Feet to the Fire

America has turned them into one story, not two, says the co-founder of an organization with both words in its name. But what will it t take to get more white, black and brown Americans onto the same page and committed to a common struggle? A conversation with Maurice Weeks of the Center for Race and the Economy.

A coalition of progressive groups has come forward with a jobs-and-infrastructure plan for the Ohio River Valley. It could be a defining opportunity for Joe Biden, the Democratic Party and the nation.

Could this be a moment of unusual opportunity as well as need for higher taxes on the wealthy? How about a serious tax on wealth itself? We put those questions to Amy Hanauer of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.

More Americans than ever (and a century-high proportion of the eligible) voted this year. Miles Rapoport and Allegra Chapman make the case for a practice with the potential to lift that figure above 90 percent, and, they argue, change the nature of American politics much for the better.

How do we communicate with the nearly half the electorate that was ready to give him four more years. Is it even worth trying? Today's guest, who knows a thing or two about Trump voters, answers in the affirmative.

The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs is way more important than it sounds. It didn't serve the Clinton or Obama adminstrations (or the country) well, says James Goodwin of the Center for Progressive Reform.  If Joe Biden aspires to a successful presidency, he should steer clear of those footsteps.

The United States, she argues, has fallen into a trap frighteningly similar to what we see in places like Afghanistan or Nigeria. And getting rid of Donald Trump will not save us.

There is growing (dare we even say bipartisan?) support for measures to rein in the power and abusive ractices of Facebook, Amazon, Apple and Google. Stacy Mitchell of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance analyzes the problems they present, the remedies that have been proposed, and the benefits that might ensue.

Bill Clinton and Barack Obama fell into the common presidential habit of appointing once-and-future Wall Streeters or corporate lawyers or executives to key government jobs. It didn't go very well. What can Joe Biden learn from that experience?

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