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Episode 94: Fighting Political Gridlock Starts with States
James Madison Center for Civic Engagement: Democracy Matters
English - December 02, 2021 00:00 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsNews democracy voting civic engagement Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 93: Advocating Democracy in Africa
Next Episode: Episode 95: 9/11 at 20 MAJ (R) Shawn Pardee
"We don't have a choice," says David J. Toscano about the critical need to bring policymakers and people together to solve pressing public problems and especially on divisive issues - from criminal legal system reform and policing to immigration. In his new book, Fighting Political Gridlock: How States Shape Our Nation And Our Lives, Mr. Toscano argues that addressing the challenges to democracy must start at the state and local level.
See the show notes with links mentioned in this episode at https://j.mu/news/civic/2021/12-02-democracy-matters-episode-94.shtml