Miscellaneous
The trio returns to Des Moines to co-host the Revolution Iowa Annual State Convention After Party in partnership with Iowa CCI Action Fund. The group chats with CCI organizer Jack Reardon about the healthcare crisis in America and Eli Shepherd of Iowa Student Action about emerging national student-led movements on college campuses. The featured guest for the episode is Bree Carlson, Deputy Director for People’s Action and a powerful voice in the progressive movement. Their conversation explores topics from the difference between activism and advocacy to the purpose of power. The episode concludes with a shrewd critique of the Obama Administration and its impact on the progressive movement, analyzing both its successes and failures, while also considering the constraints of race and obstructionism