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Democracy
Is the US “Flirting With Fascism”?
“The Senate is a wrecking ball for democracy,” says Giroux.
Wisconsin GOP Plot to Rig Key Supreme Court Election in Lame Duck Session
Wisconsin GOP is using the state’s highest court for partisan gamesmanship.
A Dangerous Moment for Democracy: Why We Need a New Reconstruction
To rebuild democracy and ensure it works for all us, we will have to do more than win elections.
Silicon Valley Is Undermining Democracy With Its Dangerous Ideology
Despite its slick PR, the tech industry is not inherently different from any other exploitative enterprise.
The Senate Is an Institutional Barrier to Democracy
Republicans have won Senate majority in 6 of the last 10 elections without representing a majority of the public.
Georgia Voter Purge Victim: “This Was a Strategy From Kemp”
Yasmin Bakhtiari says she was purged from the rolls and blocked from using a provisional ballot.
Progressives Are Pushing Economic Democracy. Democrats Need to Listen.
Democrats at all levels of government must direct public resources toward a cooperative, not a corporate economy.
Post-Midterms, Trump Is Not “Pivoting.” He’s Pushing Us Toward Authoritarianism.
For Trump and his followers, this mixed result is a vindication, not a critique, of their actions.
Trump’s Top Anti-Immigrant Officials Are Trying to Rig the Census
Ari Berman of Mother Jones discusses the importance of a fair census.
Moving Toward Plutocracy: Bill Moyers Talks to Ben Fountain About the Trump Age
Ben Fountain’s “Beautiful Country Burn Again” is a bold, brave book about the state of politics in the era of Trump.