Competitive authoritarianism doesn't start with a violent revolution. Instead, it's ushered in by the erosion of rights most Americans take for granted.
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The civil rights leader has become an American paragon, his words and image coopted and distorted by the very people who sought to destroy him. Let’s remember the man and what he...
American democracy is in an undoubtedly perilous state, and the structure of our institutions seems ill-equipped to meet the challenge of protecting it.
There is ample footage of the January 6th Insurrection. But as we mark the first anniversary of one of the worst attacks on our democracy, we're fighting over how to document the truth...
With GOP determined to obstruct for obstruction's sake, and Democrats determined to play by the rules, we may be witnessing the end of the American experiment.
With 19 states passing 33 laws making it harder to vote, we need to do more than just get people to the polls. An electoral-justice journalist reports what we can do to make our votes...
To understand how America's democracy moved to the brink of collapse, we need to look at the underbelly of power—and how it’s funded.
The NY congressional candidate, who is running against Rep. Carolyn Maloney, is centering her progressive platform around addressing economic injustices—and giving voice to...
The GOP is demolishing our guardrails and doing all they can to end democracy as we know it—and eventually, they'll succeed. And those of us on the margins stand to lose everything.
Conservatives like to present themselves as clear-eyed realists, but when mistakes are made, who holds them accountable?