show episodes
 
How do landmark Supreme Court decisions affect our lives? What does the 2nd Amendment really say? Why does the Senate have so much power? Civics 101 is the podcast about how our democracy works…or is supposed to work, anyway.
  continue reading
 
Expertly-curated progressive politics, news, and culture produced by leftist humans, not algorithms or AI. This is an award-winning podcast that dives deeply into a wide range of national and international issues facing society and governments. We draw from hundreds of sources of progressive news and commentary. Est. 2006. Save time by listening to a range of perspectives on a focused topic in each episode and be introduced to new sources you will not have come across on your own!
  continue reading
 
Artwork
 
Ben, Brett and Jordy Meiselas are three brothers with very unique backgrounds! Ben is a top lawyer and Colin Kaepernick’s business partner. Brett is a two-time Emmy award winning video editor from the world of film and television. Jordy, the fan favorite, was an award-winning advertising executive in New York. The brothers' unique approach at covering news by combining hilarious brother banter with an unapologetic support of democracy has earned them millions of supporters in America and acr ...
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
Your Undivided Attention

Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin, The Center for Humane Technology

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Monthly+
 
In our podcast, Your Undivided Attention, co-hosts Tristan Harris, Aza Raskin and Daniel Barcay explore the unprecedented power of emerging technologies: how they fit into our lives, and how they fit into a humane future. Join us every other Thursday as we confront challenges and explore solutions with a wide range of thought leaders and change-makers — like Audrey Tang on digital democracy, neurotechnology with Nita Farahany, getting beyond dystopia with Yuval Noah Harari, and Esther Perel ...
  continue reading
 
The Hartmann Report is an independent daily podcast hosted by award winning, author, radio & TV host Thom Hartmann. Thom’s podcast highlights the bigger picture behind politics, science and culture through discussion and debate. Catch Thom’s live show Monday through Friday noon ET / 9am PT- www.thomhartmann.com.
  continue reading
 
Artwork
 
Weekly discussions of a deteriorating world all from the comfort of your local smoke-filled Spätkauf. https://www.patreon.com/cornerspaeti https://www.operationglad.io/start
  continue reading
 
America, we gotta get back to doing what's expected of us as free citizens in this democracy. That means being tolerant, being respectful, staying informed, and being engaged. I'm former Congressman Joe Walsh. Follow me here and join the millions of Americans who are renewing their social contract with each other. The social contract. It's on us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  continue reading
 
Social Media and Politics is a podcast bringing you innovative, first-hand insights into how social media is changing the political game. Subscribe for interviews and analysis with politicians, academics, and leading digital strategists to get their take on how social media influences the ways we engage with politics and democracy. Social Media and Politics is hosted by Michael Bossetta, political scientist at Lund University. Check out the podcast's official website: https://socialmediaandp ...
  continue reading
 
Perspectives is a journal for political economy and social democracy by the Broadbent Institute. Our publication brings boldly left-wing ideas and inquiry into public debates and policy fora for building a Canada that is just and equitable, based on the Broadbent Principles for Canadian Social Democracy. We present commentary, long-form analysis, interviews, and other content to help inform strategists, organizers, academics, and policymakers of the theory, practice, and tactics that can be ...
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
Veneco Podcast

Juan Andrés Misle

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Monthly
 
Veneco Podcast – Venezuelan Democracy & Social Movements is a podcast by Juan Andrés Misle. Through a series of interviews to experts in the field of Venezuelan democracy and social movements—academics, researchers, advocates and authors—Veneco seeks to create a nuanced platform for venezolanistas to discuss and debate changing political narratives in contemporary Venezuela.
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
Democracy in Question?

Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Monthly
 
Today, liberal democracies are under unprecedented strain from within and without. In each episode, renowned social anthropologist Shalini Randeria invites a leading scholar to explore the challenges and dilemmas facing democracies around the world. They investigate what needs to be done to ensure the future well-being of our democratic institutions and practices.
  continue reading
 
How does capitalism affect our personal lives? How does the economy affect life at home, relationships at work, romance and dating? Capitalism Hits Home with Dr. Harriet Fraad is a bi-weekly podcast that explores what is happening in the economic realm and its impact on our individual and social psychology. Learn how to support the podcast. Visit us at: https://www.democracyatwork.info/capitalismhitshome More about Capitalism Hits Home https://www.democracyatwork.info/capitalismhitshome
  continue reading
 
What can YOU as US citizen do to preserve Democracy? We talk to YOU to hear about your ideas, your thoughts and your proposals. The US is a democracy in development - and YOU are a part of it! WE Inform! WE Motivate! WE Kick YOUR Butt to READ, THINK and VOTE!
  continue reading
 
IDEAS is a deep-dive into contemporary thought and intellectual history. No topic is off-limits. In the age of clickbait and superficial headlines, it's for people who like to think.
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
Class

Democratic Socialists of America

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Monthly
 
Class is the official podcast of the National Political Education Committee of the Democratic Socialists of America. We believe working people should run both the economy and society democratically to meet human needs, not to make profits for a few. Class is a podcast where we ask socialists about why they are socialists, what socialism looks like, and how we, as the working class, can become the ruling class.
  continue reading
 
Join world-renowned economist and Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs for lively conversations with the authors of scintillating, inspiring and remarkably important books about history, social justice, and the challenges of building a decent world. Learn more and get involved at bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org. The Book Club with Jeffrey Sachs is brought to you by the SDG Academy, an initiative of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Produced by Karena Joslin. Audio editing ...
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
RevDem Podcast

Review of Democracy

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Weekly+
 
RevDem Podcast is brought to you by the Review of Democracy, the online journal of the CEU Democracy Institute. The Review of Democracy is dedicated to the reinvigoration, survival, and prosperity of democracies worldwide and to generating innovative cross-regional dialogues. RevDem Podcast offers in-depth conversations in four main areas: rule of law, political economy and inequalities, the history of ideas, and democracy and culture.
  continue reading
 
Artwork

51
Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff

Democracy at Work - Richard D. Wolff

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Monthly
 
Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a weekly nationally syndicated program produced by Democracy at Work and hosted by Richard D. Wolff. The program explores complex economic issues and empowers listeners with information to analyze not only their own financial situation but the economy at large. Beyond focusing a critical eye on the economic dimensions of everyday life - wages, jobs, taxes, debts, interest rates, prices, and profits - the program also explores systemic solutions to our ...
  continue reading
 
The polls are broken. The stakes are unprecedented. And the future of democracy, like it or not, hinges on one thing – VIBES. Vibes Only is here to check the vibes of American politics and break down the need-to-know news of the week. And while one of the two major parties in the country has overwhelmingly embraced a right-wing movement whose whole vibe is undermining democracy and social progress, it’s clear we need voices that can meet voters where they are and clearly and effectively call ...
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
Democracy Works

Penn State McCourtney Institute for Democracy

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Monthly+
 
The Democracy Works podcast seeks to answer that question by examining a different aspect of democratic life each week — from voting to criminal justice to the free press and everything in between. We interview experts who study democracy, as well as people who are out there doing the hard work of democracy day in and day out. The show’s name comes from Pennsylvania’s long tradition of iron and steel works — people coming together to build things greater than the sum of their parts. We belie ...
  continue reading
 
The Overpopulation Podcast features enlightening conversations between Population Balance executive director Nandita Bajaj, researcher Alan Ware, and expert guests that draw the connections between pronatalism, human supremacy, social inequalities, and ecological overshoot. Population Balance's mission to inspire narrative, behavioral, and system change that shrinks our human impact and elevates the rights and wellbeing of people, animals, and the planet.
  continue reading
 
With 30 years worth of experience and now returned to British Parliament, George Galloway uses his unique perspective to debate and discuss politics, geo-politics, war, society and culture with the most interesting guests and callers from around the world on MOATS, a no-holds barred review of news around the world. Become a MOATS Graduate at https://plus.acast.com/s/moatswithgorgegalloway. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
Beyond City Hall

