This week, we discuss how the Green New Deal push the boundaries of what's possible in environmental and economic policy, the lasting impacts of environmental racism, and how climate reform is connected to democracy reform.

Can liberal democracy withstand the challenges its currently facing? Francis Fukuyama is one of America's leading scholars on liberalism and joins us this week for a discussion about the threats its faces and how we might overcome them.

The work of election administrators has never been glamorous, but now it's downright dangerous in some places. Jessica Huseman from Votebeat joins us this week to discuss what's happening and how we can support the people doing the hard work of democracy this election season.

The Democratic Party saw surges in grassroots activism after the 2016 election, after George Floyd's murder, and most recently after the Dobbs decision. However, the party seems to be sticking to the same old playbook of fundraising emails and text messages, rather than building long-term organizational power. Our guests this week explore why that is and what we can do about it.

Judge Jeffrey Sutton argues that state constitutions can serve an important role in carrying out the vision for "laboratories of democracy" and providing nuance that the federal constitution cannot.

Democracy Works host Chris Beem joins the Future Hindsight podcast to discuss his new book, "The Seven Democratic Virtues: What You Can Do to Overcome Tribalism and Save Our Democracy."

Penn State's Christopher Ali, a leading scholar on the politics of Internet access, join us this week for a conversation about rural broadband and digital divides.

Don Moynihan of Georgetown University joins us this week to discuss the Inflation Reduction Act, Schedule F, and how policy implementation is democracy in action.

Democracy Works is back after its summer break and catch up on what's happened to American democracy while the show was on hiatus.

In our last episode before summer break, Michael, Chris, Candis and Jenna reflect on what we've learned this year on the show and look ahead to what the summer will hold for American democracy.