1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 According to an NPR poll early in 2022, 64% of respondents believe American democracy is in crisis and at risk of failing. A Swedish study in 2021 also found that that the number of countries moving in an authoritarian direction in 2020 outnumbered those going in a democratic direction. This CMC forum begins a new monthly series looking at American democracy in crisis.&amp;nbsp; The speaker is Michael Tomasky, editor of The New Republic.&amp;nbsp; The host is Mike Thompson, Chief Content Director for News and Public Affairs with WOSU Public Media.&amp;nbsp; CMC’s “Democracy in Crisis” series partner is WOSU Public Media, with support from The Columbus Dispatch for this program. This program was recorded live on July 13, 2022.&amp;nbsp; The Columbus Metropolitan Club http://columbusmetroclub.org <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/23736152/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/131861825