A deeper dive on the battle within the Democratic party over the two infrastructure pieces and the brinkmanship over a deal that decides whether they'll get big things done as the midterms approach.

Chris breaks down how we can all do better. All is in our control, we just need to decide to allow ourselves to be in the drivers seat.

BONUS EDITION: Look at the underlying cause of all of our ills, it's all obvious when you open your eyes and see it as such. We are making ourselves sick.

Chris hopes the media attention around Gabby Petito will be an 'also': to also flag stories of missing people of color in a sustainable way to help garner national attention and fuel the search for missing loved ones. And a deeper look at the Daniel Robinson case out of Arizona.

An allegory on how repetition can make things more persuasive, but can't make them more true. Plus: Can Dems step up to their moment to pass the dual infrastructure bills or will intra-party mistrust torpedo Biden's agenda?

Fall has arrived, and with it, Chris offers a chance to use the change of season as an opportunity to look at our issues like immigration and vaccine hesitancy with fresh eyes.

No matter the lens, whether looking at COVID and vaccinations, General Milley's actions in the wake of January 6th, or the results of the California recall, the only thing that matters is who votes.

As news from Woodward and Costa's forthcoming book spilled out into public view, questions arise around the actions of Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley during Trump's waning days in office.

Dems need to step up their game and get unified if they want to get their two-tier infrastructure plan passed as well as the Freedom to Vote Act, the voting rights compromise they just hammered out with Manchin.

In this special bonus episode, Chris shares his raw and personal experience of the attacks on 9/11, and the days that followed.

Mandating the vaccine: how much can President Biden actually do beyond an E.O. for federal employees and contractors? Does it work best coming from the private sector? What is the best approach to getting the most people into the 'vaccinated' tent?

Chris looks at moving to a multi-party system, as the fractions within our binary system of two parties are making inaction the only reaction.

Post Labor Day, as we head back to school and schedules, we are in a period of transition. It is time to bring action alongside the rhetoric: on COVID, on challenging the Texas abortion law, on passing Biden's dual infrastructure plans.

A look at how the loudest minority often makes policy that is at odds with the will of the majority in our politics. From abortion to open carry laws, Texas exemplifies this in two laws enacted this week.

A look at how this Christian prayer for peace relates to our daily lives in a secular way: the commonweal- the common wealth, and whether we are invested in our communities when it comes to issues we care about like Afghanistan, COVID and even the new TX abortion law.

The idea that the 'War on Terror' is over because we left Afghanistan is simply not true. It is ongoing. Same goes for the war on COVID. What happens next is up to our Common Concern and Collective Will.

A look at what continues to unfold in Afghanistan, our lagging response to Covid, and the partisan hypocrisy that chronically impedes progress

We have national security threats abroad and at home. But the overwhelming focus on blame is a reflection of our current culture of opposition as applied to COVID as well as the Afghanistan withdrawal.

What Biden says today matters. Who is to blame right now does not. How we right the ship at home against the pandemic and abroad in Afghanistan will define who we are as a nation in the months to come.

What matters in the midst of the Afghanistan withdrawal? The 'now' view and the long view

Governor Ron DeSantis planted his flag against Florida schools mandating masks as the Delta variant rages in his state. How do our kids stay safe when our state leaders reject simple safety measures in the name of politicking?

Cases with this Delta variant are different than we saw earlier on. The rate of infection is very high and infecting younger people in a more significant way then previous strains. How are we going to keep kids safe? By surrendering the me to the we.

Chris evaluates the good news and the bad news we're all confronting: Bad that the Delta variant continues to spread and the positivity rates are up. But good that more people are getting vaccinated in these hard hit areas. Also, a look at reporting on these Breakthrough cases, and how we get past this resurgence of the suck.

Chris outlines the Three V's: the Virus, the Vaccine and the Vacuous. And a look at a possible emergence of a new political class that could influence 2022 and beyond: The Vaccinated.

With such a significant part of the country still defiant in the face of reality, Chris examines the dangers of lasting opposition to the election, the vaccine, and the severity of January 6th.