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https://www.vox.com/future-perfect-podcast/386100/2024-election-trump-republican-party-reactionary
What Trump’s second term means for American democracy | Vox
Nov 19, 2024 - How Trump’s Republican Party left conservatism behind.
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https://rhinebeckreality.org/9471/town-news/the-power-of-protest-in-american-democracy/
The Power of Protest in American Democracy – Rhinebeck Reality
Since the start of the United States, the right to peaceful protest has been a fundamental part of our democracy. From the Boston Tea Party, to the suffragette...
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https://www.keywiki.org/Declaration_for_American_Democracy
Declaration for American Democracy - KeyWiki
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https://www.inquirer.com:443/opinion/may-1-general-strike-no-kings-20260424.html
Can a May 1 general strike save American democracy? | Opinion
Apr 24, 2026 - The No Kings movement faces its toughest test in barely a week. Will students and workers walk out to protest Trumpism?
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https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/greek-independence-day-a-national-day-of-celebration-of-greek-and-american-democracy-2026/
Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy, 2026 – The...
Mar 24, 2026 - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION This Greek Independence Day, we commemorate the wisdom and resolve of the Greek Every child...
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https://iriss.stanford.edu/american-democracy-fellows
American Democracy Fellows | Institute for Research in the Social Sciences
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https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/united-states-v-dem-trump-autocracy-democracy/
The Rapid and “Unprecedented” Collapse of American Democracy | The Nation
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https://www.vox.com/politics/479423/america-after-trump-democracy
Where Is American democracy headed? | Vox
Feb 18, 2026 - How democracies fall — and how they can come back.
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https://www.vox.com/politics/480266/american-democracy-doomed-matt-yglesias-trump
Matt Yglesias said in 2015 that American democracy was doomed. Was he right? | Vox
Feb 25, 2026 - A conversation with the Vox co-founder about his provocative prediction.
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https://www.businessinsider.com/mitch-mcconnell-american-democracy-is-very-solid-2022-8
Mitch McConnell: American Democracy Is 'Very Solid' - Business Insider
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https://pressbooks.pub/rozinskiamericanpoliticaltheory/chapter/alexis-de-tocquevilles-perspective-from-france/
Alexis de Tocqueville’s Perspective on American democracy – Readings in American Political Theory
A survey of important ideas in American history from the founding to the 1980s. In addition to the creation of American government, the book presents readings...
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https://www.ask.com/news/what-is-a-gerontocracy-explainer
What Is a Gerontocracy — and How Does It Impact American Democracy?
May 20, 2025 - The elected leadership in any democracy should reflect the composition and values of the people, which is why a gerontocracy poses a problem.
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https://www.harvardmagazine.com/donate/behind-the-scenes/journalism-in-an-internet-era
With dramatically fewer journalists, how can American democracy work? | Harvard Magazine
Editor John Rosenberg talks about Mark Travis' feature,
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https://icma.org/blog-posts/multigenerational-roots-american-democracy
The Multigenerational Roots of American Democracy | icma.org
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https://circle.tufts.edu/tags/educating-american-democracy
Educating for American Democracy | CIRCLE
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https://www.vox.com/politics/479924/democracy-us-brazil-south-korea-poland-backsliding-resilience
American democracy: How to stop a would-be dictator like Trump | Vox
Feb 23, 2026 - I spent months studying how authoritarians like Trump lose. The answer is shockingly simple.
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https://hustlermagazine.com/larrys/fire-sale-american-democracy/
Fire Sale: American Democracy - HUSTLER Magazine
Mar 15, 2019 - Wealthy elites have always exercised a disproportionate influence in the political realm, but in 21st century America they now completely rule the roost. Our...
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https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/04/06/ukcy-a06.html
Trump’s threats to destroy Iran and the breakdown of American democracy - World Socialist Web Site
Trump operates completely outside the framework of international law, of democratic conventions and basic legality. His statements and actions are a testament...
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https://fractured.news21.com/
Fractured: News21 examines the state of American democracy
Sep 2, 2024 - America is months away from an election unlike any other. Election denialism is increasing. Intimidation and threats toward election workers are no longer rare...
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https://keepourrepublic.org/
Keep Our Republic | Safeguarding American Democracy
Feb 1, 2026 - Keep Our Republic educates Americans on election integrity, the rule of law, and protecting democracy through nonpartisan action.
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https://foreignpolicy.com/live/heather-cox-richardson-on-american-democracy/
Heather Cox Richardson on American Democracy [Video] – Foreign Policy
Historian Heather Cox Richardson has long grappled with questions of how democracy has weakened in the United States and how its citizenry can try to take back...
