It's the Democracy, Stupid | August 15, 2026

On this week's show

– Eric Garcia, Washington bureau chief at The Independent

– Brian Finucane, senior adviser with the U.S. Program at the International Crisis Group and a former attorney-adviser at the U.S. Department of State

– Jill Lawrence, opinion writer for The Bulwark and author of the History Keeps Happening Substack newsletter

– Dean Baker, co-founder and senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research

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