Latest Gillibrand Podcast Episodes
#489 : The political power of Black women.
America's Democrats - July 20, 2020 23:54 - 1 hour ★★★ - 54 ratingsThe political power of Black women. The deepening crisis of America’s middle class. And, a recap of the latest Supreme Court term. Black women and their political pursuit for justice, fairness, and equity. Plus, with inequality soaring, America’s middle class is in retreat. How to turn it ...
#488 : A new social contract for the 21st century.
America's Democrats - July 13, 2020 15:46 - 1 hour ★★★ - 54 ratingsA new social contract for the 21st century. Plus, how Trump could use political chaos to upset the election. And, what “reopen safely” really means for our nation’s schools. Neera Tanden on why now is the time to reimagine a social contract that not only leads us into recovery, but paves t...
#487 : Why “Made in America” matters for our nation's future.
America's Democrats - July 06, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★ - 54 ratingsWhy “Made in America” matters for our nation's future. Why hundreds of thousands of DACA recipients are still waiting to become citizens. Plus, why the world cannot survive another four years of Donald Trump. How we can create and keep manufacturing jobs in America. Plus, a legal and polit...
#486 : A Democratic playbook for 2020
America's Democrats - June 29, 2020 17:35 - 1 hour ★★★ - 54 ratingsA Democratic playbook for 2020, and the fight to win over traditional working class voters. Plus, the failures of Donald Trump’s foreign policy. Veteran pollster Vic Fingerhut on why Democrats need to stand up for the core issues that have defined them for decades if they want to win in 20...
#485 : The post pandemic agenda.
America's Democrats - June 22, 2020 18:35 - 1 hour ★★★ - 54 ratingsThe post pandemic agenda. What will it take to save public schools? Why universal broadband access matters. Plus, putting a permanent end to police brutality against Black Americans. How to rescue our schools from financial collapse. How to bridge the digital divide for all Americans. Plu...
#484 : Making politics matter.
America's Democrats - June 15, 2020 01:06 - 55 minutes ★★★ - 54 ratingsMaking politics matter. Taking action for racial justice at the ballot box. Fighting back against voter suppression. Plus, why one conservative thinker wants to stop Donald Trump from leading for another four years. How politicians can make a difference in the fight against systemic ra...
#483 : An economic recovery that works for all.
America's Democrats - June 07, 2020 22:25 - 52 minutes ★★★ - 54 ratingsAn economic recovery that works for all. Why racial equity matters. How billionaires are getting richer in the middle of a pandemic. Plus, George Floyd’s death and the reckoning of America. The economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic for people of color. Plus, how tax breaks for the r...
#482 : Making real change.
America's Democrats - June 02, 2020 00:48 - 1 hour ★★★ - 54 ratingsMaking real change. The dangers of politics as a spectator sport. The political potential of nonviolent activism. Plus Bill Press on the political rise of Nancy Pelosi. . How to move beyond political hobbyism and make real change. Plus, what is nonviolent resistance and why does it work? An...
#481 : COVID 19 and the billionaire bonanza.
America's Democrats - May 25, 2020 20:59 - 59 minutes ★★★ - 54 ratingsCOVID 19 and the billionaire bonanza. An unauthorized history of the NRA. Plus Bill Press on what Obamagate is really about. . How pandemic profiteers are deepening America’s wealth gap. Plus, the unauthorized history of the NRA. And Bill Press talks with David Corn, Washington Bureau Chief...
#480 : A better and bolder pandemic relief plan.
America's Democrats - May 19, 2020 00:25 - 58 minutes ★★★ - 54 ratingsA better and bolder pandemic relief plan. Is it time to abolish the electoral college? Plus Bill Press on the rise of democratic women in politics. Progressives call on politicians for a relief package that meets the needs of all Americans. Plus, how the electoral college is bad for demo...
#479 : Pandemic politics.
