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Laying out all the links from his first texts to the actions that happened on january 6 and that continue to this day. and while there may not be a change in leadership in terms of it being a meaningful change in direction, i think there may be some civil suits that will follow and that will make this a bankrupt organization and drive them out of business. that could have that effect while some of the past leaders spend their time in jail, which is where this case is head heading right now. >> jill, i love when you recommend a little light late night reading. next, while feeling sick and tir...

We need federal legislation. as we that i about going forward, that's a short-term solvent. we need to rethink about the supreme court. the supreme court should be expanded. we should have a senate more reflective of the country, we need d.c. to have statehood, puerto rico to have statehood. why are we accepting taxation without representation. in order for us to have the kind of democracy laid out in the constitution we need real structural changes. >> you want it to be narrowed as far as how votes are counted, which is where moderate republicans may be willing to come on board, is that enoug...

As much access as coloradans, as they should as u.s. citizens. what this comes down to is some republicans do not want the american people to choose their representation anymore. they're willing to strip away voting rights to keep their own power. one of the most un-american things that can happen. and it's incumbent upon all of us, the activists at the local level who need to organize to make sure americans can have their voices heard. the code red that is happening right now. but also voters are going to be faced with a big task. there are people running right now to oversee elections that d...

Make election day a federal holiday and expand mail-in voting and early access to the polls. this legislation would truly double down on our democracy. but instead, republican-led states want to make it harder to vote. 19 states have passed 34 restrictive voting laws. kyrsten sinema defends the senate filibuster, however, those like james clyburn are not giving up hope. he sent this message this afternoon. >> we're going to be steadfast in this. this is worth doing. not just for african-american voting rights but hispanic-american voting rights. i don't understand how any senators can look at ...

Despite no evidence of widespread voter fraud. then there's the climate crisis. 2021 tied for sixth hottest year ever in the hottest seven years on record all happened in the last seven years. climate change also leads to more extreme weather events. in the last year, the united states had 20 separate disasters, it cost nearly 700 lives and cost $145 billion in damage. our next guest says you can't fight climate change without standing up for our democracy. i want to begin with a column you wrote for "the hill." our inability to make progress on securing our right to vote is directly tied to o...