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History moves in many different directions at the same time. On this show author and independent journalist Patrick Lawrence explains how as we begin a new year there is optimism beneath the pessimism. The failure of our many imperial policies The post 2024: The Positive Breakdown of “Rules Based Order.” appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

The corporate powers in the late sixties were seriously freaked out by the powerful momentum of the left. So along came the 1971 Powell Memo, which was a battle plan to retake power. And it worked. On this show, economist The post The Left Can Win a Moral Revival appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

It’s not the way it’s supposed to work. Our founders fought for self-government to replace the distant authoritarian system. As Justice Brandeis said; states are the laboratories of democracy. But they are withering from lack of public awareness of their The post Who’s Your State Legislator? It Matters More Than You Think. appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast &am...

Reagan, Clinton, and Obama all boosted neoliberalism. But Biden is showing that he’s on a different track. Democrats in the 90s moved away from FDRs liberalism only to solidify Wall St’s hold on our economic life and political power. In The post The Demise of Neoliberalism: It’s About Real National Security. appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

What passes today for populism is anything but! It’s astounding that the far right calls itself that when they are the total opposite. Labor historian and author Steve Babson on this show clarifies the meaning of the word “populism:” and The post Trumpism: Opposite of Populism appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

Today’s right encourages and seeks to use men’s anger in the culture war, though their policies actually damage working class men. In their fear and rage at the gains for equality, as Washington Monthly editor William Norris notes, Sen. Josh The post Hawley And the Right: Wrong About Manhood appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

When Republicans win power, they use it. Obama tried bipartisanship. There was little, if any, perceptible change. In the following campaign in 2016, Trump said “I made a promise to the forgotten men and women of this country that I The post Michigan Moves Forward, Arkansas Clamps Down on Rights appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

The Trumpist right today has had no small success erasing the productive history of liberalism. Today’s guest is author, lecturer, and journalist for The Washington Monthly David Masciotra who in this show talks about the renewed interest in Ted Kennedy, The post How Ted Kennedy’s Liberalism Strengthened America, And Still Can appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast &...

Is the US is merely a procedural, but not a substantive democracy? On part one, Franklin and Marshall history professor Van Gosse asks: what are the factors why we lack more actual democracy? And on part two, The Nation’s national The post Two Topics: 1) How Real Our Democracy? 2) Who is This Ruben Gallego appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

How did so many blue collar regions go from Obama 2012 to Trump 2016? Our guest today Robin Johnson, himself of the mid-west, says Thomas Franks was wrong judging and dismissing this demographic; Democrats can win them back if we The post Yes: Democrats Can Win Back the White Working Class appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

It’s echoing everywhere: Trump was the biggest loser of the 2022 elections. Recorded two days after the votes, our guest today, veteran political news person John Kosinski sees what so unexpectedly happened as a wake up call. Could it be The post Instead of a Red Wave, One of Common Sense? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

Thinking with history; on this show political broadcast veteran John Kosinski demonstrates how so many people running just want to be showmen on TeeVee. He explains why so many are drawn to Trumpism: a desire to be heard and respected. The post This is the Best Analysis of the Coming Election appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

America today is not the America of the past. But in his new book What it Took to Win, author and history professor  Michael Kazin, it’s clear what has and still works.  Today’s right plays on a sense that it The post Wake Up Now Democrats! Do What History Shows Works! appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

We’ve won the abortion debate, and had the vote been a few weeks ago… But it’s not until November 8th. Neil Oxman is co-founder of The Campaign Group and on this show he shares his uniquely valuable vantage point. Oxman The post Should Democrats Be Worried? View from a Pro appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

We can’t do it by talking down to middle Americans. If Democrats don’t get that rural Americans have fear that what little they have may be taken away, we stand to lose yet again. Victory comes when we listen, respect The post Do Democrats Want to Win? Ignoring Voiceless Rural People Is a Sure Way to Lose. appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

Elitists in Democratic Party bring avoidable disasters. From northern Iowa, Professor Wallace Hettle sees how the power of big money over the Democratic Party pushes away working people, farmers, and others in the hollowed-out heartland. Terry McAullife’s loss in Virginia The post How Democrats Can Win Back Working People from the GOP appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Rad...

America today is not the America of the past. The Republican Party is unrecognizable. But in his new book What it Took to Win, author and history professor  Michael Kazin, discerns a theme that still works as we head into The post What It Took–and Still Does–For Democrats to Win appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

Of course all parents want to protect their children from inappropriate material. But when “parental rights” mean teachers are forbidden from mentioning homosexuality or racism because that means teachers are “grooming” kids for pedophilia or Chinese communism, liberty is under The post The “Moms For Liberty” Nightmare for American Schools appeared first on KDA...

They decided the remedies of the 30s no longer fit the 90s. They talked about expanding opportunities not government. The economy was strong that decade and so they did not worry about inequality. In her new book: Left Behind, The The post The Price Democrats Pay for the Clinton/DLC Years appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

America today is not the America of the past. But in his new book What it Took to Win, author and history professor  Michael Kazin, there is a thread that still works. Among the varied demographics, people want the government The post What it Took For Democrats to Win; Maybe it Still Does appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

As with many success stories, an impoverished, unknown yet powerful woman made it happen. In his new book, The First Kennedys, The Humble Roots of an American Dynasty author Neal Thompson tells us about the Ireland they fled and the The post How The Kennedys Came to Be Dynasty appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

There used to be a long held American tradition of opposition to colonialism and that government served the common good. FDR’s vice president Henry A Wallace was an outstanding visionary. Then a corrupt political machine performed a bloodless coup at The post A Successful Coup in 1944 America appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

We barely pulled democracy back from the ledge. Now there’s work to be done to make democracy work even better. On this show Kristen Eberhard talks about steps described in her new book “Becoming a Democracy: How We Can Fix The post Now’s the Time to Make Democracy Better appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

It was “the best and the brightest” who brought us the disaster of Vietnam. And such elitists in Democratic Party still bring avoidable disaster. From northern Iowa, Professor Wallace Hettle sees how the power of big money over the Democratic The post How To Win Working People Back from the Republicans appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .