Closet Civics [Rebroadcast]
Democracy in Danger
English - June 28, 2023 12:00 - 24 minutes - 34.3 MBSociety & Culture News Politics democracy election history illiberalism media news politics unitedstates world Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Early in 2017, millions of women marched in solidarity to oppose Donald Trump’s inauguration. In a small Texas county, meantime, a growing network of like-minded ladies found each other — and began meeting in secret. One scholar followed these women as they became improbable, undercover champions of civic engagement while keeping their activism hidden, from their husbands, families and neighbors. We revisit their story and ask what it says about the politics of silence as well as the silencing of politics.