Politics and Democracy

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	If I Ran the Zoo: Rethinking America's Role in the World Derek Thompson, Student at Northwestern University Salman Ahmad, Founder and Guitarist of the South Asian band, Junoon Rand Beers, President National Security Network Jamal Dajani, Producer and Director of Middle Eastern Programming at Link TV Sabienne Brutus, Sophomore at the High School for Global Citizenship Aneka Hewitt, Junior at the High School for Global Citizenship (Click on a guest's name to listen to their full unedited interview.)		Listen now
	The Great Decider: The Unchecked Rise of Presidential Power Kevin Phillips, Author of American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion, Oil, and Borrowed Money in the 21st Century Helen Thomas, UPI Washington Reporter for a record 57 years; Author of the book, Thanks for the Memories, Mr. President: Wit and Wisdom from the Front Row at the White House James A. Thurber, Director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies; Professor of Government at American University Charlie Savage, Washington Correspondent for the Boston Globe Mark Rozell, Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University (clicking on a guest's name opens their full interview audio file)		Listen now
	Final Judgment: The Supreme Court & the Future of American Democracy Robert Reich, Alan Simpson, John Danforth, Melody Barnes		Listen now
	De-Polarizing Politics: Partisanship and Partnership in the Nation's Capital Robert Reich, Alan Simpson, Christine Todd Whitman		Listen now
	We Can't Keep Meeting Like This: Partnerships Across the Partisan Divide John Kasich, Robert Reich, Alan Simpson, Harris Wofford		Listen now
	Faith and Politics: Religion and Spirituality in Political Life Bob Edgar, Tiffany Horton, Alan Keyes, Joseph McCormick		Listen now
	Red, Blue & Purple: Bridging America's Great Divide Samuel Abrams, Thomas Frank, Ed Goeas, Celinda Lake, John Sperling		Listen now
	Vote Count 2004: Lingering Questions, Long Term Solutions David Dill, Professor of Computer Science at Sanford University Bob Fitrakis,Professor of Political Science in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Department at Columbus State Community Edward Foley, Robert M. Duncan/Jones Day Designated Professor of Law at Moritz College of Law at Ohio State University Steven Freeman, Professor, University of Pennsylvania, Center for Organizational Dynamics Mark Ritchie, President, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy Mark Weaver, Lead Attorney for the Ohio Republican Party		Listen now
	Where's the Party? What Do Democrats Stand For? Ruth Conniff, John Kitzhaber, Celinda Lake, Katrina vanden Heuvel,		Listen now
	Convergence Conversations: From Either/Or to Both/And Laura Chasin, Joseph McCormick, Alan Simpson, Leif Utne		Listen now
	The Party's Over: The Splintering of the Republican Party Bob Barr, David Brock, Lawrence Chickering, Karen Kwiatkowski		Listen now
	Come Together: From Confrontation to Conversation Ivan Eland, Robert Reich, Russell Train		Listen now
	Reframing the Debate: The New Silent Majority Lawrence Chickering, Celinda Lake, George Lakoff		Listen now
	Vote Count 2004: How Can We Assure Free and Fair Elections? David Carroll, Steven Hertzberg, Melaku Kifle, Patrick Merloe		Listen now
	The Promise and Perils of Electronic Voting David Dill, Douglas Kellner, Jason Kitcat, Rebecca Mercuri		Listen now