America's Democrats - May 11, 2020 22:04 - 1 hour ★★★ - 54 ratingsPandemic politics. The state of play in Wisconsin. What Americans think about the rush to reopen. Plus Bill Press on the conservative crisis agenda. What pollsters are learning about American concerns over COVID 19, and why politicians should listen. Why Wisconsin republicans pushed to hav...
#478 : On the front lines for Medicare for All.
America's Democrats - May 05, 2020 18:34 - 47 minutes ★★★ - 54 ratingsOn the front lines for Medicare for All. Nurses take a stand for all Americans to have access to healthcare. The labor campaign for health care justice. Plus, are we ready to reopen? Bill Press on where we stand now in the coronavirus pandemic. Why nurses are fighting for single payer hea...
#477 : Democracy fights back.
America's Democrats - April 27, 2020 13:06 - 53 minutes ★★★ - 54 ratingsDemocracy fights back. The movement to restore voting rights and make elections fair and free. Plus, Bill Press with Congressman Eric Swalwell on what it will really take to reopen America. David Daley on his new book Unrigged: How Americans Are Battling Back to Save Democracy. Plus Bill Pres...
#476 : Power Shifts.
America's Democrats - April 20, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★ - 54 ratingsPower Shifts. The dangerous rise of religious nationalism. What the future holds for America’s labor unions. Plus, Bill Press gets a behind the scenes view of the White House briefing room. An investigation of the religious right's rise to political power. A history of the rise and fall of...
#475 : Coronavirus and the crisis of poverty.
America's Democrats - April 13, 2020 16:46 - 57 minutes ★★★ - 54 ratingsCoronavirus and the crisis of poverty. How to put people over profits. Plus, Bill Press on what we owe our front line workers in the midst of a pandemic. Building a moral response to COVID-19. An extended conversation with Reverend Liz Theoharis, Co-Chair of the Poor People's Campaign: A...
#474 : Making history with the women of the 116th Congress.
America's Democrats - April 06, 2020 17:34 - 1 hour ★★★ - 54 ratingsMaking history with the women of the 116th Congress. Celebrating the history of Earth Day … online. Plus, how to cover a President who won’t tell the truth. Bill Press talks with Soledad O'Brien. A behind-the-scenes look at the women reshaping Congress. The 50th anniversary of Earth Day in...
#473 : How conservatives hijacked democracy
America's Democrats - March 30, 2020 17:33 - 59 minutes ★★★ - 54 ratingsHow conservatives hijacked democracy, and how progressives can win it back. Plus, Trump in a showdown with science. Bill Press with Axios reporter Jonathan Swan. Caroline Fredrickson on her book The Democracy Fix: How to Win the Fight for Fair Rules, Fair Courts and Fair Elections. Caro...
#472 : Protecting our vote.
America's Democrats - March 23, 2020 17:06 - 54 minutes ★★★ - 54 ratingsProtecting our vote. The battle against gerrymandering. Standing up for the voting rights of young people. Plus, how not to manage a crisis. Bill Press with Politico reporter Dan Diamond. Making the case for fair maps and fair elections. Fighting back against the effort to suppress young...
#471 : Building the Progressive Movement.
America's Democrats - March 16, 2020 19:01 - 1 hour ★★★ - 54 ratingsBuilding the Progressive Movement. Filling the slate with working class candidates. A grassroots strategy for democratic victories. Plus Bill Press with a leading national pollster on crisis politics and what American voters want now. Randy “Ironstache” Bryce on why we need more working p...
#470 : The Power to Protect.
America's Democrats - March 09, 2020 21:16 - 52 minutes ★★★ - 54 ratingsThe Power to Protect. Fighting back against consumer fraud. Standing up to end child poverty. Plus Bill Press on the costs of playing politics with a public health crisis. Richard Cordray, former director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, talks about his new book Watchdog: How ...
#469 : Doctors take a stand for single payer health care.
