A roundtable conversation between Richard Dien Winfield and some of his former and present graduate students about the relation of philosophy and politics and the role of the philosopher in public life.

We cover the historic senate seat flip in Georgia and the shocking attack on Capitol Hill

We address why the predicted Blue Wave failed to occur and what Democrats must do to resolve our nation's crises.

We discuss the misleading way in which the terms "capitalism", "socialism", and "communism" figure in recent political discourse and what the proper relation should be between public and private sectors to remake capitalism with a human face and secure our freedoms.

A bold platform for removing all obstacles to equal opportunity requires a bold funding solution and it is easier to achieve than one might think. We discuss the actual costs of fulfilling our social rights and how they can best be funded.

We discuss the meaning and history of reparations, how reparations for Black Americans are warranted, and what they could achieve in connection with enforcement of the social rights agenda.

This episode examines how the justice system in America sustains and deepens social inequity and how the law can instead uphold all our rights if we introduce legal care for all, abolish cash bail, ban plea bargaining, end the proliferation of justice system fees and fines, and prohibit for profit prisons and for profit probation services.

Pairing with last weeks episode as a two episode saga discussing security challenges, the topic this week is nuclear proliferation and disarmament.

The looming threat of climate change and the current pandemic are examined so as to point the way to the international remedies that must be undertaken.

Manipulation of voter eligibility, voter suppression, and now the COVID-19 emergency have stacked on one another to put the basic act of democracy in jeopardy. We discuss the past and present of the shackles on our voting system.

To what extent can we call ourselves a nation of immigrants? This episode tracks through the history and the present problems of immigration in America.