Democracy Nerd
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"Democracy Nerd" is a podcast that asks the question "How do we ensure a more perfect union?" This podcast shines a light on hidden and overt threats facing American democracy. Policy proposals and people-powered movements that help ensure a healthy democracy will be celebrated.
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How Insurers Helped Build America w/ Hannah Farber
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May 06, 2024 |
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Protecting Access to the Ballot w/ Campaign Legal Center
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Feb 18, 2024 |
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Freedom of Speech w/ Eliza Jane Schneider
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Undecided Voters: Who Are They & What Do They Want w/ Oscar Pocasangre
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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History of Citizenship Stripping in the United States w/ Amanda Frost
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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What is Going on in Washington? w/ David Smith
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Making Voting Fun? There's an App for That w/ Sara Gifford
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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The Role of Local Newsrooms in Democracy w/ Sarah Alvarez & Chris Fitzsimon
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Reviewing the Supreme Court's 2023 Term w/ Joshua Douglas
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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The Intersection Between Emerging Tech and Politics w/ Matt Krayton
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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What Do We Owe the Other Side? w/ Robert Talisse
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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How Women Will Impact the 2024 Election w/ Lauren Leader
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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How Women Will Impact the 2024 Election w/ Lauren Leader
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Moore v Harper Democracy is Saved (For Now) w/ Eliza Sweren-Becker
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Felix Frankfurter: "The Most Dangerous Man" in Supreme Court History? w/ Brad Snyder
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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How the Supreme Court Divided America w/ Michael Waldman
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Know Your Shadowy Cabal: The Council for National Policy w/ Anne Nelson
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May 15, 2023 |
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Run For Something w/ Amanda Litman
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May 08, 2023 |
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This Happened Here: The Trumping of America w/ Paul Street
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May 01, 2023 |
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Anatomy of Fake News w/ Nolan Higdon
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Understanding the Limits of Black Capitalism w/ Francisco Perez
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Anatomy of Fake News w/ Nolan Higdon
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Political Disinformation and Misinformation: A Primer w/ Adam Berinsky
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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Polls Show Bipartisan Support for President Biden's Agenda w/ Grace Adcox
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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We Need Senators, Not Partisan Hacks: A Senate Update w/ Ira Shapiro
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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Using Sortition to Solve "Wicked Problems" w/ Hugh Pope
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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COVID and Inequality w/ Stephen Bezruchka
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Spotchecking the Enumerators to Prevent Curbstoning: Inside the 1940 Census w/ Dan Bouk
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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Using Honesty to Hold Political Liars Accountable w/ Sarah Croco, Jared McDonald & Candace Turitto
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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The Constitution Should Not Be a Suicide Pact w/ Rick Hasen
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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Direct Democracy, Canadian Style w/ Peter MacLeod
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Dec 03, 2022 |
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Should Everything Be Privatized? w/ Donald Cohen
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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2022 Midterm Elections: A Red Ripple Instead of a Red Wave
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Democracy Day w/ Joe Amditis
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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The Role of Education When Democracy is Under Attack w/ Judy Pace, Eric Soto-Shed & Elizabeth Yeager Washington
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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The Politics of a Darkening America w/ Keith Boykin
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Restoring the Right to Vote w/ Desmond Meade
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Approval Voting w/ Aaron Hamlin
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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The Limits of Party w/ James Curry and Frances E. Lee
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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The Roberts Court, the Most Activist SCOTUS in History w/ Andrew Koppelman
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Mitch McConnell, "The Architect of Division" w/ Ira Shapiro
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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How The People Can Push Back Against the Backsliding of Democracy w/ Katie Fahey
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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How Democracies Thrive w/ Lee Drutman
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Can Millionaires Save Democracy? w/ Morris Pearl
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May 02, 2022 |
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Discussions on Democracy w/ Justin Kempf
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Episode 53: Democracy in Real Time: An Update on Chile's New Constitution w/ Jennifer Piscopo & Peter Siavelis
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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Democracy in Real Time: An Updte on Chile's New Constitution w/ Jennifer Piscopo & Peter Siavelis
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Episode 52: The Rise of Illberalism w/ Thomas Maine
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Episode 51: From Harding to Biden - 100 Years of American Presidents
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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Episode 50: Americans are "awful" at spotting fake news w/ Jonathan Nagler
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Episode 49: Generation Z are more like "hardened diamonds" than snowflakes w/ John Della Volpe
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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How Martin Luther King Jr. Practiced Critical Race Theory
