Is the Trump administration trying to undermine our elections?
On this episode of Democracy Decoded, host Simone Leeper sits down with Campaign Legal Center’s Jonathan Diaz and Chad Dunn, head of the UCLA Voting Rights Project, to discuss the Department of Justic...
13 Okt 31min
Who gets a pardon in Trump's America — and why?
A crypto billionaire convicted of laundering money walks free after his company enriches the president's family by billions. A congressman expelled for defrauding voters gets his slate wiped clean for...
6 Okt 31min
What happens when political dissent is suppressed?
It was a dramatic scene that made headlines across the country; Senator Alex Padilla lying on the floor in handcuffs for simply trying to ask a question to the former head of the Department of Homelan...
29 Sep 33min
Are political loyalty and partisanship replacing the rule of law at the DOJ?
An FBI counterintelligence agent loses his career over a friendship. A prosecutor gets fired by email because of who her father is. A civil rights attorney quits rather than betray her oath. On this e...
22 Sep 35min
What happens when the balance of power becomes unbalanced?
When President Trump fired a Federal Trade Commission commissioner in 2025, it sparked a legal battle that went all the way to the Supreme Court — and ended up re-shaping the American government. In T...
15 Sep 34min
Democracy Decoded, Season 6: The Rule of Law Under Threat
Our system of government is rooted in the Constitution and designed to ensure that power is shared, not concentrated in any one branch. But what happens when the institutions that were meant to hold o...
1 Sep 2min
Special Announcement: We've been nominated for a Webby!
We are beyond thrilled to announce Democracy Decoded once again has been nominated for a Webby Award in the category of Public Service & Activism podcasts! Please vote now for Democracy Decoded by th...
10 Apr 2min
How New Voting Barriers Threaten Elections
New voting restrictions across the country are threatening to make it harder for millions of Americans to participate in elections. In some states, these barriers have thrown long-registered voters in...
20 Nov 202542min
