What if the chasm of political difference in U.S. society was all about status?  What IS status? How is it different from race, gender, class, age, wealth—all those other differences? Cecilia Ridgeway explains. Cecilia L. Ridgeway is the Lucie Stern Professor of Social Sciences, Emerita, in the Sociology Department at Stanford University.  Her latest book … Continued


Guest: Ethan Zuckerman is the founder of the Institute for Digital Public Infrastructure at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and associate professor of public policy, information, and communication.  He is cofounder of the international blogging community Global Voices.  His latest book is Mistrust: Why Losing Faith in Institutions Provides the Tools to Transform Them. Front … Continued


0:08 – The upcoming impeachment trial of Donald Trump; plus Congress negotiating COVID relief John Nichols (@NicholsUprising) is National Affairs Correspondent for The Nation. 0:34 – Putin critic Alexei Navalny jailed, prompting massive protests Anthony D’Agostino is Professor of History at San Francisco State University, and an expert on the history of Russia. Author of many … Continued