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https://usm.maine.edu/news/student-voices-close-out-usms-inaugural-forum-on-american-democracy/
Student Voices Close Out USM’s Inaugural Forum on American Democracy – News
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https://reason.com/volokh/2026/01/22/buckley-v-valeo-is-not-what-ails-american-democracy/
Buckley v. Valeo is Not What Ails American Democracy
Jan 23, 2026 - Those who blame Buckley for our current problems are wrong to do so. A contrary decision would have made things worse.
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https://news.nd.edu/news/why-voting-neither-could-harm-american-democracy/
Why voting ‘neither’ could harm American democracy | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre...
Apr 21, 2026 - What is one of the greatest threats to American democracy? According to a recent study from the University of Notre Dame, voters who neither agree nor disagree...
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https://www.educatingforamericandemocracy.org/
Home - Educating for American Democracy
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https://law.uconn.edu/2026/04/01/richard-pomp-cited-in-amicus-brief-by-lawyers-defending-american-democracy/
Richard Pomp Cited in Amicus Brief by Lawyers Defending American Democracy | School of Law |...
Apr 1, 2026 - Professor Richard Pomp was cited in an amicus brief filed by Lawyers Defending American Democracy which urges the US Supreme Court to uphold the IRS-ICE dat ...
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https://counteveryhero.org/
Count Every Hero – Protecting Military Voting Rights & Defending American Democracy
Feb 6, 2026 - Count Every Hero is a nonpartisan initiative led by retired U.S. military leaders dedicated to defending democracy by protecting military voting rights,...
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https://iriss.stanford.edu/american-democracy/american-democracy-programs
American Democracy Programs | Institute for Research in the Social Sciences
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https://swentr.site/shows/america-first/639218-collapse-american-democracy-redistricting/
The collapse of American Democracy: Redistricting wars — RT America First
Apr 29, 2026 - On this episode of America First, Scottie Nell Hughes delves into the dark and twisted world of gerrymandering and the recent redistricting wars throughout the...
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Center for American Democracy | Institute for Research in the Social Sciences
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https://www.rbhayes.org/hayes/watch-1876-election-american-democracy/
Watch: 1876 Election & American Democracy - Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums
Visit President Rutherford B. Hayes' wooded estate named Spiegel Grove, home of America's first presidential library. Tour the president's 31-room Victorian...
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https://constitutioncenter.org/education/classroom-resources-by-topic/articles-of-confederation
Classroom Resources about Road to the Convention: Articles of Confederation and American Democracy...
Educational classroom resources about Road to the Convention: Articles of Confederation and American Democracy 1776-1787 from the National Constitution Center
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https://www.jezebel.com/free-speech-erosion-united-states-democracy-study-autocratization-donald-trump-rights-reversed-congress
We Finally Have Data to Show How Fast Trump Has Eroded American Democracy and Free Speech
In just about a year, Donald Trump has reduced American measures of democracy and free speech to around the level of the 1950s-1960s.
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https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781003164432/analyzing-american-democracy-jon-bond-lydia-andrade
Analyzing American Democracy | Politics and Political Science | Jon R.
Following one of the most contentious and truth-challenged presidential administrations and elections in U.S. history, there has never been a greater need for
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https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/may-1-general-strike-no-kings-20260424.html
Can a May 1 general strike save American democracy? | Opinion
Apr 24, 2026 - The No Kings movement faces its toughest test in barely a week. Will students and workers walk out to protest Trumpism?
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https://www.peoplefor.org/artists-democracy
Artists For Democracy | People For the American Way
Learn how People For's Artists For Democracy program is using the power of art to get out the vote and save our democracy.
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https://www.amacad.org/
American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Democracy & Justice | Education
Honoring excellence and leadership. Working across disciplines and divides. Advancing the common good. From 1780 to today.
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https://www.csis.org/analysis/democracy-human-rights-and-american-grand-strategy
Democracy, Human Rights, and American Grand Strategy
Oct 24, 2024 - Authoritarian states are targeting weaknesses in democratic governance to undermine U.S. interests across the globe. It is time for a bipartisan strategy that...
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https://aifdemocracy.org/
American Islamic Forum for Democracy
Jul 28, 2025 - AIFD's mission is to advocate for the founding principles of the United States Constitution, liberty and freedom, through the separation of mosque and state.
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https://freedomhouse.org/report/special-report/2022/defending-latin-american-human-rights-and-democracy-activists
Defending Latin American Human Rights and Democracy Activists | Freedom House
Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) promoting fundamental freedoms, rights, and democracy continue to face enormous challenges...
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