Wednesday, January 6th, 2021 was a red letter day in American history. We woke up to surprising news of Democrats winning both run-off Senate seats in Georgia, tipping the balance of power in the Senate. We went to bed to even more surprising news of pro-Trump supporters invading the U.S. capital over factually, empirically, objectively false information.

We'll offer our takes on both momentous events.

Firstly, we hope that Democrats use their majority in government throughout the first two years of Biden's administration to try to pass as progressive legislation as possible, the kind that will benefit all Americans. This includes (1) drastically increasing taxes on the wealthiest to fund social programs like health care as a human right, (2) taking a strong stance on climate change by reducing our dependence on fossil fuels by incentivizing the creation of jobs and training programs in the renewable energy sector, and (3) refining American democracy by doing such things as mandating presidents to have to release their tax returns, revitalization the Voting Rights Act, and increasing transparency in and limiting the opportunities for corporate/private campaign contributions.

Secondly, we hope that people recognize that while the pro-Trump supporters who stormed the capitol certainly exhibited poor behavior for a deplorable cause, the true coup that day was the one carried out by the nearly 10 Republican Senators and 139 Republican House of Representatives members who did not vote to certify the free and fair 2020 U.S. general election results. The true, long lasting stain on American democracy isn't just Trump or his manipulated supporters, but the morally and intellectually bankrupt policies and practices of the Republican party that got us to where we are today.

Thanks for joining us.