Every longstanding presidential democracy has collapsed sooner or later. Our turn might be next.
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Posted inLaw and Justice
The Supreme Court’s License for Presidential Vengeance
The Court’s ruling on presidential immunity makes us all vulnerable.
Posted inPolitics
Ranked-Choice Voting Draws Bipartisan Ire
Republicans have gone after RCV, and Democrats aren’t exactly fans. But the reform could spark wider interest in a more productive politics.
Posted inPolitics
The Independent Media Hustle
How Josh Marshall has sustained Talking Points Memo amid the wreckage of modern journalism
Posted inPolitics
The Speech FDR Would Give
As economic royalists ally with Trump, we have already seen an example of a rhetorical counter that tells it like it is.
Posted inThe Good Life
Imagining the Good Life
A series of essays makes the case that breaking free from neoliberalism must present a clear vision to fulfill Americans’ psychic longing for community, stability, and control.
Posted inThe Good Life
Locating Ourselves in the Wreckage of Neoliberalism
Democracy Schools and other community listening sessions can bring together people of different experiences around common themes.
Posted inThe Good Life
Psychological Reparations
Investments to repair racial harms are critical. But so is paying attention to the inner lives of Black Americans.
Posted inThe Good Life
How Neoliberalism Cuts Off Community
Policies need to be adopted to give Americans a higher purpose and a better connection with other people.
