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Today, Trump’s approvals keep sinking deeper into the toilet as he heads to China for a summit amidst the backdrop of his failing war of choice. Meanwhile here in America, we are fighting back against the egregious redis
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Today, Trump’s approvals keep sinking deeper into the toilet as he heads to China for a summit amidst the backdrop of his failing war of choice. Meanwhile here in America, we are fighting back against the egregious redis
Iman Jordan is a singer/songwriter/producer whose artistry bridges music, community, and activism. He was recently awarded the Harry Belafonte Best Song for Social Change Award at the 2025 Grammys. A sought-after songwri
Today as we are reeling from another disastrous SCOTUS decision, gutting the voting rights act, we talk about what we can do to fight back, take back power in Congress and pass the John Lewis Voting Rights act. Also on 6
Today Steve has a conversation about the power of state houses, the push for national single payer healthcare and the National Popular vote with Michigan State Rep. Carrie Rheingans. Rep. Rheingans believes that every po
As we record, we are celebrating Earth Day and celebrating another win, this time for an important ballot measure in Virginia. Thanks to all of your work, Democrats are now in a position to flip 4 Virginia congressional
It’s been another insane week starting off with Trump attacking the Pope and portraying himself as Jesus, but even he can’t distract us from his crumbling MAGA coalition, and the repudiation of authoritarianism in Hungar
Today as TACO Trump continues to distract the world from the Epstein Files, we have more election results that are great for Democrats and are sending Republicans scrambling to cheat any and every way they can. Then Stev
Today we are still reveling in the aftermath of No Kings III, where we all got together with over 8 million of our closest friends! Not surprisingly Trump continues to cosplay a king with more illegal and unconstitutiona
Today, as new polls show Trump's approvals at historic lows, we are getting ready to stand up against autocracy at No Kings III this Saturday! We are also celebrating a Democratic statehouse flip in the heart of Mordor (
Today, Trump's war of choice in Iran continues as the cost of living here in America continues to rise. We talk about how you can help highlight his deeply unpopular policies and fight back against this regime’s fascist
Today we’ve got more primary results as Trump’s war of choice continues to cost lives and billions across the world and here at home. We also talk about the so-called “Save America Act” and the so-called “Markwayne Mulli
Today we have our first primary results of the midterms! The midterms are here!!! So we will talk about the state of the Texas Senate race against a backdrop of our war with Iran and Trump’s extreme dog wagging. Then Ste
Today Jess is back from DC and Steve is back from the CA Dem Convention so we catch up on all things Democrats and no things State of The Union (except for how badly it sucked). Of course we will also talk about Republic
Today Jason Berlin fills in for Jess and we talk about Trump's efforts to censor dissent and disrupt our elections, both of which will backfire spectacularly. Then Steve has an important conversation about our country’s
Today we are joined by guest co-host and the Executive Director of Field Team 6, Jason Berlin. We are still celebrating Bad Bunny’s fantastic and MAGA melting performance at the Super Bowl as we call on Congress to prote
Today we wrap up this year and look forward to the next with Swing Left’s Head of Political Strategy, Neisha Blandin. It’s the perfect way to take stock of where we are in the fight for our Democracy and How We Win in 20
Today we talk about Trump’s attacks on our elections and how we can fight back, the new Epstein files drop, the Senate’s DHS negotiation ramp-up and why Black History month matters now more than ever. Then, Steve has a c
Today as we are grieving yet another killing at the hands of Trump’s gestapo in Minneapolis we are also witnessing cracks in the republican coalition and an ever growing opposition to the Trump regime’s fascist aspiratio
Today we talk about America’s shifting place on the world stage, ICE’s continuing mayhem, and Trump’s approval ratings hitting a new low. Meanwhile, republicans continue to search for their balls. Then we talk about camp
As primaries across the country are in full swing, we talk about the most blatant and craven act of corruption and self dealing in the history of our country. Trump’s approval rating hits the 30’s and he’s trying to rake
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