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Jan 22, 2022 |
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How Martin Luther King Jr. practiced Critical Race Theory
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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Episode 48: 2021 Year in Review w/ Amanda Marcotte
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Dec 28, 2021 |
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Episode 47: Political Cleavages & Social Inequalities w/ Amory Gethin
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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Episode 46: How Critical Race Theory Became the GOP's Latest Boogeyman w/ Reginald C. Oh
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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Episode 45: The High Price of Zero Corporate Taxes w/ Public Citizen
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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Episode 44: A Blinking Red Light for Democracy w/ Amy Siskind
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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Episode 43: Why The New Deal Matters w/ Eric Rauchway
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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Episode 42: The Cult of QAnon w/ Mike Rothschild
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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Episode 41: How Dynastic Family Wealth Undermines Democracy w/ Chuck Collins
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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Episode 40: All About Sortition
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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Episode 39: How Right-Wing Populism Fuels the Empire of Resentment w/ Dr. Lawrence Rosenthal
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Episode 38: Expanding Voting Rights in Virginia w/ State Sen. Jennifer McClellan & State Del. Cia Price
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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Episode 37: Mid-summer ICYMI: NYC Primary, Arizona Voting Suppression & Minority Rule via Gerrymandering w/ David Daley
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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Episode 36: Monitoring Online Political Advertising w/ Laura Edelson
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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Episode 35: "All Hands on Deck" to Save American Democracy & the For the People Act w/ Rep. John Sarbanes
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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Episode 34: Joe Manchin supports expanded voting protections after all w/ Tierney Sneed
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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Episode 33: The Backsliding of Global Democracy w/ V-Dem Institute
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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Episode 32: Piles of Democracy-Diminishing Dollars w/ Chuck Collins
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May 24, 2021 |
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Episode 31: Biden's First 100 Days w/ David Dayen
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May 17, 2021 |
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Episode 30: Becoming a Better Democracy
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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Episode 29: The New Corporation's Threat to Democracy
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Episode 28: Imagining a New Possible
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Mar 23, 2021 |
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Seattle's Clean Campaigns
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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The Role of Perceived Victimhood in American Politics
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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The U.S. Anti-Fascism Reader
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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Neighborhood of Fear: America's Suburban Crisis from 1975-2001
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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Alaska passes ranked choice voting
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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Accelerating Democracy Under a Biden Administration
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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Using Game Theory to Explain the Political Status Quo
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Jan 05, 2021 |
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Chile votes to rewrite its constitution
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Dec 12, 2020 |
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Why the GOP relies on negative propaganda loops & voter suppression to win elections
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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The Promise--And Failure--of the Reconstruction Amendments to Expand American Democracy
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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American Fascist: How Trump Hollowed Out American Democracy
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Nov 14, 2020 |
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Poll finds nearly half of Americans don't believe democracy is working
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Nov 03, 2020 |
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Being a Good Ancestor
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Oct 28, 2020 |
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Why Donald Trump Is a Dangerous Threat to Democracy
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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'Let Them Eat Tweets' with Jacob Hacker & Paul Pierson
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Sep 11, 2020 |
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Black lives, police reform & America's changing demographics - "Getting the Work Done"
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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The Economic Threat to Democracy
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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Vote-by-mail in the 2020 Election
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May 12, 2020 |
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Wisconsin's 2020 Primary, Reviewed
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May 05, 2020 |
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Is the U.S. Ready For a Nordic Style of Government
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Apr 23, 2020 |
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Saving Democracy in Oregon
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Mar 12, 2020 |
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Corporate Personhood
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Feb 03, 2020 |
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Exporting Oregon-Style Democracy
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Jan 06, 2020 |
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Gerrymandering Reform
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Oct 17, 2019 |
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Corruption & Money in National Politics
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Oct 10, 2019 |
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Oregon Campaign Finance
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Jun 06, 2019 |
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Free Speech
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Jun 06, 2019 |