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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A democracy reading list

Posted July 9, 2018 • 00:51:44

If you’ve been to a book store or the library lately, then you’ve probably seen at least a few books on democracy on the shelves. The 2016 presidential...

Bonus: A dose of optimism about the future of democracy

Posted July 5, 2018 • 00:12:40

If you need a sense of hope about the future of democracy, you’ve come to the right place. Stephanie Keyaka, editor-in-chief of The Underground and...

The constitutional crisis episode

Posted July 2, 2018 • 00:24:19

This is one we’ve been wanting to do since we started the podcast. The term constitutional crisis is frequently used but often misunderstood. Like...

What public sector unions can teach us about democracy

Posted June 26, 2018 • 00:32:08

Earlier this year, images of teachers protesting for higher wages in Arizona, Colorado, and Oklahoma flooded the airwaves as teachers took action against...

Unpacking political polarization

Posted June 25, 2018 • 00:31:25

Polarization is a term that’s thrown around among political pundits as one reason for the decline of American democracy — often without an explanation...