Former Mayor Amourence Lee

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Monthly
 
A public affairs program spotlighting social justice work at the frontlines of local government hosted by former Mayor Amourence Lee and award-winning producer Dr. Robert Franklin. Inspiring stories of democracy in action, sharing practical tips for everyday people to spark positive change in your communities! Airs on KCSM Radio FM-91, the Bay Area's Jazz Station to the World.
  continue reading
 
The Peace & Justice Report covers local, state, national and international social justice issues. We bring a wide variety of guests whose views are underrepresented in the mainstream media, activists who are devoting their lives to creating a world free from injustice of all kinds. Hosted by Bob Connors and Tom Walker.
  continue reading
 
Explaining Humanist values, how we can live our values to support social justice issues, and responding to science denying Christian Nationalists bent on smashing the wall between church and state. Human problems require human solutions. There will be interviews, from time to time, with Humanists and other secular people in Northwest Ohio and beyond.
  continue reading
 
Artwork
 
Generation Justice’s mission is to inspire youth to become media makers committed to social transformation. Generation Justice trains teens to approach journalism from a social justice and media justice framework. This is a multi-media project that gives voice to activism– locally, nationally and internationally. The end desire of Generation Justice is that youth will leave our program more educated about community strengths and problems and that they will have the, critical thinking, inter- ...
  continue reading
 
Artwork

1
NIF Australia Podcast

New Israel Fund Australia

Unsubscribe
Unsubscribe
Monthly
 
The New Israel Fund Australia podcast brings you interviews, stories and events with some of Israel and Diaspora Jewry's most influential and impactful voices. NIF is a partnership of Israelis and supporters of Israel worldwide, dedicated to a vision of Israel as both the Jewish homeland and a democracy for all its citizens. We promote freedom, equality and social justice in Israel by funding Israeli non-profits and fostering new discussions in the Australian Jewish community.
  continue reading
 
Digital Politics with Karen Jagoda is a non-partisan podcast featuring thought leaders and industry pioneers with insights about innovative approaches to political campaigns, voter engagement, mobilization, fundraising, persuasion, and GOTV. Topics include the power of mobile devices, leveraging social networks, message testing and targeting, cross-media advertising, grassroots organizing, and big data.
  continue reading
 
Loading …
show series
 
After a long summer break for the Perspectives Journal Podcast, we’re back! With the problematic Temporary Foreign Workers Program in the news, as well as growing anti-immigrant sentiment across Canada and other Western countries, we kicked off this season asking what’s behind this narrative, who’s to blame, and what the working-class is doing to f…
  continue reading
 
On this Moats, George Galloway dissects the corpse of Russiagate, which has been disinterred. There is Fratricide in the Tory donkey derby as Not So Priti falls at first fence and Sleepy Joe, sixteenth day on a Delaware Beach. Not a pretty sight! ‘I’m done with being politically correct.’ Ghadi Francis unloads on Palestine and the war in Gaza. Yet …
  continue reading
 
Big news: a judge strikes down section 230. Big Tech's Free Ride Is Over. How Right wing Preachers Are Weaponizing Our Courts. Right wing Republican fanatics constantly telegraph their next move, in part to help raise money from their base. Democrats and Republicans who care about our secular republic must stop playing after-the-fact defense and go…
  continue reading
 
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the late night Tuesday appeal that Donald Trump just filed trying to remove the state criminal case where he was convicted and is about to be sentenced to federal court. Thanks to Lumen! Go to https://lumen.me/meidas and use promo code MEIDAS at checkout to get $100 off your Lumen! Visit https://meidastouch.…
  continue reading
 
Eitan Koter is the Co-founder and Co-CEO of Vimmi, which brings next-generation e-commerce functionality to digital video content. With its video commerce platform, audiences can engage with video, make purchases, and contribute within the context of the video. Applications can include digital feeds of live events and social media posts. We talk ab…
  continue reading
 
Tucker Carlson gave a platform to a Nazi apologist yesterday. Donald Trump had dinner with a Jew-hater. It's time the entire country wakes up to the truth that Tucker and Trump are not outliers. They speak for the base of the party. Is the base of the party antisemitic? No. But...antisemitism is not a big leap from MAGA. And it's time MAGA condemns…
  continue reading
 
