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Can the Justice System Handle Trump? with Joyce Vance
Law professor and former United States Attorney Joyce Vance joins Marc Elias to discuss whether the justice system can handle a defendant like Trump,…
2 years ago
Is the Media Failing to Protect Democracy? with Dan Pfeiffer
Pod Save America co-host, former Obama senior advisor and writer Dan Pfeiffer joins to discuss the role of media in protecting democracy, polls and c…
2 years, 1 month ago
How the Right-Wing Suppresses the Will of Voters with Ari Berman
Voting rights journalist Ari Berman joins Defending Democracy to discuss his new book, right-wing extremism, gerrymandering, the U.S. Supreme Court a…
2 years, 1 month ago
Major Absentee Voting Case Headed to Wisconsin Supreme Court
On May 13, the Wisconsin Supreme Court will hear a case arguing that drop boxes should be reinstated in the battleground state. Marc and Paige explai…
2 years, 2 months ago
Trump's Absolute Immunity Claims are Going to SCOTUS with Harry Litman
On April 25, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear former President Donald Trump’s claims that he has absolute presidential immunity and cannot be prosecu…
2 years, 2 months ago
Trump, Project 2025, the Supreme Court and the Election with Hillary Rodham Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton, former U.S. secretary of state and 2016 presidential nominee, joins Defending Democracy to talk with Marc Elias about the har…
2 years, 2 months ago
Surviving Impeachment, Threats and Another Election with Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold joins Marc to discuss the rising threats against election workers, efforts to hold Donald Trump and John Ea…
2 years, 3 months ago
The GOP's Pursuit of Gerrymandered Power with Attorney General Eric Holder
How maps are drawn determines electoral power in the United States. Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder joins Marc Elias to discuss the fight fo…
2 years, 3 months ago
Trump Is More Than a 4-Year Problem with Molly Jong-Fast
A second Trump presidency would last longer than 4 years. Writer and political commentator Molly Jong-Fast joins Defending Democracy to discuss how a…
2 years, 3 months ago
Fighting for Democracy in North Carolina with State Rep. Robert Reives
Season 4
A bonus podcast episode! Between blatant gerrymanders, power-grab laws and hard-line positions threatening the future of the state’s educational and …
2 years, 3 months ago