Winning the democracy lottery | When the People Decide
When public officials embark on efforts to incorporate more civic input in city decisions, they are often hamstrung by inefficient means that favor the loudest voices in a room. But more people want a...
16 Aug 202320min
Will Saletan of THE BULWARK on The Corruption of Lindsey Graham: A Case Study in the Rise of Authoritarianism | Talkin Politics & Religion
Will Saletan returns to discuss his book, The Corruption of Lindsey Graham: A Case Study in the Rise of Authoritarianism. It's a fascinating, well-sourced study on the public record of Lindsey Graham ...
14 Aug 20231h 7min
The Fight to Save the Town: Michelle Wilde Anderson | How Do We Fix It?
Globalization, technology, devastating impacts from the foreclosure crisis and the opioid addiction have wreaked havoc on communities left behind by the modern economy. Some of these discarded places ...
9 Aug 202339min
Open System for Democracy: Landon Mascareñaz & Doannie Tran | Future Hindsight
Landon Mascareñaz and Doannie Tran are co-authors of The Open System: Redesigning Education and Reigniting Democracy. Education is our greatest democracy-building endeavor. We discuss rebuilding trust...
7 Aug 202345min
Where do busy people find the time to participate in democratic self-government? | Politics in Question
In this week’s episode of Politics In Question, Kevin Elliott joins Lee and James to talk about how busy people can make democracy work for them. Elliott is a political scientist and Lecturer in Ethic...
2 Aug 202349min
A deep dive on parties and political reform | Democracy Works
Americans want electoral reforms so that they can have more choice in elections. Recent surveys show that 20 to 50 percent of Americans are open to a new electoral system, while demand for a third par...
31 Juli 202341min
Peeling back the curtain on local government | When the People Decide
When Linda Harris began working at city hall in her hometown of Decatur, Georgia, she noticed that the relationship between local government leaders and their constituents was often tense, or nonexist...
26 Juli 202325min
For the Love of Cities. Peter Kageyama | How Do We Fix It?
Why do we connect emotionally with some places and not others? Why does that matter? What does loving the place you live in have to do with healing the partisan divide? We explore these questions and ...
24 Juli 202327min
