Checks and Balance: Fixer upper - a podcast by The Economist

President Biden’s vasteconomic rescue packagehas passed without scrutiny or input from Republicans. Meanwhile House Democrats’ plan to protectvoting rightswill founder so long as the Senate hasthe filibuster. What’s the best way tofix American democracy?

Our Washington correspondent Idrees Kahloon joins the discussion and we hear from Congresswomen Katie Porter, a proponent of the voting reform bill.The Economist’s Matt Steinglass exploresthe eccentricity of the supermajority.

John Prideaux, our US editor, hosts with New York bureau chief Charlotte Howard, and Jon Fasman, US digital editor.

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