The US has slipped 11 points in a decade – below Argentina and Mongolia – according the latest report by a democracy watchdog.
March 26, 2021This is the only story from today because it is the only story historians will note from this era: Did Americans defend their democracy or did they fall to oligarchy?
March 25, 2021The former president not only inspired his supporters to fight for him; he urged them to send money to defend his election in the courts.
March 23, 2021Human rights and democracy are high on the Biden administration's foreign policy agenda.
March 2, 2021The purpose of this big lie is not only to reinforce Trump’s hold on the Republican Party, but also to delegitimize the Democratic victory. If Democrats cheat, it makes sense to prevent “voter fraud” by making it harder to vote.
January 6, 2021Once you give up the principle of equality before the law, you have given up the whole game.
December 10, 2020The White House appears to be trying to sabotage the Biden administration not only by keeping the Biden team from information it needs, but by tying its hands and slowing it down.
December 10, 2020Bill Moyers talks with noted lawyer Steven Harper and distinguished historian Heather Cox Richardson about threats to democracy.
November 18, 2020The summer of unrest sharpens the nation’s attention to issues of racial justice.
November 18, 2020Without a practical plan for revising the Constitution, Democrats will be condemned to play by rigged rules.
