Season 1 episodes2016-06-13

Season 1

A government employee discovers that the cause of the tensions between the two political parties is a race of extraterrestrial insects eating the brains of the politicians.

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Episodes

Season 1

Episode 1

The Insanity Principle: How Extremism in Politics Is Threatening Democracy in the 21st Century

44m

Episode 2

Playing Politics: Living Life in the Shadow of the Budget Showdown -- A Critique

43m

Episode 3

Goring Oxes: How You Can Survive the War on Government Through Five Easy Steps

44m

Episode 4

Wake Up Grassroots: The Nine Virtues of Participatory Democracy, and How We Can Keep America Great by Encouraging an Informed Electorate

44m

Episode 5

Season 1

Season 1

The Insanity Principle: How Extremism in Politics Is Threatening Democracy in the 21st Century

Playing Politics: Living Life in the Shadow of the Budget Showdown -- A Critique

Goring Oxes: How You Can Survive the War on Government Through Five Easy Steps

Wake Up Grassroots: The Nine Virtues of Participatory Democracy, and How We Can Keep America Great by Encouraging an Informed Electorate

Back to Work: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Congress and How It Gets Things Done (and Often Doesn't)

Past as Prologue: Notes Toward a Post-Reagan Theory of Party Alliance, Tribalist, and Loyalty

The Power of Euphemism: How Torture Became a Matter of Debate in American Politics

The Path to War Part One: The Gathering Political Storm

Taking on Water: How Leaks in D.C. are Discovered and Patched

The Path to War Part Two: The Impact of Propaganda on Congressional War Votes

Six Points on the New Congressional Budget: The False Dichotomy of Austerity vs. Expansionary Policies

Talking Points Toward a Wholistic View of Activism in Government: Can the Top Rebel?

The End of All We Hold Dear: What Happens When Democracies Fail: A Brief Synopsis