"Democracy Nerd" is a podcast that asks the question "How do we ensure a more perfect union?" This podcast shines a light on hidden and overt threats facing American democracy. Policy proposals and people-powered movements that help ensure a healthy democracy will be celebrated.
Listen to episodes on the website: https://democracynerd.us/
Watch videos of the interviews on Democracy Nerd's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1jINcwExCyEVhf1lVwA3ow
Anne Nelson, an award-winning journalist, author, and playwright, joins Democracy Nerd to discuss the Council for National Policy, which she initially featured...
via @motherjonesmag: Former 'Democracy Nerd' guest @anelsona's book "Shadow Money: Media, Money & the Secret Hub of the Radical Right" serves as the inspiration for "Bad Faith" documentary
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/05/bad-faith-christian-nationalism-documentary/
New episode!
In this episode Jefferson is joined by Andrea Grimes, an independent journalist whose writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Texas Observer, and DAME Magazine, for an in-depth discussion about the current state of American media and its role in safeguarding democracy, sparked by New York Times' Executive Editor Joe Kahn, who asserted that threats to #democracy are "one" of the issues the Times will cover, though "not the only one."
https://democracynerd.us/episode/how-the-american-media-has-failed-democracy-w-andrea-grimes
In this episode of "Democracy Nerd," Jefferson is joined by Andrea Grimes, an independent journalist whose writing has appeared in the New York Times, the...
#disinformation appears to be the theme of the week!
To follow up from the suggestions from the @BrennanCenter about how to spot disinfo, here's the latest episode of the #DEmocracyNerd podcast, featuring a discussion with @WIRED's @[email protected] who explains the template he uses to double-check and ensure information is accurate & isn't susceptible to disinfo.
Important to consider as disinfo campaigns ramp up the closer we get to Election Day!
https://democracynerd.us/episode/disinformation-and-the-2024-presidential-election-w-david-gilbert
In this episode of "Democracy Nerd," host Jefferson Smith is joined by David Gilbert, a senior reporter for WIRED magazine specializing in disinformation and...
Good piece on election misinformation & AI from @BrennanCenter:
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/how-detect-and-guard-against-deceptive-ai-generated-election-information
via @BrennanCenter: "Thanks to loopholes & lax enforcement, former president Trump is using campaign funds to pay almost all of his legal bills."
#moneyinpolitics #reform #democracy #legal #corruption
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/trumps-use-campaign-funds-pay-legal-bills
New episode!
In this episode of the #DemocracyNerd podcast, host Jefferson Smith discusses the intersection of insurance, entrepreneurship, and the American founding with guest Hannah Farber, a history professor at Columbia University and author of the book "Underwriters of the United States: How Insurance Shaped the American Founding."
#democracy #history #UShistory #insurance #HannahFarber #democracynerd
https://democracynerd.us/episode/how-insurers-helped-build-america-w-hannah-farber
In this episode of "Democracy Nerd," host Jefferson Smith discuses the intersection of insurance, entrepreneurship, and the American founding with guest Hannah...
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Via David Dayen:
#Republicans are now saying "shut down the border or we'll shut down the government." Republicans always lose shutdown fights. But the point of this is not to win, it's to sustain the image of an #immigration crisis https://prospect.org/politics/2024-01-05-republicans-immigration-policy-fight/
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