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This Old Democracy

Micah Sifry

Hosted by Micah Sifry, This Old Democracy explores the ideas, movements and people working to rescue our faltering political system -- and rebuild American democracy on a stronger, more inclusive and truly representative foundation. This podcast is produced in partnership with the Center for Ballot Freedom, a cross-partisan nonprofit dedicated to strengthening democracy.

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30 episodes

  1. Gen Z, Hopemaxxing and the Odds of a Youth Party Breaking Out 32:08
  2. Why Winning Elections Isn't Enough to Rebuild Democracy 37:33
  3. Spencer Overton Says Now Is the Time to Get Aligned 36:00
  4. A Kansas reformer is crusading to fix the "hot mess" that is American politics 29:36
  5. How the GOP expands its ranks, while the Democratic Party hates its base, and why it matters? 30:18
  6. Sam Bagenstos on litigating our way to a multi-party system in Michigan 32:56
  7. Jennifer McCoy on Pernicious Polarization, Hungary's Lessons, and the Case for PR 35:29
  8. What Would It Mean for a Party to Actually Represent You? 33:41
  9. Michael Latner on voting rights, proportional representation, and the ruins of the VRA 38:56
  10. Heather McGhee on Zero-Sum Politics, the Party System, and Finding Hope in History 44:06
  11. Robert Kuttner on Winning the Arguments, Losing the Politics — and What Comes Next 41:50
  12. Voters are not Thinking like bankers. We're thinking like sports fans. 32:14
  13. What does a democracy veteran and former Secretary of the State of Connecticut make of this moment — and what comes next? 27:20
  14. How Natural Is the Two-Party System? (Spoiler Alert: Not at All) 33:09
  15. Is fusion voting being reborn in Kanasas? 23:51
  16. What Libertarians Should Get Right About Democracy (and Why It Matters Now) 32:14
  17. What's brewing in Michigan? 31:04
  18. What is philanthropy getting right (and wrong) in the democracy space? 42:54
  19. Can "Hollow Parties" Be Rejuvenated to Save American Democracy? 34:45
  20. Do we need more robust political parties? 31:53
  21. What's inside the landmark ABA report on American democracy? 28:04
  22. What does this elected official think about fusion voting and other democracy reforms? 37:55
  23. How Could Fusion Voting Create a Path to Proportional Representation? 35:08
  24. What are two former Republican and Democratic elected officials doing to bridge political divides in Wisconsin? 25:19
  25. How Does Protect Democracy Counter the Authoritarian Playbook? 38:31
  26. How Do We Fight End Times Fascism? 35:08
  27. How Do We Get out of This Mess? 29:46
  28. Can American Democracy Be Saved From Its Deepening Crisis? 27:41
  29. How Can Multi-Party Democracy Reverse the Two-Party Doom Loop? 35:23
  30. Can Fusion Voting Save American Democracy? 20:42