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Hosted by Micah Sifry, This Old Democracy explores the ideas, movements and people working to rescue our faltering political system -- and rebuild American democracy on a stronger, more inclusive and truly representative foundation. This podcast is produced in partnership with the Center for Ballot Freedom, a cross-partisan nonprofit dedicated to strengthening democracy.
Micah Sifry hosts This Old Democracy, a news show with 23 episodes published.
The latest This Old Democracy features Tabatha Abu El-Haj on associational party building, the power of a ballot line, and what democratic accountability can look like in practice. Something is missing from American poli
The Callais decision is a watershed moment. Latner argues the only path forward runs through "party-system" reforms: PR w/ a side of Fusion. The Supreme Court didn't just rewrite the rules of redistricting in Louisiana v
Heather McGhee is featured on the latest episode of our This Old Democracy podcast. Heather is the former president of Demos, author of the bestselling The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Tog
In a wide-ranging conversation with Micah Sifry, longtime political columnist Kuttner takes stock of what went wrong, why the guardrails may be holding, and what it will actually take to rebuild democracy from what he se
Political scientist Lilliana Mason on social sorting, partisan self-deception, and why the two-party system makes all of it worse. The latest episode of This Old Democracy features the remarkable Lilliana Mason, a profes
A new episode of This Old Democracy features Miles Rapoport, who has four decades of democracy reform to draw on — and a lot of reasons to stay optimistic In a moment when the democratic project feels genuinely imperiled
The latest This Old Democracy podcast features political scientist Lisa Disch on the artificial roots of two-party rule, the buried history of multi-party democracy in the US and a credible strategy for creating a better
In a moment when many Americans feel trapped between rigid partisan choices, a reform movement in Kansas is working to widen the political lane. In the latest episode of This Old Democracy, Micah Sifry interviews Aaron E
On the latest episode of This Old Democracy, Micah Sifry sits down with Andy Craig — a libertarian election-policy expert whose career arc runs from the Libertarian Party and Gary Johnson's 2016 campaign to writing elect
On the latest episode of This Old Democracy, Micah Sifry sits down with Jeff Timmer—a veteran Republican strategist turned outspoken defender of democratic norms—for a conversation that is equal parts diagnosis, warning,
This one should get people who care about philanthropy buzzing. In the latest episode of "This Old Democracy," host Micah Sifry and political scientist Daniel Stid have a provocative discussion about what philanthropy is
In the "This Old Democracy" episode featuring political scientist Daniel Schlozman, host Micah Sifry dives into the structural weaknesses plaguing American politics, a central theme in The Hollow Parties, which Schlozman
The latest episode of "This Old Democracy" with host Micah Sifry and political scientist Didi Kuo, author of "The Great Retreat: How Political Parties Should Behave and Why They Don't," dives deep into a critical questio
If you haven't read the report of the ABA Task Force on American Democracy, you should. It's nearly 100 pages, with 34 recommendations. If that's too much, read the press release. (See links below.) And if you prefer to
Three good reasons to check out the latest episode of "This Old Democracy" with guest Brad Lander. Get an insider's take on this moment in NYC politics Hear from a major party candidate and elected official about how fus
Jennifer Dresden and Deborah Apau from Protect Democracy have an important new report just out on how fusion voting and proportional representation complement each other in the work of strengthening American democracy. S
In this episode of This Old Democracy, host Micah Sifry talks with the co-chairs of United Wisconsin, a fledgling political party that is seeking to bridge the political divides in the Badger State. The bipartisan pair –
In this episode of 'This Old Democracy,' host Micah Sifry speaks with Ian Bassin, co-founder and executive director of Protect Democracy. They discuss the organization's mission to safeguard democracy in the U.S. against
In this episode of This Old Democracy, host Micah Sifry engages with author, documentary filmmaker and activist Astra Taylor to discuss the complexities of democracy in America. They explore the paradox of democracy, the
In this episode of This Old Democracy, host Micah Sifry engages with Bill Kristol, an editor-at-large at The Bulwark, to discuss the current state of American democracy, the rise of authoritarianism, and the challenges p
Heather McGhee
former president · Demos
1 appearance on this show
Andy Craig
Adhabit
1 appearance on this show
Tom Rogers
founder of CNBC and MSNBC, and former president of TiVo · Qigong Institute
1 appearance on this show
Brad Lander
former New York City Comptroller, 2025 mayoral candidate
1 appearance on this show
David Mahoney
former Democratic sheriff of Dane County · TCS Mechanical
1 appearance on this show
Ian Bassin
Protect Democracy
1 appearance on this show
Astra Taylor
Student Debt Collective
1 appearance on this show
Bill Kristol
The Bulwark
1 appearance on this show
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