This special re-broadcast of a Season 4 episode is in response to the attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump supporters. A look at the right-wing counterrevolution in the face of expanding democracy in America:…
BONUS EPISODE: Election 2020
- November 24, 2020
- Tagged as: bonus, bonus episode, election, podcast, Season 4
What does the 2020 election in the United States tell us, or remind us, about the state of democracy in America? A follow-up to our Season 4 series on democracy, The Land That Never Has…
What will it take to make the United States a more fully-functioning democracy, and how can we, as citizens, bring about that change? By host and producer John Biewen, with series collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika. Interviews…
How well do the news media serve us as citizens, and what role does the notion of “objective,” or “neutral,” journalism play in the failings of American democracy? Story reported by Lewis Raven Wallace, with…
In most American schools, children hear about democracy, but don’t get to practice it. What would a more engaged brand of civics education look like? Story reported by Ben James, with host John Biewen and…
“America” and “empire.” Do those words go together? If so, what kind of imperialism does the U.S. practice, and how has American empire changed over time? By host and producer John Biewen, with series collaborator Chenjerai…
The conservative, neoliberal counterrevolution in the face of expanding democracy in America: It started long before Donald Trump. Even before Ronald Reagan and his like-minded counterpart across the Atlantic, Margaret Thatcher. By host and producer…
In the summer of 1964, about a thousand young Americans, black and white, came together in Mississippi to place themselves in the path of white supremacist power and violence. They issued a bold pro-democracy challenge…
In this special episode, host John Biewen and series collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika discuss the coronavirus pandemic and how the crisis, and the nation’s response to it, echo themes we’re exploring in our Season 4 series…
The Great Depression presented a crisis not only for the U.S. economy, but for American democracy. President Franklin Roosevelt wanted to save the nation’s system of government, and its economic system, while reforming both. What…
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I may have also written a tiny introduction. But like that is literally the least interesting thing in this AMAZING book! https://twitter.com/catchatweetdown/status/1451346664040566786
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@TheMoth was one of the first orgs to believe in my potential as a storyteller and help me hone my craft.
I'm reading it like "how did y'all wait this long? I needed this like 10 years ago! https://twitter.com/TheMoth/status/1451201623347249160
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It is @MichaelSheen performing the Welsh poetry of Dylan Thomas in #UnderMilkWood.
Woke lefty cancel culture, though!
Are folks realizing how insane this is? One, that teaching an academic theory is prohibited by law? Two, that what’s really outlawed is teaching about race, racism and accurate history? Three, that educators are losing their jobs over this? https://twitter.com/TODAYshow/status/1451159545523363848
In S4 we talked about the framers designing the Senate to stop the "people's house" from passing stuff that helps the working-class majority and threatens elite control. What's McConnell referencing here? A bill protecting voting rights for all.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/20/us/politics/voting-rights-filibuster-democrats.html?smid=tw-share