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Category Archives: Political Theory
Reimer, Castagno, Ononuju Interview – Podcast February 28, 2022
Critical Race Theory According To The People Who Teach It. Steve Williamson and Sedona City Councilor Holli Ploog welcome Dr. Francis Reimer, Prof. Angelina Elizabeth Castagno, and Dr. Ijeoma Ononuju, all of Northern Arizona University to discuss the now controversial … Continue reading
Posted in Bigotry, Civil Rights, Civil Society, Community, Conservative Paranoia, Conspiracy Theories, Continuing Education, Cultural Change, Cultural Diversity, Disinformation, Education, Education Policy, Ethics, Genocide, Human Rights, Interviews, National Politics, Political History, Political Lies, Political Theory, Public Education, Race and Class, Racial Discrimination, Racism, Slavery
Tagged American History, Critical Race Theory, education
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Singal Interview – Podcast January 31, 2022
Making Sense Of Presidential Elections. Steve and Karen welcome back author and historian, Dan Singal, to discuss Critical Election Theory. If you are unfamiliar with the theory, it holds that, approximately every 36 years, a political realignment occurs in which … Continue reading
Posted in Demographic Trends, Elections, Government, Interviews, LIberals and Conservatives, National Politics, Political History, Political Parties, Political Theory, Presidential Elections
Tagged Critical Election Theory, Democrats and Republicans, Political History, Political Science, Presidential Politics
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Epstein, McClelland Interview – July 12, 2021
Arizona’s Race To The Bottom. Our co-hosts welcome Karen McClelland and AZ State Representative Mitzi Epstein to the show to discuss the state budget recently passed by a slim Republican majority. Epstein is a Democratic member of the House of … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona Budget, Arizona Economy, Arizona Politics, Budget Negotiations, Economic Policy, Education, Education Funding, Education Policy, Government, inherited Wealth, Interviews, Political Parties, Political Theory, Public Education, Tax and Investment Policy, Tax Law, Tax Revenues, Taxation
Tagged Arizona Budget, Arizona Legislature, Arizona Politics, AZ Rep. Mitzi Epstein, Flat Tax
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Austin Interview – Podcast December 21, 2020
The Key To Successful Government. Michael Austin, one of Democratic Perspective’s favorite guests, returns to the show to discuss his new book We Must Not Be Enemies – Restoring America’s Civic Tradition. He begins by referring to Aristotle’s concept of … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Liberties, Civil Society, Community, Constitutional Issues, Democratic Governance, Ethics, Founding Fathers, Government, Interviews, Judicial System, LIberals and Conservatives, Morality, National Politics, Philosophy, Political History, Political Parties, Political Polarization, Political Theory, Social Contract, Supreme Court
Tagged Alexis de Tocqueville, Aristotle, Civic Friendship, Michael Austin
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Lenze, Tagma Interview – Podcast December 7, 2020
An In-Depth Look At US-Iran Relations. Northern Arizona University Professors, Paul Lenze and Halit Tagma, discuss US-Iran relations in the wake of the assassinations of the Iranian Quds Force commander and Iran’s top nuclear scientist. The timing of these killings … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, Government, International Relations, Interviews, Iran, Islamic Republic, Middle East, Middle East Policy, National Politics, Nuclear Weapons, Political Theory
Tagged General Qassem Soleimani, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Quds Force Commander
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MacClean Replay – Podcast April 27, 2020
Democratic Perspective revisits one of its most revealing and important interviews with Nancy MacClean, professor of history and public policy at Duke University and author of Democracy In Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America. … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Federalism, Capitalism, Class Conflict, Conservatives and Reactionaries, Constitutional Issues, Dark Money, Domestic Extremism, Front Organizations, Income Inequality, Interviews, National Politics, Political Polarization, Political Theory, Race and Class
Tagged Charles Koch, Democracy In Chains, James M. Buchanan, Libertarians, Nancy MacClean
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Podcast – November 18, 2019
The Case For Ranked Choice Voting. New York recently adopted a system to replace the traditional plurality-based system. In the plurality system, the candidate with the most votes wins even if the winning candidate has received less than half the … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, National Politics, Political Parties, Political Polarization, Political Theory
Tagged Countering Extremism, Ranked Choice Voting
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Podcast – October 21, 2019
Voting, Presidential Politics And Impeachment: A Conversation. Democratic Perspective co-hosts Steve Williamson and Mike Cosentino, along with regular contributors Klaus von Stutterheim and Gary LaMaster, discuss Democratic presidential candidates and the issues of the day. https://verdevalleyindependentdemocrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Dem-Perspective-10-21-19.mp3Podcast: Play in new window … Continue reading
Posted in Congressional Oversight, Constitutional Issues, Domestic Policy, Elections, Government, International Relations, National Politics, Political Candidacy, Political Parties, Political Theory, Presidential Elections, Social Democracy
Tagged Democratic Primaries, Impeachment, Ranked Choice Voting
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Erik Olin Wright Interview Revisited – Podcast January 28, 2019
One Of The Great Thinkers Of Our Time, RIP. Steve Williamson and Klaus von Stutterheim introduce a show with Erik Olin Wright that was broadcast more than five-and-a-half years ago. Wright, who recently died of cancer, was a professor of … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, Economic Policy, Economic Theory, Government, Income Inequality, Innovation, Interviews, Political Theory, Religion, Social Democracy, Socialism
Tagged Capitalism, Distribution of Power, Socialism
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Jeff Biggers Interview – Podcast July 2, 2018
Resistance, Reclaiming an American Tradition. That’s the title of a new book written by this week’s guest. Jeff Biggers is an author, journalist, historian and playwright. During a conversation with Democratic Perspective co-hosts, Steve Williamson and Mike Cosentino, he explains … Continue reading
Posted in Arizona History, Arizona Politics, Civic Renewal, Civil Liberties, Community Activism, Education, Elections, Environmental Issues, Founding Fathers, Government, Human Rights, Immigration, Interviews, Local Politics, National Politics, Political History, Political Theory, Public Education
Tagged Arizona History, Jeff Biggers, Resistance, Thomas Paine
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