Today on America On The Line, host Jonathan Capehart discusses the news of the day with HuffPost reporter Jessica Schulberg, senior culture writer for Buzzfeed News, Anne Helen Petersen and political correspondent for Minnesota Public Radio, Brian Bakst.

Then national correspondent for The Atlantic and co-author of Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey Into the Heart of America, James Fallows joins Jonathan in a hopeful conversation about the state of our nation.

Finally, Anne Helen joins the host of WNYC’s The Brian Lehrer Show, Brian Lehrer in a panel with Jonathan to talk more about national and local issues. 

And, as always, we’ll take calls from listeners from across the country all hour long. We want to hear what’s on voters’ minds heading into the midterm elections. Our question is, what are you personally optimistic about? Maybe it’s related to the election or something more personal. Give us a call at 844-745-TALK or tweet using the hashtag #AOTL.