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Fox News getting screwed by Donald Trump getting outmaneuvered by VP Kamala Harris. Go to https://qualialife.com/JORDY for up to 50% off and use code JORDY at checkout for an additional 15% off. Visit https://meidastouch.com for more! Join the MeidasTouch Patreon: https://Patreon.com/meidastouch Remember to …
  continue reading
 
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states, "Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country." We also have a right to seek "asylum from persecution" in other countries. At a time when more people are forcibly displaced than at any other point in recorded history, Nahlah Ayed speaks with guests abo…
  continue reading
 
Donald Trump has been going way off his advisors' scripts - going all in on personal attacks and promoting content one would expect to find only in the darkest corners of the internet. And on reproductive rights, he's struggling to even find the right script. This week, we discuss Trump's recent unhinged behavior both on and offline as well as how …
  continue reading
 
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s tantrum after his campaign continues to spiral. Head to https://ShopMDHearing.com and use code MEIDAS to get get our $297 when you buy a PAIR offer. Visit https://meidastouch.com for more! Join the MeidasTouch Patreon: https://Patreon.com/meidastouch Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouc…
  continue reading
 
When the possibility of wiretapping first became known to Americans they were outraged. Now, in our post-9/11 world, it's accepted that corporations are vested with human rights, and government agencies and corporations use computers to monitor our private lives. In The American Surveillance State: How the US Spies on Dissent (Pluto Press, 2022), D…
  continue reading
 
Send us a text In this episode, we talk with José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth about politics in Mexico. The interview is divided into two parts, and part two will be released in two weeks. José Luis and Kurt are journalists and activists based in Mexico and the co-hosts of Soberanía: The Mexican Politics Podcast. José Luis has written for…
  continue reading
 
Why is the NYT allowing the uber wealthy to whine about Harris taxing the rich? Crazy Alert! Are there similarities between RFK Jr and cannibal Jeffery Dahmer. Election mayhem - The GOP is propping up 3rd party Dem candidates to siphon off Harris votes - can it work? ‘Street Thug’ Putin and His Allies Considering Invasion of 3 More Countries. See P…
  continue reading
 
On this week’s special Labor day episode of Economic Update, Professor Richard Wolff honors both Labor Day and President Abraham Lincoln. President Lincoln once said in 1861 that "Labor is the superior of capital." Yet, capital in the United States has only two major political parties, the Republicans and the Democrats who both are currently advoca…
  continue reading
 
In this episode, we talk with Dr. Joshua Farley, an expert in ecological economics, about the urgent need to realign our economic systems with ecological and social justice imperatives by reclaiming our humanity from the destructive grip of mainstream economics. Highlights include: How mainstream economic ideologies disregard planetary boundaries a…
  continue reading
 
Generation Justice shares with the community a recording of a panel discussion from the Just Transition Alliance Environmental Justice Labor Solidarity panel which occurred on August 20th, 2024. Hear from incredible guest speakers: Jose Bravo, Dave Cambell, Richard Moore, Tom Goldtooth, and Julia Bernal! 🌿🍃Catch us live on Sundays @ 7:00 pm on 89.9…
  continue reading
 
Donald Trump said over the weekend that he had every right to interfere with the election results. He doesn't. Peace is not possible with Hamas. It isn't. And, people accuse me all the time of only voting AGAINST Trump. Never voting FOR Harris. Ok, here's why I'm voting FOR her. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
  continue reading
 
Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights declares, "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation." It's a right with profound implications for our lives in the 21st century, from digital surveillance to sexuality and autonomy. How c…
  continue reading
 
Original Air Date: 10/16/2018 Today we take a look at the distant and recent history of conservatism in America and beyond and follow the steps that have led to their rejection of science at a moment in history when it has never been more critical to heed the warnings of scientists Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or …
  continue reading
 
On this episode of The MeidasTouch Podcast: Donald Trump’s makes a stunning admission during a disastrous interview on Fox; Trump’s horrific appearance at the recent Mom’s For Liberty event; VP Kamala Harris gets high marks for her CNN interview; A special Labor Day comparison between the candidates; and more! Ben, Brett and Jordy break it down! LA…
  continue reading
 
