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What Speech is Unprotected?
When we talked with Suzanne Nossel, the CEO of the PEN America Foundation, we focused on free speech in America, and how it’s...
Oregon's Citizens' Initiative Review
We recently talked with Jane Suiter and David Farrell, who were instrumental in the implementation of the Irish Citizens’ Assembly. The Citizens’ Assembly...
Why the US Doesn't Declare War
Earlier this season, we talked with Stephen Wertheim of The Quincy Institute. During our interview we spent some time discussing the ways in …
4 of Illinois's Last 7 Governors Were Jailed. Why?
Our newest episode with David Greising of The Better Government Association really opened our eyes to the impact of investigating, and the role …
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 …