The Chance to Become a Person, and Other Arguments for Democracy
About this episode
The episode features a discussion with journalist Osita Nwanevu about his book on democracy and its implications for American governance.
I spoke with journalist and author Osita Nwanevu about his recently published book, The Right of the People: The Case for a New American Founding . In this episode, we talked about the first half of the book: how do we define (and identify) democracies, and what are the arguments for and against democracy as a form of government. In the next episode, I'll share our second conversation, about why we should have a new founding of American Democracy, and what that might look like. As noted at the end, I'll link to a couple upcoming books that I interviewed the authors about, in case you want to get them in advance: Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism by Thea Riofrancos A Just Transition for All: Workers and Communities for a Carbon Free Future by J. Mijin Cha Music is by Evan Schaeffer
People in this episode
Host: Steven Nelson
Guest: Osita Nwanevu
Topics covered
- democracy
- political arguments
- American founding
- journalism
- government forms
Keywords
- democracy
- Osita Nwanevu
- American founding
- political arguments
- government
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Right of the People: The Case for a New American Founding, Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism, A Just Transition for All: Workers and Communities for a Carbon Free Future
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