Feet to the Fire

Lisa Gilbert of Public Citizen talks about what the new House and Senate have accomplished so far, and what it will take – beginning with filibuster reform – to get action on climate change, infrastructure, democracy reform, and other high-priority issues.

Giant, market-dominating companies shape our lives from cradle to grave - literally! Have we arrived at a moment for action?

Looking back at the C.C.C. of the 1930s – and forward to the C.C.C. of the 2020s. A conversation with Neil Maher.

Trump and his gang tried to destroy this agency, but it outlasted them. Longtime consumer advocate Ed Mierzwinski talks about what the CFPB accomplished before Trump, and what it needs to do next.

The leader of the House impeachment team talks about the way forward.

R.L. Miller, Political Director of Climate Hawks Vote, reviews the first month of Joe Biden's presidency. 

The costs of the pandemic will be huge, and they will fall most heavily on Americans who were already up against it. Daniel Markovits makes the case for an emergency tax on wealth to help set things right. 

The private sector will never take us to full employment and broad economic security. The Democratic Party needs to get over that idea, says economist John Harvey. And a modern-day Civilian Conservation Corps could be a good first step.

Can America gets Its multiracial act together? What's still stopping us? Heather McGhee spent three years traveling around the country and looking for answers.

A look at the booming fortunes of America's billionaires and others who have done conspicuously well for themselves since the virus reached our shores. Chuck Collins talks about how they did it and what we might want to do about it.