About this episode

The episode discusses the state of democracy in the U.S. as the nation approaches its 250th anniversary.

As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we're looking at the state of our democracy and where we’re headed. On a special edition of Washington Week, Jeffrey Goldberg sits down with The Atlantic's Tim Alberta, Idrees Kahloon and Ashley Parker, Stephen Hayes of The Dispatch, Peter Baker of The New York Times and Susan Glasser of The New Yorker.

People in this episode

Host: Jeffrey Goldberg

Guests: Tim Alberta, Idrees Kahloon, Ashley Parker, Stephen Hayes, Peter Baker, Susan Glasser

Topics covered

• democracy
• U.S. history
• political analysis
• media discussion
• current events

Keywords

• democracy
• Declaration of Independence
• politics
• U.S. history
• media
• current events
• political analysis

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Organizations: The Atlantic, The Dispatch, The New York Times, The New Yorker

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