Making the Most of College, Books that Educate and Empower, and Two New Models of Community-based Journalism | Our Body Politic
Farai Chideya talks with Dr. Angel Pérez of the National Association for College Admissions Counseling about how students can access the resources they need for a successful college experience. Luvvie...
16 Aug 202151min
Swindled and Scammed | Swamp Stories
There is an emerging trend in the world of political fundraising — grifters preying on the elderly and others with fake campaigns.The worst part? There are barely any laws on the books to stop them.In...
11 Aug 202112min
Diverse Women in Politics: Kelly Dittmar | Future Hindsight
Kelly Dittmar is the Director of Research at the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University. She explains why diversity among women serving in public office enhances our democracy, a...
9 Aug 202136min
Mallory SoRelle on the Politics of Consumer Credit | Democracy Paradox
Mallory SoRelle joins the Democracy Paradox to discuss the politics of consumer credit. She is an assistant professor of public policy at Duke University. She is the author of Democracy Declined: The ...
4 Aug 202150min
The Role of Political Science in American Public Life | Science of Politics
For a special edition celebrating the 100th episode of the Science of Politics, Matt talks with Ezra Klein about how well political science informs American politics and public policy. They discuss ho...
2 Aug 202156min
A different take on local news and democracy | Democracy Works
Local news and democracy have been intertwined since the days of Alexis de Tocqueville. As we've discussed on this show before, news outlets are one way that people who live in a city or town keep up ...
28 Jul 202136min
Defending The Constitution of Knowledge: Jonathan Rauch | How Do We Fix It?
Democracies around the world are under threat from populist movements, demagogues and dogmatic extremists who use disinformation, conspiracy theories, shaming, cancel culture and other tactics to weap...
26 Jul 202134min
Democracy's Crises and Failure of Imagination | TDG Event Series
A recording and transcripts of this event are available at democracygroup.org.HostJenna SpinelleFounder, The Democracy GroupGuestsLee DrutmanCo-Host, Politics in QuestionTuri MuntheHost, On OpinionCar...
23 Jul 202157min
