Defending Democracy with Marc Elias

Donald Trump wants to be king... and Rep. Eric Swalwell is leading the opposition. In this conversation with Marc Elias, Swalwell sounds the alarm on Trump’s growing attempts to weaponize government p...

20 Okt 202530min

Legal expert David Noll joins the podcast to talk about the growing threats to American democracy, the rise of authoritarianism, and how Trump’s second term agenda could erode the rule of law. He unpa...

15 Okt 202557min

Congressman Jake Auchincloss calls out Donald Trump and the Republicans for using U.S. Marines as political props, warning it’s a dangerous step toward authoritarianism. He tells Marc Elias why Congre...

13 Okt 202543min

The Supreme Court’s 2025 term will decide critical voting rights cases that could reshape American democracy, the Voting Rights Act, and election law nationwide. With Trump and his allies attacking ma...

10 Okt 202545min

Senator Chris Murphy exposes how Republicans are enabling Donald Trump’s corruption — and the dangerous consequences for American democracy. From Trump’s shady power grabs to GOP complicity, this conv...

8 Okt 202523min

Republicans are redrawing congressional maps to lock in their power for years to come. Executive Director of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee Marina Jenkins explains how these redistric...

6 Okt 202555min

Stop grading Republicans on a curve. There are no Republican heroes in the fight for democracy. Staying grounded in the truth is essential — our democracy depends on it. Support independent journalis...

3 Okt 202547min

Donald Trump is not as dumb as he looks. Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat joins us today with a warning about Trump's next authoritarian moves. Support independent journalism: https://newsletters.democracyd...

1 Okt 202559min