BrainDead (2016)

Season 1

7.3Season 1 of Season 1 premiered on 2 / Jun / 2016

A government employee discovers that the cause of the tensions between the two political parties is a race of extraterrestrial insects eating the brains of the politicians.

1. The Insanity Principle: How Extremism in Politics Is Threatening Democracy in the 21st Century

7.2

2. Playing Politics: Living Life in the Shadow of the Budget Showdown -- A Critique

7.4

3. Goring Oxes: How You Can Survive the War on Government Through Five Easy Steps

7.8

4. Wake Up Grassroots: The Nine Virtues of Participatory Democracy, and How We Can Keep America Great by Encouraging an Informed Electorate

7.7

5. Back to Work: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Congress and How It Gets Things Done (and Often Doesn't)

7.1

6. Past as Prologue: Notes Toward a Post-Reagan Theory of Party Alliance, Tribalist, and Loyalty

7.4

7. The Power of Euphemism: How Torture Became a Matter of Debate in American Politics

7.3

8. The Path to War Part One: The Gathering Political Storm

7.3

9. Taking on Water: How Leaks in D.C. are Discovered and Patched

7.2

10. The Path to War Part Two: The Impact of Propaganda on Congressional War Votes

6.5

11. Six Points on the New Congressional Budget: The False Dichotomy of Austerity vs. Expansionary Policies

7.4

12. Talking Points Toward a Wholistic View of Activism in Government: Can the Top Rebel?

7.1

13. The End of All We Hold Dear: What Happens When Democracies Fail: A Brief Synopsis

7.5

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