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Episode 137
Many of us are spending more time at home these days than we ever have before. In the United States, owning a home has come to symbolize the American…
5 years, 7 months ago
After 100 years, there's still no "woman voter"
Episode 136
In their new book A Century of Votes for Women: American Elections Since Suffrage, Christina Wolbrecht and Kevin Corder examine women’s (and men’s) v…
5 years, 7 months ago
She Votes! — Susan B. Anthony and "voting while female"
This episode examines the arrest, trial, and conviction of suffragist Susan B. Anthony for the crime of "voting while female." Rather than sitting on…
5 years, 7 months ago
Reason in politics and hope for democracy
Episode 134
"Hope for Democracy" recognizes the primary problems that plague contemporary democracy and offers a solution. It tells the story of one civic innova…
5 years, 8 months ago
The people who choose the President
Episode 133
At the end of its 2020 term, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling on what might seem like an obscure question in Constitutional law, but could have…
5 years, 8 months ago
Broken Ground: Robert Bullard on environmental justice
This week, we're bringing you an episode from another podcast we think you might enjoy, Broken Ground from the Southern Environmental Law Center.
Brok…
5 years, 8 months ago
The world's most punitive democracy [revisited]
Episode 131
We're digging into the archives this week for another episode on race and criminal justice. Peter K. Enns, associate professor in the Department of G…
5 years, 8 months ago
Suspect citizens in a democracy [revisited]
Episode 130
This week marks the beginning of our summer break here on Democracy Works. We are going to be rebroadcasting a few episodes from our back catalog — …
5 years, 9 months ago
The second annual Democracy Works listener mailbag
Episode 129
Michael, Jenna, and Chris in the studio in summer 2019.
Before we take a short summer break, Michael and Chris answer your questions about democracy …
5 years, 9 months ago
How to end democracy’s doom loop
Episode 128
As we bring this season of Democracy Works to a close, we’re going to end in a place similar to where we began — discussing the role of political par…
5 years, 9 months ago