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Back to SearchHow Democrats can harness grassroots energy
Episode 225
The Democratic Party saw a surge in grassroots activism after the 2016 election, after George Floyd's murder, and most recently after the Dobbs decis…
3 years, 6 months ago
When should the states decide?
Episode 224
Following the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization Supreme Court decision, reproductive rights are heading to ballots in states across the c…
3 years, 6 months ago
Chris Beem on the seven democratic virtues
This week, we bring you an episode from Future Hindsight. Our own Chris Beem talks with host Mila Atmos about his new book, The Seven Democratic Virt…
3 years, 6 months ago
Rural broadband and the politics of "good enough"
Episode 222
COVID-19 showed just how essential high-speed Internet is to our everyday lives. It determines how many of us work, learn, and access news and entert…
3 years, 6 months ago
A deep dive into the administrative state
Episode 221
The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act shines a light on the administrative state. How will the billions of dollars for Medicaid, green energy, a…
3 years, 7 months ago
Reflecting on the January 6 hearings and what's happened since
Episode 220
Michael Berkman, Chris Beem, Candis Watts Smith, and Jenna Spinelle are back after summer break to discuss the January 6 committee hearings, which we…
3 years, 7 months ago
A new approach to breaking our media silos
It's no secret that there's a partisan divide in the media, but thus far, solutions to bridge that divide have been few and far between. Our guest th…
3 years, 8 months ago
Laboratories against democracy [rebroadcast]
Jake Grumbach's book "Laboratories against Democracy: How National Parties Transformed State Politics" is out now from Princeton University Press. We…
3 years, 8 months ago
How positive and negative freedoms shape democracy
From COVID-19 policies to reproductive rights, conversations about freedom and liberty seem to be front and center in politics and the culture wars. …
3 years, 9 months ago
Introducing: When the People Decide
We are excited to share the first episode of a new narrative series on ballot initiatives from the McCourtney Institute for Democracy: When the Peopl…
3 years, 9 months ago