Every single American has felt the benefits of the New Deal –  and for low-income folks, working families, and seniors, the New Deal has been the difference between security and poverty. A lot of the credit for the New Deal goes to President Franklin Roosevelt, and rightly so. But it’s a little-known fact that the New Deal wouldn't have been as effective if it wasn't for one of FDR's closest friends and advisors - the first female cabinet secretary, Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins. 

Music by: Keith Ellison and Podington Bear

The Housing Crisis with Matthew Desmond

When talking about our economy, nightly newscasts only seem to report on the stock market and the unemployment rate. But that doesn’t tell us much about how millions of Americans are getting by. From prison phone rates to the high cost of diapers, Congressman Keith Ellison looks at how the people outside of the billionaire and millionaire class (you know, most of us) engage the economy.