Cynthia Carmina Gomez wants us to stop arguing about the song on the radio as we hurtle towards the cliff. Can we come up with creative solutions to the really big problems?

Jeff Smith thinks deeply about the deep leadership of Joe Biden. Will pro-democracy forces unite to keep oligarchy and fascism from fully seizing power?

Plus - Thom reads from "The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution" by Lindsay M. Chervinsky .

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Our favorite substitute teacher, thinker and talk show host Jeff Smith fills in for Thom. What are the ingredients in the recipe for genuine people-powered Democracy in America?

Plus- Thom read from "Union: The Struggle to Forge the Story of United States Nationhood" by Colin Woodard.

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Imagine if we were fighting to expand Social Security and Medicare- instead of letting Republicans chip away at it? Could the media change the debate? And meanwhile, why is CEO pay ballooning year after year?

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An all Republican court gives Trump a delay past the election in the Georgia case where he demanded, threatening prison, that the Secretary of State give him over 11,000 votes. This is as bad as it gets. Ukraine Update with Veteran War Correspondent in Kyiv & host of the 'On the Edge' podcast Phil Ittner. An all-Republican court gives Trump a delay past the election in the Georgia case where he demanded, threatening prison, that the Secretary of State give him over 11,000 votes. This is as bad as it gets.

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We are the last barrier to America being overwhelmed by this fascist tide. You, me, and average people like us. Nobody else is coming to our nation’s rescue.

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ProPublica has discovered that many of the witnesses in Trump's legal cases have been rewarded with jobs, cash, and plumb positions. Can justice ever be served for Donald the Don?

Plus- Thom reads from "Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump" by Spencer Ackerman.

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This fall may well be the first big national test of this “new internet,” and, like the Internet Research Agency’s interventions in 2016, could well lead to disaster...

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Will the forces that want Trump 2.0, like OPEC and rich people get what they want? Will 34 felony convictions even make a difference in the minds of Trump supporters or will propaganda and the price of gas deliver the win?

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