America's Democrats - March 02, 2020 22:52 - 1 hour ★★★ - 54 ratingsDoctors take a stand for single payer health care. How Donald Trump is unmaking the presidency. Plus Bill Press on the state of America’s labor movement. Why doctors are leading a movement to cover medical care for all Americans.Donald Trump’s lasting impact on the highest office in the la...
#468 : Why labor should support a Green New Deal.
America's Democrats - February 24, 2020 18:12 - 59 minutes ★★★ - 54 ratingsWhy labor should support a Green New Deal. Inside the GOP plan to rig elections. Plus Bill Press with the authors of A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump's Testing of America. Labor organizer Joseph B. Uehlein makes the case for protecting workers in the green new deal. Filmmaker Mac Hell...
#467 : How the Democratic Party can, and should, engage rural America.
America's Democrats - February 17, 2020 20:57 - 50 minutes ★★★ - 54 ratingsHow the Democratic Party can, and should, engage rural America. Why it’s time to abolish the electoral college. Plus Bill Press with GOP insider Rick Wilson on how to prevent President Trump from being re-elected. Jane Kleeb on the importance of rural voters to progressive politics. Reed ...
#466 : Black Voters Matter.
America's Democrats - February 11, 2020 01:11 - 1 hour ★★★ - 54 ratingsBlack Voters Matter. Building the power of black communities at the ballot box. Plus Bill Press with Tom Daschle looking back and looking ahead. Cliff Albright of the Black Voters Matter Fund on the political power of black communities to determine their own destiny. Plus Bill Press with...
#465 : Building progressive power at the state level.
America's Democrats - February 03, 2020 15:14 - 58 minutes ★★★ - 54 ratingsBuilding progressive power at the state level. Cutting through the fog of centrist corporate speak. Plus Bill Press on President Trump’s impeachment trial. How one organization is powering progressive change at the state level. A guide to what centrists politicians say and what they rea...
#464 : Can unions save democracy?
America's Democrats - January 27, 2020 22:04 - 53 minutes ★★★ - 54 ratingsCan unions save democracy? And will millionaires help? Author and organizer Jane McAlevey on her new book, A Collective Bargain:Unions, Organizing, and the Fight for Democracy. Plus, the millionaires who want to pay more taxes, not less. Bill Press talks with Erica Payne, Executive Dir...
#463 : Getting it right in 2020
America's Democrats - January 19, 2020 21:04 - 1 hour ★★★ - 54 ratingsGetting it right in 2020. Making black communities powerful in politics. Turning out progressive voters one conversation at a time. Plus Bill Press talks with former UN Ambassador Susan Rice. Alicia Garza on what motivates black voters and why politicians should care. Alex Morgan on uppin...
#462 : A grassroots campaign to build the electoral power of Democrats.
America's Democrats - January 13, 2020 18:15 - 1 hour ★★★ - 54 ratingsDonald Trump’s campaign to shred environmental protections. A grassroots campaign to build the electoral power of Democrats. Plus Bill Press on the biggest foreign policy crisis yet in the Trump Administration. Dan Farber on what’s next in Donald Trump’s war on regulations and who will pa...
#461 : Listening to working class voters at the ballot box
America's Democrats - January 06, 2020 14:27 - 1 hour ★★★ - 54 ratingsListening to working class voters at the ballot box, and fighting for their future in the workplace. Plus, Bill Press on the Supreme Court’s swing to the right. What will it take to bring unions back and help workers stand up for their rights? Plus, what working class voters want and wha...
#460 : The Best of 2019
America's Democrats - December 30, 2019 23:24 - 49 minutes ★★★ - 54 ratingsOur favorite interviews from 2019. Fighting for the rights of felons to vote. Why walls don’t work. Plus, why 2020 won’t be won by centrists The racist roots of denying felons the right to vote. Everything Donald Trump gets wrong about walls. Plus Robert Reich on the choice that has t...
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