Democracy

The Coronavirus’s Threat to Democracy Itself

The Coronavirus’s Threat to Democracy Itself The Coronavirus’s Threat to Democracy Itself

Time to enact vote-by-mail.

Mar 24, 2020 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Mike Bloomberg Democratic Presidential candidate speaks during the 2020 launch Women for Mike at Sheraton New York

Bloomberg’s Campaign Threatens to Turn Our Elections Into an Auction Bloomberg’s Campaign Threatens to Turn Our Elections Into an Auction

In our broken campaign finance system, the barrier to running for office keeps getting higher.

Mar 3, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Donald Trump

American Democracy Is Unraveling Before Our Eyes American Democracy Is Unraveling Before Our Eyes

Whether it be impeachment, presidential primaries, or checks and balances, the principles that shaped our country may soon be obsolete.

Feb 28, 2020 / Karen J. Greenberg

Sanders speaks at LA Rally

Get Ready for the Anti-Sanders Media Avalanche Get Ready for the Anti-Sanders Media Avalanche

Bernie Sander’s political rivals will target him. The question is whether cable-news contributors and other pundits pile on or act as a reality check.

Feb 25, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Float of Trump at a carnival event.

Trump Has Dropped the Pretense of Playing by the Rules of Democracy Trump Has Dropped the Pretense of Playing by the Rules of Democracy

He’s gambling that every agency that could put the brakes on his power grab is too cowed or compromised to stop him.

Feb 21, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky

Down-Ballot Races Are Critical to Turning Texas Blue

Down-Ballot Races Are Critical to Turning Texas Blue Down-Ballot Races Are Critical to Turning Texas Blue

Progressive Texans will need to leverage coalitions and grassroots enthusiasm in November.

Feb 18, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Susan Collins at the State of the Union address.

Republicans Have Made It Clear They Will Let Trump Become a Dictator. Will We? Republicans Have Made It Clear They Will Let Trump Become a Dictator. Will We?

Freed from all accountability by the Senate, the realtor’s inner autocrat is on full display.

Feb 14, 2020 / Signal:Noise / Sasha Abramsky

Trump and Pelosi

Don’t Fall for Trump’s Lie. Democrats Have Been Very Productive. Don’t Fall for Trump’s Lie. Democrats Have Been Very Productive.

Mitch McConnell and other Senate Republicans have blocked almost everything House Democrats have passed.

Feb 11, 2020 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

After Neoliberalism

After Neoliberalism After Neoliberalism

The last 10 years have seen the collapse of neoliberalism. The question now is, what comes next?

Dec 24, 2019 / Ganesh Sitaraman

The Deep Roots of Liberal Democracy’s Crisis

The Deep Roots of Liberal Democracy’s Crisis The Deep Roots of Liberal Democracy’s Crisis

A new history of North Atlantic democracies argues that they were already undergoing a serious crisis more than four decades ago.

Dec 17, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Richard J. Evans

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