On The Front Lines with Texas Rep. Erin Zwien...

Last Friday October 23rd, Steve had the great honor of hosting Blue Wave Nation Live! We were joined by amazing progressive media voices including Allison Gill, John Fugelsang and Stephanie Miller, and the event featured interviews with 4 of our dynamic Congressional candidates, ...  Show more

With less than two weeks before the midterms, things have never looked bleaker for Trump and the Republicans. Races keep moving in Democrats favor but control of the House and the Senate still remains within the margin of effort. As Trump and his corrupt cronies do everything the ...  Show more

Stephen Sackur is in Washington DC to speak to America’s first transgender state lawmaker, Danica Roem. She overcame long odds to win a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates. Now she’s a powerful voice in the US culture wars. From trans rights to abortion, are progressives or c ...  Show more

Erin Geiger Smith is a freelance reporter for The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, and author of Thank You for Voting: The Past, Present, and Future of Voting. Erin joins the Armchair Expert to talk about the history of democracy, the rise of the electoral college, and ...  Show more

Over the weekend, months of tension in the Texas Legislature came to a head. A group of Democratic lawmakers got up and left the building before a vote — an act of resistance amid the most conservative Texas legislative session in recent memory. 

The population of Texas ...