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BrainDead
Season 1 · Episode 12
Talking Points Toward a Wholistic View of Activism in Government: Can the Top Rebel?
7.144mSeptember 11, 2016
When Laurel discovers that a senate bill is not what it appears, she implores Luke to help, leading to a dramatic Senate sit-in. Also, Red and Ella battle for control of the bug agenda, and Laurel questions whether or not she should leave Washington, D.C. for good
Episodes
- Episode 1The Insanity Principle: How Extremism in Politics Is Threatening Democracy in the 21st Century
- Episode 2Playing Politics: Living Life in the Shadow of the Budget Showdown -- A Critique
- Episode 3Goring Oxes: How You Can Survive the War on Government Through Five Easy Steps
- Episode 4Wake Up Grassroots: The Nine Virtues of Participatory Democracy, and How We Can Keep America Great by Encouraging an Informed Electorate
- Episode 5Back to Work: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Congress and How It Gets Things Done (and Often Doesn't)
- Episode 6Past as Prologue: Notes Toward a Post-Reagan Theory of Party Alliance, Tribalist, and Loyalty
- Episode 7The Power of Euphemism: How Torture Became a Matter of Debate in American Politics
- Episode 8The Path to War Part One: The Gathering Political Storm
- Episode 9Taking on Water: How Leaks in D.C. are Discovered and Patched
- Episode 10The Path to War Part Two: The Impact of Propaganda on Congressional War Votes
- Episode 11Six Points on the New Congressional Budget: The False Dichotomy of Austerity vs. Expansionary Policies
- Episode 12Talking Points Toward a Wholistic View of Activism in Government: Can the Top Rebel?
- Episode 13The End of All We Hold Dear: What Happens When Democracies Fail: A Brief Synopsis