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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Are Congress' Extreme Politics Eroding Our Democracy?

    After the 2010 midterm elections, magazine writer Robert Draper saw big change was in the wind as Republicans prepared to use their new majority in Congress as the "point of the spear" against President Barak Obama.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    After the 2010 midterm elections, magazine writer Robert Draper saw big change was in the wind as Republicans prepared to use their new majority in Congress as the "point of the spear" against President Barak Obama. He embedded himself on Capitol Hill and interviewed 300 people, including 50 members of Congress, some as many as 15 times. The result is the new book, Do Not Ask What Good We Do, a title taken from a discouraged Congressman in 1796. With public approval at 14 percent, is this Congress more dysfunctional than those of the past? We speak with Draper and others.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Gideon Brower

      Independent Producer

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      Robert Draper

      writer for the New York Times Magazine, author of “Weapons of Mass Delusion: When the Republican Party Lost Its Mind”

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      Heidi Przybyla

      Bloomberg News

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      Jacob Hacker

      Yale University

      News

    The full episode

    3 of 3
    Top Chefs Try to Head Off Foie Gras Ban
    1. 0:00The Latest Food Fight in Sacramento
    2. 18:18A Progressive's Guide to LA Landmarks
    3. 26:33Are Congress' Extreme Politics Eroding Our Democracy?You’re reading this
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