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Mind the Gap
What politicians cook up isn't necessarily what people want. This "representation gap" is threatening American democracy.
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🎧 How Can Joe Biden Strengthen Democracy Around the World?
Listen now | Yascha Mounk and Thomas Wright discuss practical ways to prevent democratic backsliding.
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To Fight Climate Change, Get Real
Activists want the Democrats to transform America. That isn't happening.
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Alex Trembath
Dec 2
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Dec 1
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Remember Martin Luther King Jr.?
Kendi's antiracism won't work, but King's does. It is time to revive the nonviolence movement.
John Wood, Jr.
Nov 30
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For Americans to Lead, They Must Travel
U.S. college kids see Big Ben more than Beijing. They’ll be unprepared for a global future.
David Hamburger
Nov 29
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The Best Way to Lose an Election
Listen now | Yascha Mounk and David Shor
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Nov 28
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Antifa Is Real. And It’s Violent.
The greatest threat to American democracy comes from the right. But the left must reckon with its own radicalization.
Angus Brown
Nov 27
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