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Noam Chomsky: GOP’s Soft Coup Is Still Underway One Year After Capitol Assault
What may lie ahead in a country where a very sizable segment of the population still believes in Trump’s lies?
Amid Apocalyptic Cynicism, Let’s Embrace Radical Hope in the New Year
The new year should be rooted in dreams that reject a vision of the future as simply a continuation of the present.
Radical Democracy Is Resurgent in Latin America. How Will the US Respond?
Chile’s Boric administration will be tested with contending visions of left politics in the current historical moment.
Biden’s Democracy Summit Is a PR Stunt. We Need Real International Democracy.
Democracy is not a commodity, nor is it a weapon to be aimed at geopolitical rivals.
January 6 Shows Why Corporate Political Spending Is Bad for Democracy
Corporations have no interest in a functioning democracy; they will support any system that protects their bottom line.
Major Union Passes Historic Reform for Democracy Years After Corruption Scandal
Rank-and-file members of the United Auto Workers will now be able to vote directly for their top union leadership.
Poll Finds Most Young Americans Say US Democracy Is “in Trouble” or “Failed”
The poll comes as young Americans are poised to inherit monumental political, economic and environmental challenges.
Massive Turnout in Favor of Leftists in Honduras Repudiates US-Backed Coup
The Honduran people have overwhelmingly backed Xiomara Castro of the Libre Party after 12 years of National Party rule.
Citing Attempt to Overturn 2020 Election, Org Calls US a “Backsliding Democracy”
“The number of backsliding democracies has doubled in the past decade,” the organization said.
ALEC “Academy” Featured a Who’s Who of Voter Suppression Leaders
ALEC hosted and bankrolled the event despite repeated claims by its CEO that the group does not work on voting issues.