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Most of us can guess but there’s nothing like serious scientific research when it comes to understanding political change. In her forthcoming book  How the Heartland Went Red, Harvard’s Stephanie Termullo shares her findings from extensive field research in three The post Why Place Supplants Issues in the Heartland appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show...

They claim loudly they’re protecting freedom and innocent children, but the truth is the right is oppressing both. On this show psychoanalyst Avgi Saketopoulou, co-author of Gender Without Identity, argues there is not one true and immutable authentic identity with The post Gender Identity: Is it Fixed or Changeable? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

And what is the effect on democracy? Playing to the camera makes advertisers happy. Truth? How one would govern? Fall by the wayside are how one might govern. On this show associate professor of history Kathryn Cramer Brownell sheds light The post Must Our Politicians Be TV Stars? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

At this Christmas time of year, we all think about giving. But what are philanthropists all about? To launder a plutocrat’s reputation, preserving great wealth and maintaining dominance and control. Our guest Edgar Villanueva has a new book, a second The post The Self Serving Purpose of Philanthropy appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

 You may have heard the story: King Cnut sat on the seashore and tried to command the tide not to touch his feet, yet the sea ignored him. Such may be the case with the right wing’s war against unmarried The post The Right’s Latest Target: Unmarried Women appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

Democracy and oligarchy: since our founding it’s been a long balancing act. In his new book Realigners: Partisan Hacks, Political Visionaries, and the Struggle to Rule American Democracy, author historian Timothy Shenk tells of how such incredibly diverse people as The post The Useful Struggle for American Democracy appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

It’s not the way it’s supposed to work. Our founders fought for self-government to replace the distant authoritarian system. As Justice Brandeis said; states are the laboratories of democracy. But they are withering from lack of public awareness of their The post Who’s Your State Legislator? It Matters More Than You Think. appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast &am...

The right says let the market be in charge. Privatizing and commodifying our essential human needs is OK with them. Should we just accept the normalization of hundreds of millions of plastic bottles, for corproate controlled water that is no The post Is Water Not a Human Right? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

So many mass shootings; how did the gun culture become so powerful? Look to the Civil War: Militarily devastated, the angry Confederate culture transformed guns into a totem. In this revealing discussion, U of Wisconsin-Madison professor Nick Buttrick reveals the The post Today’s Gun Culture: The South Won appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

Liberals usually fail to connect and inspire people of the rural mid-west. And we lose elections. But if we’re true to tradition, we should take the lead in solving rural alienation.  Our guest today Jessica Corbett explains a new report The post How About A Rural New Deal? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

The writers and screen actors strike is an example of what’s happening to working people: the rents are too damn high. Housing is at the root of so many issues of the 2020s, including a stagnation in the arts. On The post Wither American Arts? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

Overwork, uniquely stressful conditions, patients suffering.  Blaming individual caregivers with personal failures results in fewer and fewer professionals when the need by boomers is growing exponentially. On this show, David Schenck author of two previous books on ethics and healing The post Blaming Caregivers When It’s the System appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast &...

Imagine being a judge and having a mandate to break up families! Today’s guest, noted children and family lawyer Jane Spinak talks about her new book The End of Family Court: How Abolishing the Court Brings Justice to Children and The post Time to End Family Court? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

Many of those of us who have homes wish the homeless were invisible. Unknown, clearly on hard times, why isn’t it done, why is it in all of our interest to prevent homelessness? Noted psychiatrist Dr. Robert Okin lived for The post Finding Unexpected Bravery and Tenacity Among the Homeless appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

Biden’s problem is he’s not a TV star, just a good president. What is the draw of royalty? It’s much less effort than tedious democracy to just accept legitimacy being handed down from above. On this show, from the Brooklyn The post Biden is Not Royalty. Neither is Democracy appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

It’s not just blue vs red, North vs South. There’s us here in Yankeedom, Then there’s New Netherlands, The Midlands, Tidewater, Greater Appalachia, The Deep South (of course), New France, The Far West, El Norte, The Left Coast, and First The post One Nation Indivisible: Oh Really? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

They claim loudly they’re protecting freedom and innocent children, but the truth is the right is oppressing both. On this show psychoanalyst Avgi Saketopoulou, co-author of Gender Without Identity, argues there is not one true immutable authentic identity with which The post How Do We Form Our Gender Identity & Can It Change Over Time? appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podc...

We finally get that can’t have infinite growth on our finite planet. The dominant western approach of treating the earth as our playground isn’t working anymore. It’s late but there are still real opportunities for a partnership between humans and The post I Want a Better Catastrophe! appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

It’s a puzzling mystery why so many working class people in the midwest go for Trumpism. Some answers are in Imagining the Heartland; White Supremacy and the American Midwest  by anthropologist authors Britt Halvorson and Joshua Renoit. It examines the The post The Roots of Anti-Woke appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

On the first half Wellesley  Professor of American Studies and author Michael P. Jeffries talks about his new book Black and Queer on Campus, the unexpected possibilities and challenges which remain. And on part two, noted feminist Amanda Marcotte talks The post Black and Queer on Campus//Still A Ways to Go on Women’s Day appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show...

So many mass shootings; how did the gun culture become so powerful? Look to the Civil War. Militarily devastated, the Confederate culture transformed guns into a totem. In this revealing discussion, U of Wisconsin-Madison professor Nick Buttrick reveals the roots The post Slave States and Today’s Gun Culture appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

Bradley Onishi is himself a “deconverted” Christian nationalist. His new book is titled Preparing for War; The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism–And What Comes Next. On this show, he answers the puzzling question of why so many who consider The post Christian Nationalism 2023: Power Not Piety appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

No one likes to be ignored. We saw what happened when the 2016 Democratic nominee skipped those states. The truth is it was a liberal heartland: McGovern, Wellstone, Mondale, etc. Our guest is historian and author of the new book The post The High Price Paid for Ignoring the Midwest appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .

At this time of year, we all think about giving. But what are philanthropists all about? To launder a plutocrat’s reputation, preserving great wealth and maintaining dominance and control. Our guest Edgar Villanueva has a new book, a second edition The post The Self-Serving Purpose of Philanthropy appeared first on KDA Keeping Democracy Alive Podcast & Radio Show .