With Liberty and Justice for Some

Today’s guest is independent journalist Dan Shafer, founder of The Recombobulation Area. Dan and I have known each other a long time and I was glad to have him on! We dove into the Wisconsin governor’s race after David Crowley’s victory, what a Democratic trifecta will look like in Wisconsin, and more. If you enjoyed today’s episode, please don’t forget to like, comment, subscribe, and share with your friends. You can find out more about what I’m doing in Congress by going to my website, and follow me on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Bluesky, and Threads. Dan’s links: The Recombobulation AreaDan’s Twitter

Temporary Protected Status, commonly known as TPS, was created to provide humanitarian protection to people from countries with conditions that make it unsafe to return home. Now, the Trump administration is attacking the program and the people who rely on it. Our guest, José Palma of @TPS_Alliance, joins me to discuss what’s at stake.

Imagine if we didn’t know the price of a product until after we bought it. Crazy, right? Yet that’s often how healthcare in the United States works. Kevin Morra joins us to discuss why greater price transparency will help make healthcare more affordable.

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Democracy is fragile. Authoritarianism often succeeds due to regular people passively changing rather than a dramatic coup. On this week’s podcast, I spoke with Timothy Snyder, author of the best-selling book, “On Tyranny,” to discuss just how fragile our democracy is. In the middle of this Trump presidency, the lessons in the book are even more timely.

It's 2026. The federal tipped minimum wage is still $2.13/hour, unchanged since 1991. That’s the same year the Soviet Union collapsed and Nirvana released Smells Like Teen Spirit.I spoke with Saru Jayaraman of One Fair Wage about what we can do to fix this.

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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!