This Is What Democracy Looks Like
A podcast about policies that deepen democracy. TIWDLL is the flagship podcast of the Democracy Policy Network, an interstate network that organizes policy support for the growing movement of trailblazing leaders working to deepen democracy in statehouses across America. Learn more at www.DemocracyPolicy.network.
- Update frequency
- every 56 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 8
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2022
#8: The Commons with David Bollier
We are joined by David Bollier, one of the world's leading theorists and evangelists for the idea of the “commons” — a new (old) paradigm for re-imagining economics, politics, and culture. He pursue…
#7: Mass Decarceration with Alec Karakatsanis
We are joined by Civil Rights Corps founder Alec Karakatsanis to talk about his work helping change the unjust criminal legal system—and the policies and strategies he believes are promising to achie…
#6: Community Wealth Building with Stephanie Geller
We are joined by Community Wealth Builders director Stephanie Geller to talk about her work fostering more equitable, inclusive, and sustainable neighborhood economies through community wealth buildi…
#5: Public Banks and the Cooperative City with Amara Enyia
We are joined by strategist, organizer, wonk, and former Chicago mayoral candidate Amara Enyia to talk about her policy-focused Chicago mayor race, the power of public banks, and what she meant when …
#4: State-Level Single-Payer with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed
We are joined by physician, author, former Detroit health director, and former Michigan governor candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed to talk about the power of state policy, the status of the Medicare for A…
#3: What is DPN?
A special episode to explain the organizational home of this podcast: The Democracy Policy Network (DPN, for short).
DPN's website is: www.DemocracyPolicy.network
DPN's launch video is here.
DPN's polic…
#2: Taxing the Rich with Jenny Zhang
We are joined by NYC DSA Debt and Finance Working Group leader Jenny Zhang to talk about their cutting edge state-level Tax the Rich campaign.
Follow the NYC DSA Debt & Finance Working Group on twitte…
#1: Cooperatives with Jason Wiener
In our inaugural episode, we are joined by cooperative lawyer Jason Wiener to talk cooperatives, employee ownership, and the inspiring Main Street Phoenix project.
Follow Jason's legal work here.
Learn…