In this episode of Five Minutes With... we briefly catch up with iconic fashion designer Dame Zandra Rhodes, who has designed for countless household names including Freddie Mercury, Barbra Streisand, and Princess Diana. Dame Zandra explores the importance of personal connection in the digital age and how we can achieve it.You can subscribe to Cumb…
  continue reading
 
For most of our nation's history, the voting age was 21. So how'd we get it down to 18? In one sense, it was the fastest ratified amendment in history. In another, it took three decades. Our guide to the hard-won fight for youth enfranchisement is Jennifer Frost, author of "Let Us Vote!" Youth Voting Rights and the 26th Amendment. CLICK HERE: Visit…
  continue reading
 
Many historical figures have their lives and works shrouded in myth, both in life and long after their deaths. Charles Darwin (1809–82) is no exception to this phenomenon and his hero-worship has become an accepted narrative. Darwin Mythology: Debunking Myths, Correcting Falsehoods (Cambridge UP, 2024) unpacks this narrative to rehumanize Darwin's s…
  continue reading
 
Political Theorist David Lay Williams has a new book that traces the problem of economic inequality through the thought of many of the canonical thinkers in Western political theory. The Greatest of All Plagues: How Economic Inequality Shaped Political Thought from Plato to Marx (Princeton UP, 2024) explores the thought of Socrates and Plato, Jesus…
  continue reading
 
Chicago is a city with extreme concentrations of racialized poverty and inequity, one that relies on an extensive network of repressive agencies to police the poor and suppress struggles for social justice. Imperial Policing: Weaponized Data in Carceral Chicago (University of Minnesota Press, 2024) examines the role of local law enforcement, federa…
  continue reading
 
The third podcast in this series focuses on an article written by Dr. Dionne Powell who participated in the 2014 documentary, “Black Psychoanalysts Speak,” which was an excellent film created by Basia Winograd. Dr. Powell’s JAPA article written in 2018 was entitled, “Race, African Americans, and Psychoanalysis: Collective Silence in the Therapeutic…
  continue reading
 
⭐️ Thank you for listening! ➡️ Sign up for the newsletter: https://bit.ly/subscribeBCJS ➡️ Website: bookclubwithjeffreysachs.org 🎉 Don't forget to subscribe and share your favorite episode with your friends! 📣 Leave a rating and tell us what you thought about this episode!By Jeffrey Sachs
  continue reading
 
The Dem VP nominee perfectly laid out why working Americans should elect Kamala Harris, and never support Trump. Veteran War Correspondent in Kyiv, Ukraine, Phil Ittner reports on Russian aggression. Also, does Trump and his "J6 awards gala" equal treason? Columnist and radio host Dean Obeidallah explains. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pr…
  continue reading
 
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the top video shorts and ads that are making Donald Trump even more unhinged on Labor Day. Upgrade your sleep with Miracle Made! Go to https://TryMiracle.com/MEIDAS and use the code MEIDAS to claim your FREE 3 PIECE TOWEL SET and SAVE over 40% OFF. Visit https://meidastouch.com for more! Join the MeidasTouch…
  continue reading
 
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump spiraling on Labor Day as VP Kamala Harris and Governor Walz surge ahead of him and JD Vance. Go to https://hiyahealth.com/MEIDAS and get your kids the full-body nourishment they need to grow into healthy adults. Visit https://meidastouch.com for more! Join the MeidasTouch Patreon: https://Patre…
  continue reading
 
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s shocking incriminating admissions during his interview with Fox on Sunday night. Head to https://TryFum.com/meidas and use code MEIDAS to get a FREE GIFT with the Journey Pack today! Visit https://meidastouch.com for more! Join the MeidasTouch Patreon: https://Patreon.com/meidastouch Remember …
  continue reading
 
Chase from the Maoist Communist Union (MCU) joins Breht to discuss revolutionary strategy, both historically and presently, and the specific role of the industrual proletariat in that strategy. Together, they discuss communist organizing, different class stratas and their revolutionary potential, the science of Marxism, historical materialism, impe…
  continue reading
 
Loading …

Quick Reference Guide