America's Democrats

Democracy 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 Press talks with  California Representative Eric Swalwell about what Congress needs to do next to deal with the coronavirus crisis.

Journalist David Daley’s 2016 bestselling book Ratf**Ked opened the nation’s eyes to the vast reach of  GOP gerrymandering and the GOP plan to lock in control of American politics Now he’s opening our eyes again, this time to the story of how Americans are fighting back. 

And now Part Two of our conversation with David Daley about his new book Unrigged: How Americans Are Battling Back to Save Democracy. Dave, there’s a chapter in the book titled The Defeat of the Voter Fraud Myth, and a central character is Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap who served on President Trump’s voter fraud commission.  Remind us what that commission was supposed to accomplish.

With a President who makes every crisis worse,  Bill Press talks Congressman Eric Swalwell about what Congress has to do to help the nation recover from the coronavirus pandemic.  If you'd like to hear the entire interview, visit BillPressPods.com.

How intractable is CEO greed?

Power 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 organized labor in America and what that means for its future.  Plus Bill Press with ABC’s chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl on his new book Front Row at the Trump Show.

Katherine Stewart’s newest book  explores the rise of the religious right in America and its vast reach into American politics. She warns that the end result is fundamentally anti-democratic. And at such a critical point in time, it is dangerously anti-science.

Steven Greenhouse is one of our nation’s most respected labor journalists.

His newest book spans a century of America’s labor movement to understand its decline and what workers are doing today to reclaim their power.

Covering Trump during a pandemic. Bill Press with ABC’s chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl on his new book Front Row at the Trump Show.

Don’t shut the post office, expand their services.

Coronavirus 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 National Call for Moral Revival. Plus Bill Press talks with Marc Perrone, President of the United Food and Commercial Workers.

It's been two years since Reverend William Barber and Reverend Liz Theoharis started  a modern day Poor People’s Campaign to confront the ongoing crisis of poverty in America.  In the midst of a devastating pandemic, that work is even more critical . Reverend Theoharis says if we don’t do more now to help poor people, the entire nation is at greater risk. 

And now Part Two of our conversation with Reverend Liz Theoharis, Co-Chair of the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival.

Millions of workers are putting themselves at risk to make sure we have food and supplies through this pandemic. Are we doing enough to protect them?

 Bill Press talks with Marc Perrone, President of the United Food and Commercial Workers

Wimpy leaders ignore strong people.

Making 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 the midst of a pandemic. Plus Bill Press on how the media should cover Trump during a public health crisis.

Jennifer Steinhauer’s newest book takes a deep dive into the 116th congress through the lens of the record-setting number of women newly elected to office. She says the diversity they bring goes far beyond gender.

Fifty years ago, twenty million Americans turned out for the very first Earth Day.

Because of the pandemic, that anniversary will be celebrated online. Kathleen Rogers is leading the campaign, and she says the message of Earth Day is essential now more than ever.

Should networks stop airing Trump's coronavirus briefings? Bill Press talks with veteran journalist Soledad O'Brien. If you'd like to hear the entire interview, visit BillPressPods.com.

Can the Easter Bunny save us?

How 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. 

Despite representing a minority of the American public, conservatives are in power across the country. In her book The Democracy Fix, author Caroline Frederickson tells us how it happened and how to turn it around.

Part Two of our conversation with Caroline Fredrickson about her book “The Democracy Fix: How to Win the Fight for Fair Rules, Fair Courts and Fair Elections”. The book suggests that progressives can learn from the conservative playbook. But can progressives do that and not sacrifice  democratic values along the way?

Trump vs Reality. Bill Press talks with Axios reporter Jonathan Swan. If you'd like to hear the entire interview, visit BillPressPods.com.

What should happen to “Pandemic Profiteers”?

Protecting 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 voters. Plus, an in-depth conversation about Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. 

Through his work at Common Cause, Dan Vicuna is at the forefront of the fight against partisan gerrymandering and unfair redistricting. And as the 2020 Census moves ahead, that fight is more important now than ever.

Voter Suppression has a long history in the American south. Writer Benjamin Barber says that for young voters in the South today, that history lives on.

Deny and delay. Assessing Donald Trump’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Bill Press talks  with Politico reporter Dan Diamond. If you'd like to hear the entire interview, visit BillPressPods.com.

How social distancing can bring us together.

Building 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 people in Congress. Tori Taylor on the Swing Left campaign to restore democracy up and down the ballot. Plus Bill Press with pollster Peter Hart on what Americans want in the midst of a crisis.

Former iron worker and congressional candidate Randy Bryce is on a mission - to recruit and support working-class congressional candidates. He says  working people bring a powerful and much needed voice to politics.

Flipping the Senate, the White House and key state legislatures by empowering volunteers everywhere to  win critical elections. That’s the goal of Swing Left. Chief Political Officer Tori Taylor describes their innovative strategy to mobilize a movement for maximum impact.

A national mood of fear and uncertainty and what that means for politics. Bill Press talks with Democratic pollster Peter Hart. If you'd like to hear the entire interview, visit BillPressPods.com.

Pessimism is the stealth enemy of progressivism

The 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 Protecting Consumers Can Save Our Families, Our Economy, and Our Democracy.  Jeff Madrick, author of Invisible Americans:The Tragic Cost of Child Poverty, on what government gets wrong about child poverty and how to get it right. Plus, Bill Press talks with Dana Milbank about what the White House should be doing about the coronavirus outbreak.

Throughout his career, Richard Cordray has been at the forefront in the fight to protect consumers against fraud and abuse. His new book tells a compelling story about how government can play a powerful role in that fight.

In his new book, author and veteran journalist Jeff Madrick sheds a necessary light on the unseen reality and irreparable damage of child poverty in America. He says it’s an issue too few Ameicans understand or even acknowledge.

What happens when a President is ill-prepared to lead through a crisis that can have deadly consequences? Bill Press talks with Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank..  If you'd like to hear the entire interview, visit BillPressPods.com.

What happened to Trump’s peace deal?

Doctors 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 land. Plus Bill Press talks with Stephen Greenhouse, author of Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor.

As a physician, Dr. Susan Rogers knows well the daily failures of a profit driven health care system and the inequities it creates. That’s why she says only a single payer system can provide the kind of health care all Americans deserve.

A new book from Benjamin Wittes and co-author Susan Hennessey offers a piercing analysis of Donald Trump’s presidency and a compelling argument that he is transforming the nature of the office.  Wittes says that as Trump continues to put his personal interest ahead of the public good, the future of democratic governance is at risk.

Are unions making a comeback? Bill Press talks about the past, present, and future of American labor with Steven Greenhouse, author of Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor.  If you'd like to hear the entire interview, visit BillPressPods.com.

Will Democrats Be Democrats, or Fraidy Cats?

Why 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 Heller exposes the Republican strategy to suppress the vote and win elections. Plus Bill Press talks with the authors of A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump's Testing of America.

Joseph B. Uehlein works at the forefront of building union support for the effort to confront climate change.  He says the Green New Deal has the potential to rebuild the labor movement and unite the working class.  

Filmmaker Mac Heller’s latest documentary takes a deep dive in the carefully crafted campaign being used by Republicans to suppress voting. It’s a compelling story of democracy at peril and what we can do about it.

Bill Press talking with Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker, authors of A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump's Testing of America.  If you'd like to hear the entire interview, visit Bill PressPods.com.

How wasteful is the Pentagon?