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How Abolition Democracy Can Save Us From Ourselves
Donald Trump may have lost the election (even if he won’t accept it), but as our guest Bernard Harcourt explains this week, we...
The New Robber Barons
“You need strong antitrust laws as a democracy protection,” author, professor, and former gubernatorial candidate Zephyr Teachout told Mila during our recent interview....
What is the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau?
A real democracy finds bureaucrats and grassroots activists working together to advocate for impacted communities and make sure legislative priorities match the needs...
What is the Fraternal Order of Police?
This week, our guest is the legendary scholar Theda Skocpol, the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University. We...
How the Delegate Process Works
This week Mila talked with Drew Kromer, a Democratic activist and current Biden delegate from North Carolina. Drew organized the Democratic precinct in...
Trump's Authoritarian Tactics During COVID-19
For our latest episode, we had the privilege of sitting down with PEN America’s Washington Director, Thomas O. Melia. We discussed authoritarian power-grabs...
Why We Vote on Tuesday
Our latest episode with Seth Flaxman of Democracy Works is all about how his organization is making it easier than ever to vote …
The Impact of Shelby v. Holder
For the third episode of our eighth season, we talked with Marcia Johnson-Blanco of the Lawyers’ Committee’s Election Protection program. We sometimes assume …
The Electoral College
Our latest episode with Hannah and Nick of the Civics 101 podcast was as enlightening as it was fun to make. We talked …