Keeping Democracy Alive with Burt Cohen

Political and cultural norms have changed quickly in the instant 24/7 information age and the old guard of the Democratic Party can’t keep up with it. As opposed to the habitual, less adaptable voters, young people are not party people The post Why Do Democratic Leaders Keep Making War on the Young? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

The opposite of the US, France’s cities are wealthy while there’s poverty in the suburbs. And Macron is known as the president of the rich. What’s we’re seeing is a collapse of the “centrist” European regimes, not just in France. The post Why Is France Burning? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

It’s an internet fad nearing it’s sell-by date: women reverting to some imagined fantasy of a traditional wife from the 19th century when men took care of women who stayed happy in the home, living quite comfortably. The concept is The post The Fantasy of “TradWives.” appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

There was something called the Union of South American Nations. It was when left governments vowed to fight fascism collectively. It all started with the election of Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez. The US and the International Monetary Fund couldn’t stand that The post Brazil: Why What Rubio is Doing is So Bad appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

He claimed to be the best friend American farmers ever had. But with the new tariffs and the Iran war dragging out, and the loss of global markets, farm country is not so safe for Trumpers. In fact some angry The post Farm Country is Trump Country. Well,Not So Much Any More appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.

Since so many public schools forbid the teaching of “divisive concepts,” social studies teachers are cut off; they can’t do their jobs. The far right is afraid of education, and teachers are seen as dangerous. But a conference was recently The post The Danger of Teaching About Fascism in Grades K-12 appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show.