Democracy Works

The Democracy Works podcast seeks to answer that question by examining a different aspect of democratic life each week — from voting to criminal justice to the free press and everything in between. We interview experts who study democracy, as well as peop

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Federalism in uncertain times

Posted April 20, 202000:35:45

With each passing day, the relationship between states and the federal government seems to grow more complicated. States are forming coalitions and...

Will COVID-19 create a one-issue campaign?

Posted April 13, 202000:38:20

The general election is going to happen in November, and candidates still need to figure out ways to get their messages out to voters. COVID-19 has...

Public health depends on the Census

Posted April 6, 202000:38:53

  The COVID-19 outbreak in the U.S. intensified just as the 2020 Census was getting underway in earnest. As Americans fill their days with news about...

Free and fair elections during a pandemic

Posted March 30, 202000:41:19

As COVID-19 intensifies throughout the U.S., questions about the future of the remaining primary elections and the general election in November are...

COVID-19 exposes democracy’s tensions

Posted March 23, 202000:42:29

As we’ve seen over the past weeks and months, democracies and authoritarian countries respond to pandemics very differently. There are balances to...