It's the Democracy, Stupid with Edwin Eisendrath | September 19, 2026

On this week's show

– Laura Belin, publisher, editor, and reporter for Bleeding Heartland, a community website focused on Iowa politics

– Chioma Chukwu, the executive director of American Oversight, a nonpartisan watchdog organization that advances accountability and democracy by enforcing the public’s right to government records

– Eric Garcia, Washington bureau chief at The Independent

– Dean Baker, distinguished senior fellow and co-founder of the Center for Economic and Policy Research

Catch “It’s the Democracy, Stupid” Saturdays from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Central on WCPT (heartlandsignal.com/programs/edwin).

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