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We end this season where we started — a conversation about higher education and democracy. -
Photo ProvidedIt's easy to blame algorithms and AI for corroding our information ecosystem, but our guest this week argues that we have a just as much, if not more of a role to play in creating the environment we want to see.
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We examine the state of nonpartisan redistricting reform with Carol Kuniholm of Fair District PA and Emma Addams of Mormon Women for Ethical Government. -
Cynthia Miller-Idriss returns to Democracy Works to discuss her latest book, "Man Up: The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism." -
A new season of Democracy Works begins with a look at a new organization helping college faculty and staff push back against threats from the Trump administration. -
Journalist Jeff Sharlet joins us to discuss his trip through the heart of MAGA world while reporting his book "The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil War." -
Sociologist Eric Klinenberg joins us to discuss how the pandemic increased polarization and distrust in institutions, and weakened social connection. -
Alex Burness, a reporter who covers state and local democracy issues for the news site Bolts, joins us to discuss how democracy is expanding and contracting at the state level. -
Author and blogger Cory Doctorow joins us to discuss how the enshittification of tech platforms impacts our democracy — and what we can do to change things for the better. -
Tim Heaphy, the lead investigator on the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville and the January 6 insurrection, makes the case that a disengaged citizenry is the biggest threat to American democracy. -
Democracy Works host Chris Beem talks with author Jonathan Rauch about why the current crisis in American Christianity is also a crisis in American democracy. -
It's easy to feel defeated in the face of political challenges, but this episode shows that everyone has the capacity to create positive change and contribute to a culture of peace in their communities.
