Reclaiming the American Story : Democracy Journal
Group portrait of the first African-American legislators in Congress, published 1872. Standing, from left to right, are Robert C. De Large and Jefferson F. Long; seated, from left to right, are Hiram R. Revels, Benjamin S. Turner, Josiah T. Walls, Joseph H. Rainey, and Robert B. Elliot.
Educating for Democracy: The Case for a New Civics
The ongoing period of democratic backsliding in the United States and around the world, characterized by pernicious polarization, declining trust in democratic institutions, and a troubling openness of citizens to non-democratic alternatives, highlights an urgent need for a renewed focus on civic ed
Democracy Journal | A Journal of Ideas
Nov 25, 2024 · A Journal of Ideas. Arguments The Democrats’ Big—and Failed—Bet With civic bonds frayed, the party bet big that delivering on policy would do the trick.
The Future Of Democracy
Anja Manuel is a former diplomat, author, and advisor on emerging markets, and is also Co-Founder and Principal in Rice, Hadley, Gates & Manuel LLC, a strategic consulting firm that helps U.S. companies navigate international markets. She is the author of the critically acclaimed This Brave New World: India, China and the United States.. From 2005-2007, she …
Their Generation: The Promise of Younger Elected Officials
Layla Zaidane is the President and CEO of Future Caucus (formerly Millennial Action Project), the largest cross-partisan organization of young lawmakers in the United States. Future Caucus works with more than 1,800 Gen Z and millennial elected leaders in Congress and state legislatures to bridge divides, collaborate on future-oriented …
Can We Deliberate, Please? - Democracy Journal
Electoral representation is the double-edged sword of democracy. The ability of millions of citizens to choose proxies for their own will has made modern, nationwide democracy possible, yet it has also reduced the democratic citizen to a passive agent in her nation’s political life.
What’s Next for American Democracy? : Democracy Journal
For all these reasons, we believe Americans who yearn to sustain and enhance effective democratic government must be alert to three possible threat scenarios and ways to address them proactively, as well as if the situation deteriorates.The scenarios range from a continuation of current incremental erosions to outright authoritarian takeovers.
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Book Reviews Reclaiming the American Story To Heather Cox Richardson, the battle for our history is the battle for our democracy. And we may be nearing the endgame.
The Challenge of India’s Democratic Backsliding
Milan Vaishnav is senior fellow and director of the South Asia program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C. He is the author of When Crime Pays: Money and Muscle in Indian Politics (Yale University Press, 2017) and the host of "Grand Tamasha," a weekly podcast on Indian politics and policy.
Authoritarian Repression Anywhere Is a Threat to Democracy …
Since taking office, President Joe Biden has often warned of a worldwide struggle between democracy and authoritarianism. He told the Munich Security Conference in February: “We’re at an inflection point between those who argue that, given all the challenges we face—from the fourth industrial revolution to a global pandemic—that autocracy is …
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