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Back to SearchAmerican democracy's violent disruption
Episode 154
Democracy Works hosts Michael Berkman, Chris Beem, and Candis Watts Smith reflect on the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and what it says about the …
5 years, 2 months ago
What neoliberalism left behind [rebroadcast]
Neoliberalism is one of those fuzzy words that can mean something different to everyone. Wendy Brown is one of the world’s leading scholars on neolib…
5 years, 3 months ago
How conspiracies are damaging democracy [rebroadcast]
From Pizzagate to Jeffrey Epstein, conspiracies seem to be more prominent than ever in American political discourse. What was once confined to the pa…
5 years, 3 months ago
Did democracy work in 2020?
Episode 153
This episode was recorded on December 15, 2020, the day after the Electoral College voted to confirm Joe Biden as the next United States President. H…
5 years, 3 months ago
The people want pot
Episode 152
Lee Hannah and Dan Mallinson have been studying marijuana policy for several years and watching as initiatives pass in states across the country. We …
5 years, 3 months ago
What really motivates Trump supporters
Episode 151
John Hibbing is the Foundation Regent University Professor of Political Science at the University of Nebraska. He studies the manner in which these b…
5 years, 4 months ago
The myth of the "Latino vote"
Episode 150
We are conducting a listener survey in partnership with our colleagues in The Democracy Group podcast network. Take a few minutes to help us learn mo…
5 years, 4 months ago
Can corporations be democratic citizens?
Dawn Carpenter is the creator and host of What Does It Profit? - a podcast that explores how we can reconcile capitalism’s demand for profit with the…
5 years, 4 months ago
Is common ground hiding in plain sight?
Episode 149
Will Friedman is president of Public Agenda, a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit research and public engagement organization that strives to strengthe…
5 years, 4 months ago
When four threats to democracy collide
Episode 148
Lieberman is co-author with Suzanne Mettler of the book "Four Threats: The Recurring Crises of American Democracy." He is the Krieger-Eisenhower Prof…
5 years, 4 months ago