Eastern Standard: August 13th, 2026

Eastern Standard · Aug 13, 2026 · 52m

Can required civic education help heal a divided nation?(shutterstock)

This week on Eastern Standard:

Episode 31 of our series, “Democracy Optimist,” hosted by University of Kentucky election law and voting rights research professor Joshua A. Douglas.

Part One

Politics can play a major role in climate change. President Trump, for example, issued an Executive Order withdrawing the United States from the Paris Agreement, a major international treaty designed to coordinate global climate mitigation, arguing that it hurt the U.S. economy. Will that action motivate voters to show up in November?…