We discuss what it takes to build worker power from scratch and how these efforts can reshape not only our workplaces, but democracy itself with Jaz Brisack.

We discuss reclaiming the narrative of democracy with Stacey Abrams. Democracy is a tool to deliver on our values in the realm of justice, dignity, fairness, and freedom.

We discuss the growing phenomenon of pregnancy criminalization, examine the path forward in a post-Dobbs world, and consider what a just jurisprudence of pregnancy might look like.

We discuss the history of citizenship schools, their profound importance in the Civil Rights Movement, and the critical lessons they offer for our present moment with Elaine Weiss.

We assess the first 100 days of the Trump administration and what we can expect going forward with Skye Perryman of Democracy Forward.

We discuss what’s happening in the AI space to augment human life in this moment, and what the potential intersections are with democracy.

We discuss rethinking the Constitution as a way to reimagine democracy. In addition, we examine the role of constitutionalism in exporting the principles of democracy as the underpinning of American imperialism.

We discuss the Green New Deal and how youth movements like the Sunrise Movement are the secret sauce in getting the federal government to drive the effort to stop the climate crisis.

We discuss the great reshuffle of land in the last few centuries and the intersection of land, power, and democracy with Michael Albertus.

We discuss mobile voting as the definitive way to make elections more accessible for everyone — especially for Americans with disabilities and overseas citizens — and therefore finally increase turnout in significant numbers.

We discuss mobile voting as the definitive way to make elections more accessible for everyone — especially for Americans with disabilities and overseas citizens — and therefore finally increase turnout in significant numbers.

We discuss whether executive orders can change the Constitution, the ongoing transformation of executive power, and the true intersection of the Constitution and democracy.

We discuss why joining a club or an association is the glue that binds civic society to democracy. They are the classrooms for our citizenship!

We discuss a vision for the Democratic Party that goes back to its roots and represents working people and champions issues such as healthcare, student debt, and wages through a class lens with Faiz Shakir.

We discuss the influence of Karl Marx in American politics and the continued relevance of Marxism today.

We discuss that Americans should prize truth over tribe with Barbara McQuade. A lot of disinformation is hiding behind the First Amendment – using the right to free speech to tell lies. The muddy media and information ecosystem is turning us against our neighbors.

We discuss how the public interest movements in the 60s and 70s can be a source of inspiration for American democracy and why this movement was a formidable force in influencing public policy that benefits all of us, from traffic safety to the Clean Water Act.

We discuss what we can all do to say "no" to Project 2025, including getting Democrats to play hardball in local, city, and state offices, and to protect and win elections this year and in the midterms next year with Ezra Levin of Indivisible.

We discuss many of our rights that are at risk under the new Trump administration, what our rights actually are–like due process and the 1st amendment, and an action plan for when they come under attack with Monica Hopkins of the ACLU-DC.

Elyssa Feder is the co-founder and executive director of Rising Organizers, which has trained nearly 4,000 activists and held fourteen intensive fellowship cohorts on community organizing skills.