We Can Do Better

A Boomer Dad and Gen-Z Son Talk Democratic Socialism

Democratic socialism is certainly  having a moment in U.S. politics. Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) membership is at record levels. DSA- aligned candidates like Z

A Minister and a Rabbi Walk Into a Podcast . . .

“What is most important is not who we worship Sunday morning, it is who we stand up for on Monday morning,” says Rev. David W. Greene, Sr. Religion has a huge impact on

Professor Ray Madoff Explains How the Rich Avoid Taxes

Ray Madoff teaches tax law at Boston College Law School and is the author of The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy, named a Best Book of 2025 b

The Fox is Guarding the Henhouse – And We Can Fix That

Last week, on NBC’s Meet the Press, our new U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche was asked “Can you pledge that the Justice Department will always act independently of the

Voters in States and Cities Get It: Workers Deserve a Living Wage

Many of the people we see in eviction court losing their homes are working long hours at difficult jobs. But they work in retail, the home healthcare sector, in food serv

Universal Childcare is Possible – New Mexico Proves It

Last November, New Mexico became the first state in the country to launch free, universal child care for children from birth through age 13, regardless of household incom

The Housing Bill We Needed… Sort Of

Earlier this month, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act became law. It is the first substantial housing bill to pass Congress in decades, and it is . . . OK.  In this e

How One Law Change Can Dramatically Reduce Poverty

In this episode, we examine a true silver bullet that can dramatically reduce poverty in the United States: pass a proposed law to update and improve our SSI program.  W

Might You Already be a Democratic Socialist?

In this episode of We Can Do Better, we interview Jesse Brown, the first openly socialist candidate ever elected to the city council of Indianapolis in the heart of Repub

How Public Pharma Can Fix Our Prescription Drug Crisis

In this episode, we talk with Mara Heneghan about something called “Public Pharma,” which can fix our current prescription drug prices.  Mara is director of the Health an

Celebrating America's 250th: Reclaiming the Pursuit of Happiness

This week, we are doing something different from welcoming an outside guest. For our episode on the week of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Ind

How Millions Are Losing Food Assistance

In this episode, we talk with Catlin Nchako of the topnotch research and policy institute Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Catlin and his colleagues are documentin

The Arms Industry: Robbing the Working Class of a Better Life

Stephen Semler is a self-described “producer of charts & policy analysis for the working class.” As the author of the newsletter Polygraph and a co-founder of the Securit

Giving Up Billionaires for Lent

Sister Emily TeKolste is an organizer for NETWORK Advocates and Lobby for Catholic Social Justice, https://www.networkadvocates.org/ and https://networklobby.org/. Sr. Em

Ending Poverty in California and Beyond

Devon Gray is the president of End Poverty in California, EPIC, https://endpovertyinca.org/ In this episode, we talk with Devon about EPIC’s work to change the narrative