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Why Do We Have Political Parties?

Season 3 Episode 21 | 11m 11s

John Adams warned us. George Washington begged us not to. Despite numerous warnings, here we are on the cusp of the 2020 election with two major parties locked in a perpetual struggle for power. Today Danielle looks at the emergence of the Federalists and Democratic-Republicans shortly after the United States's foundation and how these early parties evolved into the Two-Party System we know today.

Aired: 10/28/20
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Farewell
The complicated history surrounding the European enslavement of Indigenous peoples.
One of the most controversial topics moving through American politics for over 150 years.
Some argue for reforms, others for defunding, and others still for the complete abolition.
We look at the etymology and reclamation surrounding Black history and identity.
The United States healthcare system is letting down many Black Americans.
America's last major epidemic was the HIV/AIDS crisis of 1980s and 1990s.
"Socialism" is one of THE most divisive words in America and it has been for a long time.
Danielle analyzes the homophobic history of US law.
Trace the history of the handshake from Babylonia and the early Greeks to the present.
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Farewell
The complicated history surrounding the European enslavement of Indigenous peoples.
One of the most controversial topics moving through American politics for over 150 years.
Some argue for reforms, others for defunding, and others still for the complete abolition.
We look at the etymology and reclamation surrounding Black history and identity.
The United States healthcare system is letting down many Black Americans.
America's last major epidemic was the HIV/AIDS crisis of 1980s and 1990s.
"Socialism" is one of THE most divisive words in America and it has been for a long time.
Danielle analyzes the homophobic history of US law.
Trace the history of the handshake from Babylonia and the early Greeks to the present.