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Saru Jayaraman, president of One Fair Wage and director of the Food Labor Research Center at University of California, Berkeley, spoke with 猫咪社区! Senior Editor Sonali Kolhatkar on 猫咪社区! Presents: Rising Up With Sonali about taxation on tips

Instead of Ending Taxes on Tips, Pay a Living Wage

Taxes on tipped wages have now become a campaign issue. But economic equality advocates say ending sub-minumum wages would help workers more.

| Aug 15, 2024

What Is (and Is Not) Political Violence?

Violence against communities of color has always been political, but American elites have avoided that framing, says NDN Collective鈥檚 Janene Yazzie.

| Aug 2, 2024

The Complexity of Harris鈥� Historic Candidacy

Women of color want demographic and political representation, just as wealthy white men have had for generations.

Sonali Kolhatkar | Jul 30, 2024

Political Violence Is Not Violence Against Politicians

Indigenous communities have long resisted the false narratives of imperialist nations and are experts at countering the political violence of white supremacy.

Janene Yazzie | Jul 18, 2024

Kamau Franklin joins d Extremism, has been sounding the alarm on Project 2025 for months and spoke with 猫咪社区! Senior Editor Sonali Kolhatkar on 猫咪社区! Presents: Rising Up With Sonali to discuss the 2024 RNC in Milwaukee

鈥淧olitical Violence鈥� From the RNC to Gaza

The RNC鈥檚 idea of 鈥淢aking America Safe Again鈥� is centered on policing and harsh anti-immigrant detention, not on gun violence.

| Jul 17, 2024

Lisa Graves, founder and executive director of the watchdog group True North Research and the host of a podcast called Grave Injustice, speaks with 猫咪社区! Senior Editor Sonali Kolhatkar on 猫咪社区! Presents: Rising Up With Sonali about what the Supreme Court's recent rulings

How to Save Democracy From the Supreme Court

In the wake of a Supreme Court ruling granting former president Donald Trump immunity from prosecution, Lisa Graves explains what鈥榮 at stake.

| Jul 11, 2024

Addressing America鈥檚 Political Amnesia

Have voters forgotten about the slide toward fascism precipitated by Trump? Journalist Tara McGowan sounds the alarm.

| Jun 7, 2024

Does Biden鈥檚 Border Policy Look Like Trump鈥檚?

Attorney Laura Flores-Perilla explains what鈥榮 behind President Biden鈥檚 harsh new border policy restricting asylum-seekers arriving via Mexico.

| Jun 6, 2024

Corey Brettschneider spoke with 猫咪社区! Senior Editor Sonali Kolhatkar on 猫咪社区! Presents: Rising Up With Sonali about Trump鈥檚 felony charges.

Trump Becomes the First President Turned Felon

A constitutional scholar analyzes Donald Trump鈥榮 historic conviction, after years of avoiding legal accountability for alleged crimes.

| Jun 5, 2024

Biden's unflinching support for Israel's genocide of Gaza threatens both Biden鈥檚 reelection and the United States amid fears that Donald Trump will win a second term.

Video | 猫咪社区! Presents: Rising Up with Sonali | Norman Solomon | Joe Biden | Palestine

Is Biden Determined to Lose the Election Over Israel?

Biden's unflinching support for Israel's genocide of Gaza threatens both Biden鈥檚 reelection and the United States amid fears that Donald Trump will win a second term.

| Feb 21, 2024

Video | Supreme Court | Colorado | 猫咪社区! Presents: Rising Up with Sonali | Bill Blum

Can Trump Be on the Ballot?

Trump appointed a third of the Supreme Court. Now, that same court will decide his fate.

| Feb 14, 2024

To the American Right, Trump Can Do No Wrong

Right-wing audiences got a deeply distorted view of the verdict against Donald Trump in E. Jean Carroll鈥檚 defamation suit. Media Matters鈥� Courtney Hagle explains why and what to do about it.

| Feb 1, 2024

Christina Harvey, executive director of Stand Up America, spoke with 猫咪社区! Senior Editor Sonali Kolhatkar on 猫咪社区! Presents: Rising Up With Sonali about how her organization is preparing for a Trump presidential nomination.

Trump Wins in Iowa. Now What?

With Donald Trump鈥檚 landslide win at the Iowa Republican caucuses, pro-democracy groups are planning massive voter education campaigns.

| Jan 17, 2024

As Trump itches to return to the White House, how tenuous is U.S. democracy three years after the attack on the Capitol? Naveed Shah joins Rising Up With Sonali to discuss.

Veterans Against Trump Call for Democratic Reforms

As Trump itches to return to the White House, how tenuous is U.S. democracy three years after the attack on the Capitol?

| Jan 11, 2024

Opinion | Democrats | Kevin McCarthy | 2024 Election | Hunter Biden

How Voters Can Protect Democracy鈥擳oday and Tomorrow

Here we go again. On Sept. 12, soon-to-be-deposed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced an 鈥渋mpeachment investigation鈥� into President Biden. McCarthy was clearly trying to appease the extreme right-wingers in his

Chris Winters | Oct 12, 2023

Can the 14th Amendment Keep Trump Off the Ballot?

Legal scholars and groups like Free Speech for People are making a strong case to keep Trump off state-level ballots in 2024.

| Sep 20, 2023

Indictment Days Are Here Again

Trump keeps getting charged with crimes. Should we still care?

Chris Winters | Aug 22, 2023

Video | Corey Brettschneider | Rising Up with Sonali

Will Trump Face Justice?

Trump was indicted for attempted election overturning, but not for insurrection. Legal scholar Corey Brettschneider dissects the charges.

| Aug 9, 2023

Video | Rising Up with Sonali

Trump Was Arrested. Will He Face Justice?

A retired judge weighs in on the legal and political ramifications of the former president鈥檚 arrest and charges.

| Jun 14, 2023

Opinion | Indictment | Stormy Daniels | Alan Bragg | January 6th

Turns Out, Trump Isn鈥檛 Above the Law

Whether or not a jury eventually finds Trump guilty or not guilty, the mere fact that a former president has been indicted sends a powerful message: No one is above the law.

Chris Winters | Apr 10, 2023

To Inspire Antifascism, Graphic Novel Imagines a Successful Coup

Authors Alan Jenkins and Gan Golan have crafted a new graphic novel series offering a stark warning about how close the U.S. came to a fascist coup on Jan. 6, 2021.

Sonali Kolhatkar | Feb 20, 2023

A Coup for All Seasons

The next two years will mark a return to chaos in government, as an empowered right wing takes over the House.

Chris Winters | Jan 18, 2023

The Danger of Normalizing Trump鈥檚 Enablers

Testifying against Trump in the Jan. 6 Committee hearings should not absolve his enablers of the harm they helped him inflict.

Sonali Kolhatkar | Jul 14, 2022

Contextualizing the Jan. 6 Hearings

According to political analyst John Nichols, the House Select Committee hearings remind us that Trump was at the center of an attempted coup and, at the very least, that ought to make him ineligible for future elections.

Sonali Kolhatkar | Jun 24, 2022

Can We Make an Alien Nation Familiar Again?

The decline of civil society has been well-documented, but its political turn poses a unique danger for the U.S.

Chris Winters | Mar 10, 2022

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