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This is a war on democracy and democratic principles | Politics is Everything
Episode 155
“This is a war on democracy and democratic principles,” Dr. Yuna Potomkina, Advisor to Ukraine Minister of Defense tells us. Armed conflict has been…
3 years, 7 months ago
Jason Brownlee Believes We Underestimate Democratic Resilience | Democracy Paradox
Episode 154
71% of Americans are concerned about democracy. And apparently that number, roughly 71%, holds for both parties. So, if listeners are concerned about…
3 years, 7 months ago
States united for democracy | Democracy Works
Episode 153
With hundreds of elections deniers running in the midterms, democracy is on the ballot this fall. The team at the States United Democracy Center is a…
3 years, 7 months ago
Abortion and the Supreme Court: Politics Over Law? Or Law Over Politics? | The Bully Pulpit
Episode 152
CPF Director Bob Shrum joins an all-star panel discussion on the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and the politics of Supreme Court d…
3 years, 7 months ago
How Guilty Pleas Fastrack and Derail Justice | 70 Million
Episode 151
The US Constitution guarantees a right to trial to anyone accused of a crime, but less than 3 percent of criminal defendants get a trial. Instead, th…
3 years, 7 months ago
Homecoming: The Case for a Post-Global World with Rana Foroohar | How Do We Fix It?
Episode 150
For much of the past fifty years, American political leaders of both parties have assumed that globalization and free trade would lead to more opport…
3 years, 7 months ago
Brazilian Nail-Biter | Democracy in Danger
Episode 149
Pollsters in Brazil had Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the comeback candidate, leading by as many as 14 percentage points in the presidential election. B…
3 years, 7 months ago
What can we learn from political polls? | Politics in Question
Episode 148
In this week’s episode of Politics In Question, Elliott Morris joins Julia and Lee to discuss political polling. Morris is a data journalist and US c…
3 years, 7 months ago
Combating Disinformation with Tara McGowan of Courier Newsroom | The Great Battlefield
Episode 147
Tara McGowan returns to The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about founding Courier Newsroom, where they're working in 8 battleground states to figh…
3 years, 7 months ago
What Should Centers for Civic Engagement Do For Higher Education? An Interview with David Kirkpatrick and Kara Dillard | Democracy Matters
Episode 146
In this episode, Madison Center for Civic Engagement Democracy Fellow Leia Surovell interviews the new interim Executive Director, Dr. David Kirkpatr…
3 years, 8 months ago