Democracy American Style

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Wendy brown is a professor of political science at the university of california berkeley. Her book, in the ruins of neo liberalism, the rise of anti democratic politics in the west has been called 'democracy american style' She says it's hard for us to figure out what we mean by democracy apart from markets and property right. The idea that the majority should rule would look strange to the greeks too she says.

The conservative, neoliberal counterrevolution in the face of expanding democracy in America: It started long before Donald Trump. Even before Ronald Reagan and his like-minded counterpart across the Atlantic, Margaret Thatcher.

By host and producer John Biewen, with series collaborator Chenjerai Kumanyika. Interviews with Nancy MacLean, Wendy Brown, and Rhon Manigault-Bryant.

The series editor is Loretta Williams. Music by Algiers, John Erik Kaada, Eric Neveux, and Lucas Biewen. Music consulting and production help from Joe Augustine of Narrative Music.