Tag: democracy
The GOP is trying to outlaw democracy
The goal (and duty) of every public official ought to be maximizing voter turnout—after all, the more Americans vote, the stronger our democracy.
As republicans stall election reform in the US Senate, democracy comes...
Both parties are vying to change who votes and how ballots are cast.
We can have the filibuster or democracy, but not both
The warning from democracy advocates is clear: Kill the filibuster and pass the For the People Act, or our democracy won’t survive.
The beginning of the end of democracy as we know it?
Will history record that Republican senators were more united in their opposition to democracy than Democratic senators are in their support for it?
Democracy: On the precipice?
If we extrapolate from the current trend lines, democracy will be gone in a couple decades, melted away like the polar ice. But although down, democracy is not out.
The end of (inconvenient) protest?
Protest has been a tool that the left has used to force government action throughout the English speaking world.
Tell the Senate to pass the For the People Act
It's time we ask our Senators to take immediate action and protect the vote.
Voting rights IS democracy
Democrats are talking about reforming the filibuster to keep Republicans from blocking the For the People Act.
‘Hijacking of democracy in plain sight’: Georgia GOP transforms 2-page bill...
“Surprising advocates, legislators, and voters with a nearly 100-page bill is undemocratic and unacceptable.”
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If winning is everything, why are hardcore MAGA still locked in—blind to gushing failures,...
Like the double sucker denying he’s been conned, MAGA says “thank you” after being fleeced. What MAGA got is an emotional escape value and theatrical echo chamber—sans benefits.
How Hakeem Jeffries and J Street teamed up for arming genocide
The congressman and J Street were opposing an amendment to block $3.3 billion in military shipments and other aid to Israel.
As GOP megabill’s SNAP cuts take effect, millions lose food aid and states face...
New tracking finds SNAP enrollment has fallen by more than 4.5 million people since July 2025, and analysts warn states could soon owe roughly $9 billion a year.
ICE prepares to expand arrests of Haitian migrants as Temporary Protected Status ends
The escalation follows a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June that allowed the Trump administration to end TPS protections for Haitians and Syrians while litigation continues.
Trump imposes new tariffs on 60 trading partners as previous global levies expire
A forced-labor rationale and a set of older trade statutes keep the president's import-tax agenda intact months after the Supreme Court struck down his original tariffs.