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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Generation Z and the future of democracy

Posted April 17, 201800:35:37

Over the past few months, the members of Generation Z have combined the tenets of traditional social movements with the power of social media to reimagine...

How Democracies Die author Daniel Ziblatt on the ‘grinding work’ of democracy

Posted April 10, 201800:31:40

Daniel Ziblatt has done a lot of interviews since the release of How Democracies Die, the bestselling book he co-wrote with Steven Levitsky. But...

What can Pennsylvania voters do about gerrymandering?

Posted April 3, 201800:26:27

Pennsylvania received a new congressional map earlier this year, closing the books on what was widely considered one of the most egregious examples...

Fake news, clickbait, and the future of local journalism

Posted March 27, 2018

Can philanthropy save local journalism? Are the calls of “fake news” from Washington impacting the work of journalists in other parts of the country?...

Checking the President’s power

Posted March 20, 201800:33:10

From Watergate to Benghazi to Robert Mueller, U.S. history is full of congressional hearings. You’ve no doubt heard about them in the news, but do...