The Role of Political Science in American Public Life | Science of Politics
For a special edition celebrating the 100th episode of the Science of Politics, Matt talks with Ezra Klein about how well political science informs American politics and public policy. They discuss ho...
2 Aug 202156min
A different take on local news and democracy | Democracy Works
Local news and democracy have been intertwined since the days of Alexis de Tocqueville. As we've discussed on this show before, news outlets are one way that people who live in a city or town keep up ...
28 Jul 202136min
Defending The Constitution of Knowledge: Jonathan Rauch | How Do We Fix It?
Democracies around the world are under threat from populist movements, demagogues and dogmatic extremists who use disinformation, conspiracy theories, shaming, cancel culture and other tactics to weap...
26 Jul 202134min
Democracy's Crises and Failure of Imagination | TDG Event Series
A recording and transcripts of this event are available at democracygroup.org.HostJenna SpinelleFounder, The Democracy GroupGuestsLee DrutmanCo-Host, Politics in QuestionTuri MuntheHost, On OpinionCar...
23 Jul 202157min
The People Who Choose the President
Democracy Works podcast host and producer Jenna Spinelle leads a discussion with:Lawrence Lessig, Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School, founder of Equal Citizens, and ho...
27 Jul 202042min
Civic Engagement, Social Distancing, and Democracy Reform
“COVID, the pandemic … has really brought to bear not just the inequities and the inequalities, but also the necessity to have a much more active sense of democracy as a verb — democracy as an action ...
27 Jul 202037min
National and International Implications of COVID-19
HostJenna SpinelleCommunications Specialist at the McCourtney Institute for DemocracyHost, Democracy Works@JennaSpinelleGuestsLuke Knittig, Senior Director of Communications at the McCain InstituteHos...
27 Jul 202054min
