From the team that brought you The United States of Anxiety, a new show about what's not working about our society, how we can do better and why we have to. 

As we head towards 2020, what can Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's rise within the Democratic Party tell us about the relationship between gender and power in American politics?

Before “Yes we can!”, there was “¡Sí se puede!”

Shrill, strident, bossy. These are the misogynistic slurs women often face when they run for elected office. So what should power sound like?

Stacey Abrams of Georgia and Mikie Sherrill of suburban New Jersey are both Democrats fighting their way into Republican territory, but in very different ways.

A group of women in rural Texas share a secret: they’re progressive, and they’re organizing. Membership is by-invitation-only, and they’ve sworn not to discuss the group with outsiders.

Journalist and activist Ida B. Wells is in some ways a forgotten figure, but she was unwavering in her mission: calling America out on racial injustice.

In all of U.S. history, only 52 senators have been women. Listen as they share their stories and offer tips for future leaders.

Jeannette Rankin had a belief: That having women in elected office is essential to the health of our democracy. But how important is it?