Professor Scott Althaus, Director of the Cline Center for Democracy, recently appeared on The 21st, a public radio talk show produced by WILL, the U of I's local NPR affiliate. He discussed public reaction to the state of Illinois' budget impasse with host Niala Boodhoo and Kurt Gray, Professor of Pyschology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
They talked about the role of empathy and self-interest in driving public opinion about and engagement with state-level budgetary debates. They also addressed tools citizens can use to influence the process.
You can listen to the episode via podcast here.