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 Eastman accountable and how secretaries of state are ...
12 Apr 202435min
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 for fair maps, attacks on voting rights and federal c...
5 Apr 202446min
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 second Trump term would be different, the myth of ...
29 Mar 202433min
Fighting for Democracy in North Carolina with State Rep. Robert Reives
A bonus podcast episode! Between blatant gerrymanders, power-grab laws and hard-line positions threatening the future of the state’s educational and business institutions, North Carolina Republicans h...
26 Mar 202446min
Why Republicans Want Your Voter Info
Republican and conservative groups are filing lawsuits targeting states' voter info under the guise of "cleaning the rolls." But the real motivations behind the lawsuits are to purge voters and facili...
22 Mar 202430min
The Republican War on Mail-In Voting
In 2023, the Republican Party launched the “Bank Your Vote” program to encourage people to vote early and by mail. Despite this, the RNC is involved in multiple lawsuits to restrict mail-in voting — s...
15 Mar 202429min
Republicans Attack Fair Election Rules in Arizona
The Republican Party and affiliates have filed almost a dozen anti-voting lawsuits so far in 2024. A majority of those lawsuits were filed in Arizona alone. The GOP’s lawsuits are targeting Arizona el...
8 Mar 202436min
The Connection Between Abortion and Voting Rights with Renee Bracey Sherman
Abortion rights activist and founder of We Testify Renee Bracey Sherman joins the podcast to discuss how gerrymandering is an issue for both voting rights and abortion rights. Bracey Sherman talks wit...
1 Mar 202440min
