Keeping Democracy Alive with Burt Cohen

Keeping Democracy Alive with Burt Cohen


Latest Episodes

Are Alternatives to War Really Realistic?
October 19, 2022

Like all bad habits, war is a tough one to break. On this show, Professor Emeritus Lawrence Wittner explains that respecting, listening, and helping people in other countries is a lot more economicall

Should Democrats Be Worried? View from a Pro
October 17, 2022

Weve won the abortion debate, and had the vote been a few weeks ago But its not until November 8th. Neil Oxman is co-founder of The Campaign Group and on this show he shares his uniquely valuable v

Do Democrats Want to Win? Ignoring Voiceless Rural People Is a Sure Way to Lose.
October 11, 2022

We cant do it by talking down to middle Americans. If Democrats dont get that rural Americans have fear that what little they have may be taken away, we stand to lose yet again. Victory comes when w

Border Crisis? How About A Right to Stay Home
October 07, 2022

The right wing depends on fear and hatred of others. As we approach elections, their TV ads seek to scare us about a surge at the border. Why dont they stay home? What if they were white? Todays gue

The Beloved Queen is Gone, Now the Class War Resumes
October 05, 2022

It took a mere ten days before the UKs new prime minister blew it big time. Liz Trusss budget was instantly panned; pretending to be trickle down, it gushes money upwards to those who need it least.

How Democrats Can Win Back Working People from the GOP
September 29, 2022

Elitists in Democratic Party bring avoidable disasters. From northern Iowa, Professor Wallace Hettle sees how the power of big money over the Democratic Party pushes away working people, farmers, and

The Right Fears and Hates the Reality of Non-Binary Gender ID
September 27, 2022

Author Kathryn Bond Stockton argues in her new book Gender(s) that obvious genital distinctions are in reality incomplete. When children are born, its like parents lower a cone over the baby, impos

Nationalize Railroads While There are Still Assets
September 23, 2022

A crippling rail strike seems to have been averted. Barely. You and I may think of the railroads as ways to move freight, but as our guest today observes: The railroad companies have been Wall Street

The Collapse of Journalism and the Threat to Democracy
September 16, 2022

Reporters used to report, now there’s virtually no line between media and the national security state. Veteran international journalist Patrick Lawrence on this show notes the big change occurred 9/11

The Tyranny of the Supreme Court is Nothing New, It’s Tradition
September 08, 2022

It may appear to be a rogue court today but the truth is the Supreme Court has long led the fight against democracy. Our guest today historian Steve Fraser points out that the liberal Warren Court was