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The Department of Education is facing attacks like never before. So I spoke with someone who ran it. Former Secretary Miguel Cardona joins the podcast to talk about what's really at stake for students and teachers.

Trump's takeover of DC has included: knocking down the East Wing of the White House to make way for his ballroom, trying to build a 250-foot arch in his honor, renaming the Kennedy Center after himself, and failing miserably to give the reflecting pool a makeover. On today's episode, I speak with Lisa Gilbert, Co-President of Public Citizen, on what we can do to fight back. Listen here!

Ending a woman’s right to choose has been on Republicans’ hit list for as long as I can remember. On today’s podcast, I speak with Planned Parenthood President, Alexis McGill Johnson, on what Planned Parenthood is doing to fight these senseless attacks.

The Supreme Court has enormous power over our daily lives. But who holds the Court accountable? What needs reform? And how do ordinary people help create change? Steve Vladeck, Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center and a nationally recognized expert on the federal courts, discusses these topics and more with me on my podcast, With Liberty & Justice for Some.

Starbucks workers are fighting for a living wage. Last year, Starbucks’ CEO made more than $30 million while many baristas relied on SNAP and Medicaid to make ends meet. Starbucks Workers United is working to change that and has already won elections at nearly 700 locations. I spoke with Jasmine Leli, a Starbucks barista and one of the leaders in this new labor movement, about the victories they’v...

As more corporate networks are consolidated under billionaire ownership, independent media is thriving. Scott MacFarlane is a well-respected journalist who recently left his corporate news job to become Chief Washington Correspondent at MeidasTouch.

People often assume that the federal budget works just like a household budget. The more money you spend, the more money you have to raise more to cover it. But does that analogy actually hold? On today's podcast, I explored that question and broader issues around monetary policy with one of our leading experts, Stephanie Kelton.

Thanks to a whistleblower, we now know ICE was inadequately training new agents and teaching practices that violate the Fourth Amendment. On today’s podcast, I spoke with Ryan Schwank, who blew the lid off their training failures.

As we watch Trump’s increasingly erratic behavior, more and more of us are calling on his cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment. But what does that really mean? On this week’s episode of With Liberty and Justice for Some, we answer that question and more with one of our nation’s top political scientists, Norman Ornstein.

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I spent 37 years of my life as a small business owner. I had a great conversation with Richard Trent, Executive Director of Main Street Alliance, a group of 30,000 small business owners who’ve organized to reclaim economic and political power for small businesses across the country.

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USAID’s funding was only about 0.5% of our total budget, yet its impact has been felt around the world. It provides health and education to some of the most impoverished people on the planet, saving millions of lives every year. But in early 2025, Trump took a sledgehammer to USAID, crushing our humanitarian efforts & diplomatic influence on the world stage. I had a great discussion with Allis...

Rep. Lloyd Doggett is a progressive titan in Congress. I had a great discussion with him about closing tax loopholes for the ultra-wealthy, lowering the cost of prescription drugs, and more!

The Pentagon is reportedly planning to ask Congress for an additional $200 billion for their war of choice with Iran, after spending more than $1 billion a day already. Why should we continue to give more money to the Pentagon year after year, despite the fact that they are unable to pass an audit? Now is the perfect time to answer those questions and more with Savannah Wooten from Public Citizen...

Whenever I speak with small business owners, they tell me how Trump’s illegal tariffs are still impacting them in major ways.  As a former small business owner of more than three decades, I know firsthand how important small businesses are to our community. For this week’s episode of my podcast, I spoke with three local small business owners to hear their experience.

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Too many young Americans are priced out of owning a home, while rent continues to skyrocket across the country. How do we fix this? I spoke with Jim Parrott of the Urban Institute on my podcast, With Liberty and Justice for Some. Listen to find out.

ICE is a rogue agency, terrorizing our communities with no accountability. But it’s so much more than that. The entire immigration system is broken. I spoke with one of the leaders in the fight to fix it.

Republican politicians ended the Affordable Care Act tax credits, driving up health insurance premiums for families across our district, Wisconsin, and the country. I’ve heard from so many people who are now paying significantly more each month.

Disclaimer: This episode contains strong language. There is a lot going on, and sometimes it’s hard to keep track. For today’s podcast, I had a great discussion with Rachel Bitecofer on how to make sense of it all, including ICE, tariffs, Greenland, and more!

Last year, I asked Treasury Secretary Bessent a simple question: who pays tariffs? He was unable to answer. For today’s podcast, we get down to the bottom of it. (Spoiler alert: it ends up being you and me) .

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