The Bulwark Podcast
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We found 10 episodes of The Bulwark Podcast with the tag “democracy”.
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Tim Miller: This Is Madness
December 10th, 2021 | 53 mins 37 secs
2020, all i want for christmas, bibi, bible, black lives matter, christ christie, covid, debate, delaware, democracy, dopesick, dr. oz, dupont, elliot page, jussie smollett, kissinger, lafayette square, mark meadows, netanyahu, new york city, noncitizens, pennsylvania, photo-op, power point, protesters, racial justice, republicans, sackler, schultz, senate, theranos, trump, voting rights
Republicans are siding with Putin over NATO, top candidates are flocking to Bannon's podcast, and New Yorkers are handing the GOP a Christmas gift by giving noncitizens the right to vote. Tim Miller joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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Bart Gellman: Stealing Democracy Right before Our Eyes
December 9th, 2021 | 41 mins 58 secs
2020, 2024, affirmative action, arizona, bart gellman, biden, black people, bosnian war, civil war, constitution, democracy, democrats, electoral count act, great replacement theory, hispanics, insurrection, jan. 6, latinos, michigan, muslims, nyfd, pennsylvania, presidential election, serbia, slobodan milošević, state legislatures, supreme court, the atlantic, the bronx, trump supporters, tucker carlson, university of chicago, violence, voters, white people, white population, wisconsin
Trump's official power as president wasn't what got him so close to toppling the 2020 election. It was his ability to convince supporters that black is white, and up is down — and they're preparing for next time. The Atlantic's Bart Gellman joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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Donald Cohen: The Privatization of Everything
November 23rd, 2021 | 48 mins 31 secs
bill clinton, bridges, chicago, colleges, covid, democracy, for-profit universities, heads in beds, libraries, morgan stanley, parking meters, patent, prisons, private contractors, private prisons, privatizing public services, public employees, public goods, public sector, roads, ronald reagan, schools, student debt, transparency, vaccines, water, welfare
Should the government really be run like a business, or just be run really well? Author Donald Cohen debates Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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Adam Kinzinger: What Comes Next?
November 4th, 2021 | 39 mins 35 secs
blue states, culture war, democracy, democrats, house of representatives, illinois, midterms, red states, redistricting, republicans, trump, trumpism, weekend at bernie's
The fight for the soul of the GOP may be over, but Rep. Adam Kinzinger sees a political future — maybe even a challenge against TFG. "I'm willing to lose to get the message out." The retiring congressman joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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McKay Coppins: Our Democracy Needs Busy, Bustling Newsrooms
October 25th, 2021 | 48 mins 7 secs
alden, baltimore sun, chicago tribune, cities, communities, david axelrod, david simon, democracy, journalism, local news, new york daily news, newspapers, newsrooms, reporters, the atlantic, the wire
Increasing polarization, misinformation, and the erosion of public trust can be traced to the death of newspapers. Why is a secretive hedge fund hollowing out local newsrooms? The Atlantic's McKay Coppins joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast.
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Larry Sabato: Our Divided America
October 11th, 2021 | 43 mins 19 secs
ballots, biden voters, big lie, civil war, dejoy, democracy, election, grassley, infrastructure, maga, mail, mcauliffe, politics, sabato, scalise, secession, trump voters, usps, virginia governor's race, youngkin
Americans hate the other side so much, they want to bust up the country, censor media they don't like, and allow "their"president to act without checks and balances. That's according to recent polling by Larry Sabato, who joins Charlie Sykes on today's podcast. As long as Donald Trump remains on the stage, democracy in America is not safe, says Sabato.
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Peter Wehner on Threats to Democracy
May 3rd, 2021 | 49 mins 18 secs
democracy, gop, peter wehner
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Peter Wehner joins Charlie Sykes to discuss his most recent item: The GOP Is a Grave Threat to American Democracy.
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Kim Wehle on the GOP's Assault on Voting Rights
December 14th, 2020 | 47 mins 1 sec
2020, democracy, democrats, early voting, election rights, elections, gop, joe biden, lawsuits, special elections
On today’s Bulwark Podcast, Kim Wehle joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the long lasting effects of the GOP’s escalating assault on voting rights following Donald Trump’s loss to Joe Biden.
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Conor Lamb on the Future of the Democratic Party
December 11th, 2020 | 49 mins 25 secs
conor lamb, covid-19, democracy, democratic party, donald trump, joe biden, lawsuits, mitch mcconnell, nancy pelosi, relief, republicans, working class
On today's Bulwark Podcast, Rep. Conor Lamb joins Charlie Sykes to discuss the future of the Democratic Party and COVID-19 relief.
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How the Toddler in Chief Failed to Steal the Election
November 16th, 2020 | 55 mins
2020, concession, democracy, donald trump, election, elections, joe biden, twitter
On today’s Bulwark podcast, Daniel Drezner joins Charlie Sykes to talk about President Trump’s weekend Twitter temper tantrum, the latest on what’s happening inside the Pentagon in the waning days of the Trump Presidency, and Nicholas Grossman joins to discuss his recent story Breaking Down Trump’s Plan To Steal The Election (And Why It’s Failing).