The People's Cabinet

This shutdown "deal" sucks.Trump’s federal firings were already illegal — that shouldn't have been leverage.And a "promise" of a vote on healthcare while risking 5m+ people losing it completely? A crock of BS.Vote. It. Down. Fight harder.

Former Office of Personnel Management Acting Director Rob Shriver joins The People’s Cabinet to illustrate what mass firings and agency reductions mean for real people and for the services Americans count on. Shriver also lays out a customer-centric blueprint to rebuild a responsive, effective government, and what communities can do right now to defend it.Shriver talks to Dan Koh about:The difference between political vs. career roles and what “Schedule F” really doesHow probationary firings are reshaping agenciesWhy cyber talent is fleeing governmentEveryday impacts you’ll feel locally: food safety inspections and air traffic controlSubscribe to The People’s Cabinet on your favorite podcast platform.

Carlos Eduardo Espina, attorney, immigrant-rights advocate, and Spanish-language creator with nearly 20 million followers, joins The People’s Cabinet to trace his family’s journey from Mexico to Texas, how writing thousands of letters to ICE detainees led him into activism, and why Latino voters shifted right in 2024. Espina talks to Dan Koh about:Building a Spanish-first audience across social mediaNostalgia for pre-pandemic life and how Democratic blind spots pushed many Latinos toward TrumpWhy we should expand legal work pathways and humanitarian programs while addressing the millions already hereWhy creators must own their bias, collaborate with legacy outlets, and what he learned speaking at the DNCSubscribe to The People’s Cabinet on your favorite podcast platform.

I’m running for Congress in MA-6 to end Donald Trump’s attack on our democracy and make life more affordable for everyone.I don't back down from a fight.  I'll use my experience at all levels of government to deliver on Day 1.Join us and please consider supporting our campaign: www.kohforcongress.com.Paid for by the Committee to Elect Dan Koh

Rory Stewart, former UK Cabinet Minister, Member of Parliament, soldier, and co-host of UK’s #1 Podcast “The Rest is Politics,” joins The People’s Cabinet to unpack fear-based politics, the risks of tech monopolies and AI, the credibility of U.S. leadership abroad, and the state of our healthcare.Stewart talks to Dan Koh about:How social media supercharges fear even when the facts improveWhy concentrating AI in a few companies is democracy’s new monopoly problemWhat Trump-era foreign policy signals to allies, and whether China fills the vacuumWhy Americans pay more for worse healthcare outcomes than European insurance modelsRebuilding a working-class coalition inside the Democratic PartySubscribe to The People’s Cabinet on your favorite podcast platform.