#Democracy

Rep. Elissa Slotkin

RepSlotkin

President Trump has been telling us for six months that he would contest the election if he didn’t win.Now that we’re here, it is time for every leader, from the

Chris Alexander

calxandr

The most important issue this week for those concerned about the future of democracy is the forthcoming election in Belarus where, for the first time after a quarter century of

Tuomas Malinen

mtmalinen

A short thread on #democracy, despotism and anarchy.First, it was truly saddening to see the 2020 Presidential election to end in violence and loss of life. However, I would like

Andy Craig

AndrewRCraig

I could quibble, but @sullydish's point here is correct and important. Trumpism didn't supplant the evangelical right, as some have misunderstood it. It fused with it. A big part of

Unite in justice for the poor & oppressed

BreeNewsome

The neoliberal bipartisan establishment wants to focus on reuniting itself in the aftermath of Trump. But the reality is you can’t unite a nation that’s half for white supremacy &

Lee Drutman

leedrutman

We talk a lot about asymmetrical polarization. The most troubling asymmetrical polarization is that only one party's leaders believe that democracy is worth preserving and it depends on not demonizing

Reed Galen

reedgalen

.@HurdOnTheHill, we noticed you’ve been trying to rebrand yourself as an “anti-Trump” member of Congress. You sat quietly. You complied. Now you want to rewrite history. It doesn’t work that

Joe Hedberg

JordanHedberg

Let’s remember 19 years after 9/11, that this nation has spent $6.4 Trillion extra dollars on wars in Afghanistan and Iraq that have killed over 1 million people and at

Helen De Cruz

Helenreflects

Been thinking again of the no-deal threat about Brexit. One problem is lack of democratic oversight--something already hinted at by Rousseau. Rousseau thought representative democracy is a layer too many,

John McCollum

john_mccollum

Our electoral process is incredibly messy. Everything from the nomination to the campaign to the election has been a Scheißshow. And a lot of things need to change. But it’s

Farai Chideya

farai

Question of the day: How would one model how much money was spent trying to convince conservatives to vote for the Democratic party, and what would happen if more of

Murphy Fowles

FowlesMurphy

1/ So you might have heard the Pennsylvania Supreme Court just ruled against Trump's lawsuit. All 5 Democrat justices said observers had a right to be in the room, not

Sunny Singh

ProfSunnySingh

US Election again so pinning this tweet till November: I know US perpetrates inequality, injustice, even crimes against humanity domestically and abroad.However democracy is our best option to ensure injustice,

Eric Garland

ericgarland

I hope Congress and the Department of Education under Biden mandate nationwide CIVICS CLASSES as part of every single school curriculum. I think we now know national security depends on

Olga Lautman

OlgaNYC1211

People keep asking me if the Kremlin abandoned Trump. They still support him but are indifferent & mock him. He was just one of their weapons used to attack America

President Kamala’s Hand (STILL)

DearDean22

Every ancient civilization that is still a current civilization has undergone multiple types of governance. Even those that are 100-500 years old. America is only 250 years old & the

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