Episodes season 1

• 1x1

  The insanity principle: how extremism in politics is threatening democracy in the 21st century

• 1x2

  Playing politics: living life in the shadow of the budget showdown -- a critique

• 1x3

  Goring oxes: how you can survive the war on government through five easy steps

• 1x4

  Wake up grassroots: the nine virtues of participatory democracy, and how we can keep america great by encouraging an informed electorate

• 1x5

  Back to work: a behind-the-scenes look at congress and how it gets things done (and often doesn't)

• 1x6

  Past as prologue: notes toward a post-reagan theory of party alliance, tribalist, and loyalty

• 1x7

  The power of euphemism: how torture became a matter of debate in american politics

• 1x8

  The path to war part one: the gathering political storm

• 1x9

  Taking on water: how leaks in d.c. are discovered and patched

• 1x10

  The path to war part two: the impact of propaganda on congressional war votes

• 1x11

  Six points on the new congressional budget: the false dichotomy of austerity vs. expansionary policies

• 1x12

  Talking points toward a wholistic view of activism in government: can the top rebel?

• 1x13

  The end of all we hold dear: what happens when democracies fail: a brief synopsis