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Jan 30, 2020

Today’s fight for women’s rights has been decades in the making. Feminist movements in the U.S. have lobbied for national progress on a number of issues, including suffrage, reproductive rights, and pay equity. While thousands of protestors gathered for the Women’s March in early January, a network of legal and...


Jan 23, 2020

Liberty is a value often associated with democracy. Grassroots advocates and organizers have historically mobilized to pressure leaders and bring about change in society. But these efforts haven’t always been successful. With this in mind, what does it take for liberty to emerge?

This pursuit of liberty is at the...


Jan 16, 2020

Ronald Reagan is often regarded as a champion of modern American conservatism, but the former president didn’t always hold these political beliefs. Reagan actually grew up in a New Deal family and voiced his support for the Democratic Party well into the 1950s. So how did he come to be such a prominent figure in the...


Jan 9, 2020

We're back - and with a very special episode! Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang interview some young political voices in this week’s episode, focusing on their projects, motivations, and hopes for 2020.

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Nick Guthman, Blue Future

Nick Guthman is a co-founder and the executive director of Blue Future, which...