Season 1
S1.E1 ∙ The Insanity Principle: How Extremism in Politics Is Threatening Democracy in the 21st CenturyS1.E2 ∙ Playing Politics: Living Life in the Shadow of the Budget Showdown - A CritiqueS1.E3 ∙ Goring Oxes: How You Can Survive the War on Government Through Five Easy StepsS1.E4 ∙ Wake Up Grassroots: The Nine Virtues of Participatory Democracy, and How We Can Keep America Great by Encouraging an Informed ElectorateS1.E5 ∙ Back to Work: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Congress and How It Gets Things Done (and Often Doesn't)S1.E6 ∙ Notes Toward a Post-Reagan Theory of Party Alliance, Tribalist, and Loyalty: Past as PrologueS1.E7 ∙ The Power of Euphemism: How Torture Became a Matter of Debate in American PoliticsS1.E8 ∙ The Path to War Part One: The Gathering Political StormS1.E9 ∙ Taking on Water: How Leaks in D.C. Are Discovered and PatchedS1.E10 ∙ The Path to War Part Two: The Impact of Propaganda on Congressional War VotesS1.E11 ∙ Six Points on the New Congressional Budget: The False Dichotomy of Austerity vs. Expansionary PoliciesS1.E12 ∙ Talking Points Toward a Wholistic View of Activism in Government: Can the Top Rebel?S1.E13 ∙ The End of All We Hold Dear: What Happens When Democracies Fail: A Brief Synopsis