Keeping Democracy Alive with Burt Cohen

Keeping Democracy Alive with Burt Cohen


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The Term “MAGA” Acknowledges US Empire is Over
August 08, 2024

Make America great again? What does that phrase assume? Our guest today, retired Lt Col. William Astore served 20 years in the military. No, hes not a stereotypical macho militarist, far from it. H

White Male Supremacists Fear and Hate it But “Romance” and Nuclear Families Aren’t the Only Option
August 06, 2024

We assume our picture of romance and marriage has always been there, but according to our guest author and professor Sabrina Strings, it was invented in the 12th century as a myth about Sir Lancelot.

Dems Need the Middle Class: Why is the DNC Still So Corporatized?
August 01, 2024

There is a palpable movement under Kamala Harris; so why is party leadership still so out of touch with working people as they were in 2016? Our returning guest, veteran party insider Norman Solomon,

What’s Behind Trumpism: The Open Attack on Democracy
July 31, 2024

As Trump heads into the 2024 campaign, you might wonder who is behind it, who benefits from destroying our republic. Here is the story. The religious nationalists see him as a fierce leader. They beli

The Power of Pardons and Democracy
July 25, 2024

Its not high on peoples reason to choose a president, but the power of pardons today is often corrupt and the promise of a pardon has been known to encourage crimes. In this discussion of her forthc

Union Curious in the Mid-2020s
July 23, 2024

Unions have achieved some historic victories recently. But though many workers are curious, theres still reluctance to joining a union. As co-author of a new report called Union Curious, UC San Die

After The Shooting of July 13, Is it Over?
July 18, 2024

Today, more than ever, politics is theater. On todays big stage we see Biden as an old weakened man, and then we have Trump with blood on his face, standing strong, defiant, fist in the air. On today

The Challenges of Being Muslim Today
July 16, 2024

In 21st Century Western Culture, theres a variety of impressions average white people get when you say the word Muslim. Most of them wrong. On this edition of Keeping Democracy Alive, Toronto author

How Liberation is Only Found In Community
July 11, 2024

Todays guest is Dr. Rachelle Winkle-Wagner, author of the new book The Chosen We. Shes a professor of Educational Leadership and Policy a U.Wisconsin-Madison. Over a period of ten years she intervie

In Our Climate Threat, There Are Opportunities
July 09, 2024

Many still think We dont have to deal with it now, but a new report from the Union of Concern Scientists is titled Looming Deadlines for Coastal Resilience for a reason. As co-author Dr. Rachel C