Francine Wheeler, whose son Ben was among the children killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and singer Peter Yarrow, discuss the power of music to create change; David Wheeler talks about resolving the gun issue.

Episode 182013-05-10

How People Power Generates Change

Marshall Ganz, senior lecturer in public policy at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government; Rachel Laforest, executive director of Right to the City and Madeline Janis, co-founder of Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy.

Episode 192013-05-17

The Toxic Politics of Science

Public health historians David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz discuss the dangers of lead; Sheila Krumholz, executive director of the Center for Responsive Politics; Danielle Brian, Project on Government Oversight.

Episode 202013-05-24

Going to Jail for Justice

Environmental activist Tim DeChristopher, co-founder of Peaceful Uprising; columnist Gretchen Morgenson.

Episode 212013-05-31

Living Outside Tribal Lines

Economic inequality in California; writer Sherman Alexie.

Episode 222013-06-07

Taming Capitalism Run Wild

Economist Richard Wolff; activist Saru Jayaraman.

Episode 232013-06-14

Big Brother's Prying Eyes

Professor Lawrence Lessig, director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University.

Episode 242013-06-21

United States of ALEC: A Follow-Up

ALEC -- the American Legislative Exchange Council.

Episode 252013-06-28

The Faces of America's Hungry

Filmmaker Kristi Jacobson and Mariana Chilton, director of the Center for Hunger-Free Communities, discuss hunger in America; journalist Greg Kaufmann.

Episode 262013-07-05

Surviving the New American Economy

First profiled 22 years ago, two American families in Wisconsin struggle to keep up with the changing U.S. economy; authors Barbara Miner and Barbara Garson.

Episode 272013-07-12

Distracted From Democracy

Columnist Marty Kaplan discusses economic inequality in the U.S.; historian Gary May.

Episode 282013-07-19

A New Case for Gun Control

Tom Diaz discusses gun control; Baldemar Velásquez fights for the rights of farmworkers.

Episode 292013-07-26

John Lewis Marches On

Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) discusses his leadership role during the civil-rights movement of the 1960s.

Episode 302013-08-02

The Faces of America's Hungry

Director Kristi Jacobson and Mariana Chilton, director of the Center for Hunger-Free Communities, discuss hunger, food insecurity and poverty in America.

Episode 312013-08-09

Taming Capitalism Run Wild

Economist Richard Wolff; activist Saru Jayaraman.

Episode 322013-08-16

How People Power Generates Change

Marshall Ganz, senior lecturer at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government; Rachel LaForest, executive director of Right to the City; Madeline Janis, co-founder of Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy.

Episode 332013-08-23

America's Gilded Capital

Journalist and author Mark Leibovich discusses his views on Washington, D.C.

Episode 342013-08-30

John Lewis Marches On

Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) discusses the 1963 march for civil rights.

Episode 352013-09-06

What Are We Doing in Syria?

Correspondent Deborah Amos, National Public Radio; historian Andrew Bacevich; guest host Phil Donahue.

Episode 362013-09-13

The Collision of Sports and Politics

Davie Zirin, sports editor of The Nation.

Episode 372013-09-20

Robert Reich on Inequality for All

Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich discusses the movie "Inequality for All," which examines income disparity in America.

Episode 382013-09-27

Saving the Earth From Ourselves

Kumi Naidoo, international executive director of Greenpeace.

Episode 392013-10-04

Wendell Berry: Poet & Prophet

Writer Wendell Berry discusses the environment.

Episode 402013-10-11

Citizens United: The Sequel

Yale Law School professor Heather Gerken discusses McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission; historian Joyce Appleby.

Episode 412013-10-18

The Debt Ceiling Is a Nuclear Bomb the US Has Aimed at Itself

British journalist Martin Wolf discusses the debt ceiling debate and its potential impact on the global economy; MIT professor Sherry Turkle.

Episode 422013-10-25

Progressives Pick Up the Pieces

Financial journalist Gretchen Morgenson; historian Peter Dreier.

Episode 432013-11-01

The Top Secret Trade Deal You Need to Know About

Yves Smith, the Naked Capitalism blog; Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research; a preview of "Unmanned: America's Drone Wars."

Episode 442013-11-08