Guest interview: Shakeia on Colin Kaepernick's racial justice protests. Other topics: Democratic legislative stunts that fall short. People: Bill, Jonathan.

Topics: Flint funding and Republican strategies for attaching big policy changes to must-pass bills; moderate Republicans, state legislature defeats, gerrymandering, and more. People: Bill, Jonathan.

Topics: Where do we go from here after the 2016 election? People: Bill, Jonathan, Rachel.

Topics: An interview with Virginia/Scotland socialist organizer Emily Robinson (@see_em_play).

Topics: Rachel updates us on voter suppression in 2016 and we discuss flaws in U.S. voting systems, including felon disenfranchisement. People: Bill, Rachel, Greg

Topics: The Harvard strike and other campus organizing news. Plus, Bill goes viral. People: Bill, Persephone, Greg, Jonathan.

Topics: What broad lessons on direct democracy and foreign policy should be drawn from the Colombia peace deal referendum failure? People: Bill, Jonathan, Kelley, Greg.

Topics: What is social democracy? Why is the Democratic Party writing off so-called "red states"? People: Bill, Jonathan, Rachel.

Topics: Partial 2016 major themes recap. People: Bill, Kelley, Greg, Sarah.

Topics: Big Ideas for Reforming American Governance -- Criminal Justice and Prison Reform. People: Bill, Nate, Kelley. NOTE: We are now officially on indefinite hiatus; details at the end of the episode.