Alan interviews Marco Dondi, the author of the new book "Outgrowing Capitalism." They talk about Marco's proposal to fund a basic income with newly-created money, the problems with debt-backed money creation, the concept of "permanent" money and how it could be used for other social purposes, countering inflation, and other topics. (Part 1 of two.)

Alan talks to Mark Frohnmayer, the person principally responsible for  developing the STAR Voting concept and turning it into a growing  movement. They discuss a 2014 voting reform conference at which the idea for STAR Voting came together, the building of interest among voting reform advocates in Oregon, the first STAR Voting initiative campaigns, the obstacles to reform, and signs of hope going forward.

Alan talks to Mark Frohnmayer, the person principally responsible for developing the STAR Voting concept and turning it into a growing movement. They discuss the electoral defeat of Mark's father in his run for Oregon governor due to the split vote problem, Mark's initial interest in ranked choice voting, why he switched to supporting a unified primary, and finally how his further reflections led to the creation of STAR Voting.

Alan discusses the anger at the election system in the U.S., what is behind it, and what can be done to develop a real representative democracy.

Alan interviews Professor Corey Dolgon about his forthcoming book, "American Fascism." They discuss the features of fascism; how U.S. racism influenced the Nazis; the role of masculinity in fascism; the use of violence; how to fight fascism; and other topics.

Alan interviews Professor Corey Dolgon, the author of "Kill It To Save It: An Autopsy of Capitalism's Triumph Over Democracy," about his forthcoming book "American Fascism." (First of two episodes.)

Alan explains how hope is a practice and describes some experiences that gave direction to his hope for a better world.

Alan discusses the semantics of the term "libertarian socialism," a few of his life experiences that led him to his views, and his ideas of a general strategy to work toward a libertarian socialist society.

A brief review of the history of democratic socialism and some of the lessons that can be drawn from this history.

Alan compares ranked choice voting to STAR Voting and gives reasons why he thinks STAR Voting would be a better replacement for our current voting methods.