Keeping Democracy Alive with Burt Cohen

Keeping democracy alive Democracy is not a spectator sport, it requires informed participating citizens. On Keeping Democracy Alive, we delve into dynamics that both inhibit democracy and reinvigorate it. looking into issues from: domestic economic issue

Listen to latest episode

Keeping Democracy Alive with Burt Cohen Cover Art

Recent Episodes

What Are Right Wing Men Afraid Of?

Posted November 6, 2020 • 00:56:21

Why the need for dominance and control? Why the huge draw of white working class men to Donald Trump? Does the appeal of violent police somehow make...

The Day After: The War on Democracy Itself

Posted November 4, 2020 • 00:59:42

Reagan kicked it off: the emotional manipulation of the word “freedom” obscures political realities. On this show, recorded the day after the vote,...

Greek Fascist Party Convicted as a Criminal Gang

Posted October 29, 2020 • 00:57:40

They went from a tiny group at the fringe to the third largest political party in Greece. In the birthplace of democracy, after a five year trial, the...

What A Defiant and Bold Democratic Party Looks Like

Posted October 27, 2020 • 00:59:24

Even in a minority, fighting back carries a number of positives. On issues that matter to average Americans, Democrats have been pushed off course....

Supreme Court: The Power to Obstruct Democracy

Posted October 22, 2020 • 00:59:33

The framers of our Constitution intended the judicial system to be the “least dangerous branch” of government. They did not foresee today’s powerful...