Cas Mudde, one of the world’s leading experts in the study of populism and far-right politics, joins us this week to discuss the tensions between populism and democracy, and why populism has increased around the world in recent years.

Violent threats against members of Congress are up, and hate crimes have increased to the highest levels ever recorded. Fear is being used as a tool by both Republicans and Democrats to win votes. In this episode, we speak with Rachel Kleinfeld, a fellow in the Democracy, Conflict, an Governance program at Carnegie Endowment for…

On this episode: An inside look at the 2024 edition of the Almanac of American Politics with Chief- Author Rich Cohen and Ballotpedia’s Editor-in-Chief Geoff Pallay. Stream “On the Ballot” on Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you have any questions, comments, or love for BP, feel free to reach out at [email protected]…

Before we get to the show notes, we invite you to take our listener survey for a chance to win a Democracy Works coffee mug! COVID-19 brought the problems with government technology into sharp focus. The systems responsible for delivering unemployment benefits and healthcare were not prepared to mange the influx of requests they received,…

“The QUESTION CIRCULATING around Silicon Valley isn’t if such a scenario is worth it, even with a 1 PERCENT CHANCE OF ANNIHILATION,” writes Nick Bilton in Vanity Fair, “but rather, if it is really such a bad thing if we build a machine that CHANGES HUMAN LIFE AS WE KNOW IT.” Bilton joins us to…

Why do local and state elections matter, and how can voters be sure that their voices are being represented in the lawmaking process? We open the third season of Democracy Decoded with an overview of democracy at the state and local level, and how we can ensure that all citizens can have their voices heard….