The Democracy Group

We continue our Best of 2022 episodes with an  episode from the the Future Hindsight podcast, hosted by Mila Atmos.“Democracy cannot exist at the barrel of a gun.”Ryan Busse is a former firearms execu...

5 Des 202243min

The United States hasn’t overhauled immigration policy since the 1990s, even though most Americans agree the system is failing. And for thousands fleeing violence in Latin America, the consequences of...

30 Nov 202231min

David Slifka joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about his career and running Bluem Ventures where they find progressive political projects that have traction and help them to grow.Additional ...

28 Nov 20221h 11min

Democrats feared and Republicans expected a "red wave" election, but it didn’t happen. Why was the outcome such a surprise?  Who gets the credit and blame? How do results impact the near-term future?W...

23 Nov 202231min

“This is a war on democracy and democratic principles,” Dr. Yuna Potomkina, Advisor to Ukraine Minister of Defense tells us.  Armed conflict has been raging in Ukraine since early 2014 following Russi...

21 Nov 202228min

71% of Americans are concerned about democracy. And apparently that number, roughly 71%, holds for both parties. So, if listeners are concerned about democracy, they can expect that there's someone fr...

16 Nov 202240min

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 at the forefront of efforts to ensure free, fair, an...

14 Nov 202240min

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 decisions. They discuss the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's...

9 Nov 202255min