Tavis Smiley

Former Minnesota State Senator Matt Little joins Tavis to celebrate his primary victory for the 2nd Congressional District and what it means for the progressives on the march to Washington.

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Journalist, essayist, and educator Anthony Conwright explains why establishment Democrats’ response to DSA’s electoral wins should be of concern to anyone invested in the future of Black politics, why he believes the Civil War was a “slaveholders’ rebellion,” and more.

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Triple BAFTA-winning British stand-up comedian, TV host, and producer Mo Gilligan talks about his first Netflix documentary, Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy, where he ate chicken for 28 days straight for breakfast, lunch, and dinner to see how it would affect him and how the poultry industry affects the world.

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Minnesota Republican gubernatorial candidate Kendall Qualls checks in from the campaign trail about his candidacy and continued support for President Trump’s agenda, even though he didn’t receive the president’s endorsement.

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Educator, entrepreneur, and candidate Esther Charlestin talks about her historic campaign to become the first Black woman to hold the office of Lieutenant Governor of Vermont.

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John Nichols, executive editor of The Nation magazine, gives his analysis of the much-anticipated Wisconsin gubernatorial primary and other trending political topics.

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Jared Holt, journalist, domestic extremism investigator, and senior researcher at Open Measures, shares his thoughts about last week's end of prosecutions for Jan. 6 participants as Trump's DOJ tries to rewrite history with pardons and denial.

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Lead organizer for the Coalition for a Just and Equitable California and reparations advocate Chris Lodgson offers his insights about California's Legislative Black Caucus pushing an effort to require large corporations to disclose historical connections to slavery as a new tactic for reparative justice.

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Scholar, distinguished professor, author, leading public intellectual, and special contributor Dr. Cornel West shares his thoughts about politics, humanities, social justice, and more.

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Maria Teresa Kumar, Emmy-nominated political activist and the founding president and CEO of Voto Latino, talks about trending political topics.

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