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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The democrats in public sector unions [Labor Day rebroadcast]

Posted September 3, 2018 • 00:32:08

This week, we are rebraodcasting our conversation about public sector unions from earlier this year with Paul Clark, director of the School of Labor...

Middle America, Part 2: Grassroots organizing and rebooting democracy

Posted August 27, 2018 • 00:34:49

Last week, we heard from Salena Zito about the segments of middle America who supported Donald Trump after voting for Barack Obama. This week, we talk...

Middle America, Part 1: Populism and the Trump Voter

Posted August 20, 2018 • 00:33:04

In the effort to understand the people who voted for Donald Trump in 2016, a style of reporting has emerged that Chris Hayes recently described as “Trump...

Facebook is not a democracy

Posted August 13, 2018 • 00:37:50

We have access to more information now than at any other time in history, but we trust that information less than ever before. A Gallup survey recently...

How will we remember Charlottesville?

Posted August 6, 2018 • 00:29:35

This weekend marks the one-year anniversary of the Unite The Right rally and counter protests in Charlottesville, Virginia that claimed the life of...