Radio Democracy

Since 2016, the public has been hammered with a lot of news about the threat disinformation poses to democracy. In this episode, Evelyn Farkas, Mark Jacobson, and Jim Ludes argue that for the United States to get serious about disinformation, it has to, first, get its own house in order.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Liberty may have its limits--you can't yell "fire" in a crowded theater--but citizenship has obligations. Evelyn Farkas, Mark Jacobson, and Jim Ludes discuss the obligations we all have to make democracy work.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Climate change poses a threat to the existence humanity has carved for itself over the last 10,000 years, but it also poses specific challenges to democracies. Evelyn Farkas, Mark Jacobson, and Jim Ludes explore whether democracies--with their emphasis on compromise and consensus--are up to the task of the climate crisis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's easy to talk about the threats to democracy, but Evelyn Farkas, Mark Jacobson, and Jim Ludes say it's urgent to remember why we love democracy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Evelyn Farkas, Mark Jacobson, and Jim Ludes discuss the top threats to democracy in the United States--from voter suppression and gerrymandering. In all of it, they keep an eye on the leaders who can choose to be voices of moderation and defenders of democracy--or not.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Evelyn Farkas, Mark Jacobson, and Jim Ludes debut Radio Democracy, a new podcast about the value of democracy and current threats to it--in the United States and around the world.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.