What happens when leaders have loyalists in charge of men with guns: Lessons for the US from Nicaragua, Syria and other authoritarian countries
Donald Trump’s moves to install loyalists in US security agencies and the military echo the actions of strongmen worldwide ...
Where are my fellow religious leaders to speak up and save our democracy? | Opinion
Why does every pulpit in the U.S. not ring with organizing opposition to this quiet overthrow of our government? | Opinion ...
Seven Thurston County elected leaders oppose House Bill 1399
Seven Thurston County elected officials teamed up to announce their opposition to House Bill 1399, which seeks to "modernize, harmonize and clarify laws concerning sheriffs, chiefs, marshals and ...
Rabbi Mark Levin: Where are religious leaders to speak up and save our democracy? | Opinion
Why does every pulpit in the U.S. not ring with organizing opposition to this quiet overthrow of our government? | Opinion ...
Turkish party leader says his arrest is part of a crackdown on Erdogan's political opponents
The leader of a Turkish nationalist party has said he was arrested and detained on political grounds as part of an opposition ...
Black women descend on Capitol Hill to ‘Save Democracy’ from Trump’s MAGA agenda
While many Black women made clear they would take a break from political engagement after the 2024 election, activist Melanie ...
Move Fast and Destroy Democracy
To update the old Facebook maxim of “Move fast and break things”: Move fast and crush everyone. This was bad enough as a ...
Republicans quiet as DOGE slashes GOP-backed pro-democracy group
The International Republican Institute’s furloughed staffers feel betrayed by former board member Marco Rubio.
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The Democratic Dismantling of Democracies: How Leaders Undermine the Systems That Elect Them
Around the world, democratically elected leaders are subverting the very institutions that brought them to power, gradually ...
Trump's siege of terror is democracy's demise. Here's how we can fight back. | Opinion
Trump is ransacking the institutions that keep the nation going, including the IRS, CDC and NIH, which support not only ...
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Why Trump’s attack on democracy is as deep a Jewish concern as antisemitism or Israel
American Jewish leaders have always insisted that when it comes to support for Israel and fighting antisemitism, we should ...
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Democracy-promoting organization sues the Trump administration over withheld funds
President Ronald Reagan laid the rhetorical foundations for the National Endowment for Democracy in a 1982 speech to the ...