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OFF-KILTER with Rebecca Vallas

Aug 24, 2017

Today in the United States, sweeping majorities of the public say they support fair housing laws and integrated schools. Nine in 10 say they would back a black candidate for president from their own party, and the same say they approve of interracial marriage. More than a triumph over private prejudice, these numbers...


Aug 18, 2017

In the wake of the attacks in Charlottesville, the debate about confederate monuments has reached a fever pitch, with municipalities across the country moving forward to #takethemdown, and brave activists in Durham, North Carolina tearing down a statue with their own hands. When arrest warrants were issued for...


Aug 11, 2017

This week, we brought Off-Kilter to Atlanta for the 2017 Netroots Nation, a yearly conference of progressive bloggers and activists. Listeners need no introduction for our first guest, Randy Bryce, who is running to unseat Speaker Paul Ryan in Congress. What’s so exciting about Bryce’s campaign, apart from...


Aug 4, 2017

After efforts to repeal Obamacare were dealt a deathblow (we hope), GOP leaders in Congress are turning their attention to so-called tax reform. CAP budget guru, Harry Stein, joins us to lay out the fight ahead: In a time of crushing income inequality, Americans want tax reform that ensures everyone is paying their fair...