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#checks and balances
  • Democracy & Government
    Don't Count on the Precedent of Watergate to Help Depose Trump. We Got Lucky.
    May 17, 2017
    | Neal Gabler
    Contrary to the myth, Nixon’s resignation was anything but the inevitable consequence of a powerful constitutional juggernaut.
  • Democracy & Government
    A Fish Called Bannon
    March 1, 2017
    | Michael Winship
    The White House chief strategist may think he knows what he's doing but bluster isn't enough to get what he wants — or is it?
  • Democracy & Government
    Separation of Powers, Explained
    February 10, 2017
    | Gail Ablow
    Welcome to the first in our new series Democracy Apprentice.
  • Civil Liberties
    Trump's Immigration Ban Shows Why the Courts Are Essential
    February 2, 2017
    | Kate Berry
    Our system of checks and balances made it possible for the judiciary to push back this weekend.
  • Civil Liberties
    Teaching Civics in the Time of Trump
    December 20, 2016
    | Panyin Conduah
    Do we need a new Schoolhouse Rock! to remind us how to run a democracy?
  • Democracy & Government
    Why Americans Need to Spend More Money on Congress
    December 15, 2016
    | Lee Drutman
    Never have checks on executive power been more necessary. But our national legislature is ill-equipped for the challenge.
  • Tough Talk on Impeachment with Bruce Fein & John Nichols
    July 13, 2007
    | BillMoyers.com Staff
    Bill gets perspective on the role of impeachment in American political life from Constitutional scholar Bruce Fein and journalist John Nichols.


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