In the wake of the anniversary of the January 6th insurrection, and now similar riots in Brazil’s capital, we’re picking up our conversation about how to reduce political violence. In the first episode of our two-part series, we heard from Dr. Rachel Kleinfeld, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. This week, we’re talking with Curtis Toler, director of outreach at Chicago CRED. After joining his first street organization at the age of 9, Curtis went from a gang leader to a violence interrupter. He talks about how to reach people entrenched in cycles of conflict, how to get to the peace table, and what Congress (and all of us) can learn from his success on the streets of Chicago.

Words to Win By takes listeners on a journey around the globe with renowned communications researcher and campaign advisor Anat Shenker-Osorio as she unpacks real-world narrative shifts that led to real-world victories.

Some humor.

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In “Lady Justice,” Dahlia Lithwick celebrates the female lawyers, judges and others who stood up to the administration.

A show about the law and the nine Supreme Court justices who interpret it for the rest of America.

If you are someone that obsesses over the polls, mainlines political Twitter and follows every twist and turn of the campaign, Message Box is for you.

Every post provides analysis and insight for political junkies and strategic guidance for people on the frontlines of politics whether they are working on a race, running for office, or just fighting with their MAGA family on Facebook.

Dan Rather's steady take on a complex and chaotic world

Elections are decided on front porches and phone calls across the country, one voter at a time. The Joy of Talking Politics with Strangers is a comprehensive guidebook that helps volunteers connect one-on-one with voters - our most powerful tool for winning elections. These conversations can also spark unexpected moments of empathy and even kinship with our fellow Americans.

Helping you wade through the world of politics, five days a week.

Young perspective

Historians are fond of saying that the past doesn’t repeat itself; it rhymes.

To understand the present, we have to understand how we got here.

That’s where this newsletter comes in.

Excellent historic perspective on today's events

In Democracy Awakening, Richardson crafts a compelling and original narrative, explaining how, over the decades, a small group of wealthy people have made war on American ideals. By weaponizing language and promoting false history they have led us into authoritarianism -- creating a disaffected population and then promising to recreate an imagined past where those people could feel important again.

Seeing, listening, telling, connecting.

Veteran journalist, speech writer, and author

To provide tools that encourage engagement to strengthen American democracy and social justice.

Jen Rubin, columnist for The Washington Post, contributor to MSNBC, author of Resistance: How Women Saved America from Donald Trump, is the host of the podcast “Jen Rubin’s Green Room.”

This weekday newsletter gives you easy, effective political actions to take to stave off despair, effect positive change and elect more progressives!

Excellent explanations about why reproductive rights matter

John Pavlovitz is a writer, pastor, and activist from Wake Forest, North Carolina. A 25-year veteran in the trenches of local church ministry, John is committed to equality, diversity, and justice—both inside and outside faith communities.

A different religious perspective

Excellent analysis of the law

Politicon brings a brilliant team of political and legal masterminds together for an exciting new podcast, #SistersInLaw.

Joyce Vance, Jill Wine-Banks, Barb McQuade and Kimberly Atkins Stohr pull back the curtain on how our government actually works, take on the corrupt, share their wisdom and give us their rulings on the latest in politics, law, and culture.

The US and the Holocaust is a three-part, six hour series that examines America's response to one of the greatest humanitarian crises of the 20th century.

Reporting and analysis of current law suits of national concern

Pro-democracy media critic, author, and occasional glass ceiling breaker.

Former plublic editor of the New York Times

On a two-block stretch of Brownsville in April, the police stepped aside and let residents respond to 911 calls. It was a bold experiment that some believe could redefine law enforcement in New York City.

New York Times, June 4, 2023

Your essential guide to the shock and awe in national politics. A sane, once-a-day newsletter helping normal people make sense of the news.

Unvarnished and direct

Building on the momentum of our Blue Wall from the 2022 midterm elections, Michael Moore releases 12 mini-podcast episodes with ideas and strategies of how we can turn even more red states, red counties, and red towns blue in time for the 2024 election.

Nonprofit & Nonpartisan News on California 

Meidas Touch is putting out a lot of accurate information. They had JB Pritzker on the ground talking about what’s really happening in Illinois versus what the administration is telling people.

A newsletter for and by grassroots leaders. We report on innovative grassroots projects and the latest research on voter contact strategies.

News you can do something about

Independent Global News

This documentary centers on America's civic unraveling through the journey of scientist Robert Putnam, whose research on the decline in American community lights a path out of our democracy's present crisis.

with Robert Putman, Pete Buttigieg, Raj Chetty....

It is available on Netflix

From one of our leading experts on disinformation, this inventive biography of the rogue WWII propagandist Sefton Delmer confronts hard questions about the nature of information war: what if you can’t fight lies with truth? Can a propaganda war ever be won?

The audio companion to Today’s Edition Newsletter. Hopeful

Daily newsletter exposing where power lies - and how it's used and abused

The first half hour is about how to respond to the Republican messaging to crime.

Ruth Ben-Ghiat is the expert on the "strongman" playbook employed by authoritarian demagogues from Mussolini to Putin--enabling her to predict with uncanny accuracy the recent experience in America and Europe. In Strongmen, she lays bare the blueprint these leaders have followed over the past 100 years, and empowers us to recognize, resist, and prevent their disastrous rule in the future.

Beautifully written

Expert commentary from a 30-year veteran of US politics. Together we work on strategies to defeat MAGA, tell our story more effectively, and ensure freedom and democracy prevail. Expect sharp analysis, live events, and all sorts of Hopium!

Knowledgeable, motivating, positive