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Democracy Works is back after its summer break and catch up on what's happened to American democracy while the show was on hiatus.

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How an ex-US marine ended up with a 16-year prison sentence after Russia accused him of spying.

>> if theyve missed his former glory, his family said he never showed it. and of course, he remained alleging to his niece and nephews. >> i think one phrase that could gust as crime is a gentle giant. >> yep. >> he had so much patience, so much kindness. >> i dont, dave and jane struggled to have children. >> she wanted to have a family really bad. i felt bad when i would get pregnant. >> and then in 1999, they adopted a baby boy from south korea, named him michael. >> they were happy. i have t...

>> the defense call family, friends, and neighbors, they all testified that jim was an abuse spouse. but the most important witness was the defendant herself. >> she pleaded not guilty. she has testified. >> the judge would not allow camera to roll, when for the first time, publicly, three tiers, changed her story. she said that she took daves abuse for nearly three decades, until the day he threatened their son. >> the fact that she could live with the fact that he could kill her, she could not...

Believed him to be. the real truth about dave loud. for nearly three decades, he subjected his wife to horrific abuse. >> like all of, use its power and control. you have verbal bs, names it would caller over a long period of time, emotional abuse, the way treats are. we have physical abuse, thats everything from the pitching, the slamming, throng or down, pulling her hair, spitting on her. and jane >> and jane wasnt the only victim. jay was angry that is adopted sign michael was not adopted. >>...

In our last episode before summer break, Michael, Chris, Candis and Jenna reflect on what we've learned this year on the show and look ahead to what the summer will hold for American democracy.

This week, we explore the question of whether requiring every American to vote would change our fractured political landscape and strengthen our sense of civic duty.

Legislators and parent groups are asking school districts across the country are removing books from school library shelves — often before they've even read them. This week, we explore what's happening and what it means for free speech and public education in our democracy.

The Republican National Committee's decision to withdraw from the Commission on Presidential Debates prompted us to take a step back and consider the role of debates in a democracy.