Maya Kornberg
Senior fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice and author of Stuck: How Money, Media, and Violence Prevent Change in Congress, with a PhD from Oxford and expertise on congressional committees and institutional reform.
Top 5 podcasts with Maya Kornberg
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Mar 26, 2026 • 49min
Maya L. Kornberg, "Stuck: How Money, Media, and Violence Prevent Change in Congress" (JHU Press, 2026)
Maya Kornberg, Senior Fellow at the NYU Brennan Center and author of Stuck, explores why Congress remains immobilized. She traces three freshman reform waves and examines how campaign money, social media incentives, and rising political violence block change. Short takes on relationship-building, institutional staffing, and concrete reforms round out the conversation.
Mar 26, 2026 • 49min
Maya L. Kornberg, "Stuck: How Money, Media, and Violence Prevent Change in Congress" (JHU Press, 2026)
Maya Kornberg, Senior Fellow at the NYU Brennan Center and author of Stuck, studies why reformers fail in Congress. She discusses three reform waves, the traits that help newcomers push change, and how money, media, and rising political violence make meaningful reform nearly impossible. Short, sharp, and focused on what keeps Congress immobilized.
Mar 10, 2026 • 55min
Stuck: How Money, Media and Violence Prevent Change in Congress
Maya Kornberg, political scientist and Brennan Center senior research fellow, explores why Congress remains gridlocked. She traces how money, media and rising threats reshape newcomer power. Short, vivid stories show understaffing, fundraising pressures, social media’s showmanship, and proposals to rebuild Congress’s capacity.
Mar 10, 2026 • 55min
Stuck: How Money, Media and Violence Prevent Change in Congress
Dr. Maya Kornberg, a political scientist at the Brennan Center who studies Congress, explores why reform efforts over 50 years have failed. She examines how fundraising pressures, social media spectacle, shrinking staff, centralized party power, and rising threats limit newcomers. The conversation highlights institutional barriers and offers concrete reform ideas to restore congressional capacity.
Mar 10, 2026 • 55min
Stuck: How Money, Media and Violence Prevent Change in Congress
Dr. Maya Kornberg, a political scientist and Brennan Center researcher, explores why Congress resists change. She traces reform attempts across decades and highlights freshman classes, fundraising pressures, social media’s double edge, and rising political violence. The conversation points to institutional constraints and practical reforms to help new members legislate and rebuild representative power.
