american-democracy

COMMENTARY

The rightwing assault hits close to home | Ruth Conniff

BY: - July 21, 2022

The attacks on our democracy and our civil society have escalated to the point where we have to start taking these things personally.

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We have the tools to build an extraordinary civilization. We ought to use them | David DeWitt

BY: - May 1, 2022

We must cleanse the toxins in the bloodstream of America's body politic, and move toward a vision of something equitable, just, verdant, and prosperous for all of us.

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What we see happening in Ukraine and the threats to other democracies, should motivate and inspire us to fight for and protect our democracy (photo by tumsasedgars/iStock Images).

The biggest threat to American democracy comes from within | Janice Ellis

BY: - April 5, 2022

Democracy isn't something we can take for granted. As the war in Ukraine shows, we have to fight for it.