Defending Democracy with Marc Elias

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

Free and fair elections are under attack, and Congresswoman Suzan DelBene is on the front lines of the fight. As chair of the DCCC, she joins us to discuss gerrymandering, mail-in voting, and what Dem...

29 Sep 202546min

Donald Trump’s second term isn’t just about bad policies — it’s about breaking America’s democratic institutions for good. Today, I explain why we can’t simply “resist” Trump and wait things out, but ...

26 Sep 202549min

Rick Wilson — co-founder of The Lincoln Project and one of Donald Trump’s fiercest critics — joins us to explain how the MAGA movement captured the GOP, what really gets under Trump’s skin, and why th...

24 Sep 202547min

American democracy is under attack, and the courts are at the center of the fight. Rep. Jamie Raskin, Mary McCord, and Harvard’s Nikolas Bowie expose how Trump’s legal tactics and a partisan Supreme C...

22 Sep 202554min

Marc Elias explains why Donald Trump is escalating his authoritarian crackdown on thought, dissent, media and organizations. Support independent journalism by becoming a Democracy Docket premium memb...

19 Sep 202546min

Beto O'Rourke joins the show to expose how Republicans are trying to steal the midterm elections, and what he’s doing to stop them. Support independent journalism by becoming a Democracy Docket premi...

17 Sep 202545min

Sen. Raphael Warnock joins us to expose Trump’s plan to use the military against Democratic states, explain why moral leadership matters now more than ever, and break down the political battles that w...

15 Sep 202536min