Six Things for Democracy Supporters to Be Grateful for this Thanksgiving
Believe it or not, democracy persisted this year — a lot.
Democracy Reform
Collective State Action Can Stop Trump and Protect Democracy
Collective state action means states working together: pooling resources, harmonizing policies, and coordinating responses to federal failures and national challenges.
To Save Democracy, Integrate Our Schools
Today, schools are as segregated as they were in the 1970s, and heading in the wrong direction.
The Crucible of 2020 and the Birth of Democracy Docket
Democracy Docket became the unofficial tracker, organizer and scorekeeper for the dozens of lawsuits filed to contest the outcome of the 2020 election.
GOP War on Voting Leaves Voters with Disabilities as Collateral Damage
A wave of court rulings and legislative efforts, largely driven by the GOP, has eroded vital protections that voters with disabilities have long relied on.
What Gives Me Hope
Hope is what we do when the odds are long and the options limited. It is the stubborn act of trying when despair feels easier.
Texas GOP Redistricting Plan Courts Latino Voters While Cutting Their Growing Political Power
The Texas GOP’s latest gerrymander explicitly targets key districts represented by Latino-elected Democrats, underscoring a strategy to court Latino voters while cutting off their electoral power.
I’m Not Panicking. I’m Outraged.
Since Trump stepped back into the Oval Office, we have quickly developed a warped sense of what is acceptable conduct from government officials. It goes without saying: if Joe Biden’s director of national intelligence had made a similar claim about a Republican lawyer, it would have been treated as a scandal.
Trump’s Voter Suppression Tactics Align U.S. With Overseas Dictators
Democracy advocates fear that Rubio’s order, which ends the longstanding bipartisan support for promoting free and fair elections globally, will result in the United States only condemning electoral irregularities in countries ideologically opposed to the Trump administration.
A Holocaust Survivor on Why Standing up to Authoritarianism Matters
And as I listened to Kurt Goldschmidt softly recall the dark and distant past the other day by the roadside in White Plains, it was important to realize that he has seen this — and where it can lead — before.
