Commonwealth Report: Veterans Day Special

Guest-Host Alex Lawson of Social Security Works will be sitting-in this week as Thom and Louise celebrate their 58th wedding anniversary. Joining Alex is Peter Maybarduk - Director, Public Citizen's Access to Medicines Group at Public Citizen that lowers medicine prices, shapes new laws to support health, changes tradeary what will be the strategies for real wins for the people. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest-Host Alex Lawson of Social Security Works will be sitting-in this week as Thom and Louise celebrate their 58th wedding anniversary. Joining Alex is Nancy Altman, the president of the Social Security Works to discuss how the recent huge win across the country gives us hope for greater things. When Congress starts again in January what will be the strategies for real wins for the people. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Building an affordable society for everyone is the only way forward for Democrats. Stephanie Taylor of the Progressive Change Committee joins Alex Lawson for a deep dive.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

11 sitting Democrats didn't show up to vote against Hegseth because they were at a party event. Is this canny strategy, or just a mistake?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Underwater data centers eye the Great LakePlastic turns the Pacific cyanER patients board 24 hours in hallwaysA Learjet falls from the skyAnd AI fakes your dream homeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The collapse of Reconstruction offers a warning about political amnesty, voter suppression, and the dangers of leaving antidemocratic power intact.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Guest-Host Alex Lawson of Social Security Works sitting in for Thom Hartmann, is joined by Michal Phelan, Deputy Director of Social Security Works. Part of the success of the massive Blue Wave was over four million digital messages to candidates to protect Social Security. Democrats got the message while Republicans were trying the same old con.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works, guest hosts for the week. He talks with Executive Director of Care in Action, Hillary Holley, about her organization and how funders and philanthropists must act to invest in the resistance against authoritarianism.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The 2026 midterms shattered historic barriers as Democrats delivered groundbreaking firsts, electing diverse leaders and rewriting American political history in an extraordinary election that changed.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The filibuster has blocked civil rights and economic reform for generations. Now Democrats must decide whether to keep it or confront its legacy.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.