Pat Garofalo on an antitrust agenda for working people. Chuck Collins on his newest book The Wealth Hoarders: How Billion...
#528 : The powerful influence of Lady Bird Johnson.
America's Democrats - April 18, 2021 21:11 - 1 hour ★★★ - 54 ratingsThe powerful influence of Lady Bird Johnson. Confronting the myths about poverty in America. Plus, Bill Press with a behind the scenes account of Joe Biden’s election campaign. Julia Sweig on her newest book Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight. Mark Rank on his newest book Poorly Unde...
#527 : Standing up in Congress for working people.
America's Democrats - April 12, 2021 18:16 - 57 minutes ★★★ - 54 ratingsStanding up in Congress for working people. Standing up in court to fight voter suppression. Plus, Bill Press with Congressman Julian Castro Representative Tom Suozzi on the newly formed Labor Caucus and its promise to prioritize working families and unions. Caleb Jackson on the legal case...
#526 : How Joe Biden barely won the Presidency.
America's Democrats - April 04, 2021 20:28 - 1 hour ★★★ - 54 ratingsHow Joe Biden barely won the Presidency. The battle on Capitol Hill to win back our democracy. Plus, Bill Press with Congressman Jamie Raskin. Jonathan Allen with a behind-the-scenes look at Joe Biden's 2020 campaign. Fred Wertheimer on why now is the time for a historic overhaul of how w...
#525 : The way we work isn’t working.
America's Democrats - March 28, 2021 22:48 - 1 hour ★★★ - 54 ratingsThe way we work isn’t working. How employers exploit our good will and how to fight back. Division and gridlock in American politics and how to fix it. Plus, Bill Press with John Yang on stopping anti Asian American hate. Sarah Jaffe on how devotion to our jobs keeps us exploited, exhauste...
#524 : The intersection of faith and politics
America's Democrats - March 21, 2021 22:29 - 1 hour ★★★ - 54 ratingsJoe Biden as a Catholic president and what that means for a divided nation. How democratic renewal at home can redefine America’s role in the world. Plus, Bill Press with Norm Ornstein on fixing the filibuster. Massimo Faggioli on the intersection of faith and politics for America’s second...
#523 : The fight to hold Donald Trump liable
America's Democrats - March 15, 2021 16:38 - 58 minutes ★★★ - 54 ratingsInside the NAACP lawsuit against Trump for inciting the Capitol riot. How government segregated America and at what cost to Black Americans. Plus, Bill Press with Ari Berman on why voting rights are under attack. NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson on why the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 i...
#522 : Overcoming political division during the pandemic.
America's Democrats - March 08, 2021 17:56 - 43 minutes ★★★ - 54 ratingsA new era. Overcoming political division during the pandemic. Bringing back government ethics and integrity after Trump. Plus, Bill Press with Dr. Sanjay Gupta on the new normal after the pandemic. Greg Sargent on how Biden’s COVID policy can restore a sense of national purpose. Daniel...
#521 : A progressive response to the COVID crisis.
America's Democrats - March 01, 2021 18:11 - 52 minutes ★★★ - 54 ratingsA progressive response to the COVID crisis. A labor movement game plan for the Biden administration. Plus, Bill Press on the GOP’s bleak future as the party of Trump. Richard Eskow on what he sees missing in the progressive response to the coronavirus pandemic and how to change that. Jef...
#520 : The new climate war and how to fight it.
America's Democrats - February 22, 2021 16:39 - 59 minutes ★★★ - 54 ratingsThe new climate war and how to fight it. What we are learning about race, gender, and political representation. Plus, Bill Press with the latest on the GOP plan to thwart democracy. Michael Mann says it’s a new day in the climate battle that can only be fought by believing we can still mak...
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