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How to restore a liberal’s lost faith in democracy
Tell stories that “unite the nation” and “affirm human dignity.”
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For the 2024 election, let’s say what we mean about democracy
Donald Trump and his followers are part of a deeper and broader counter-mobilization against a just, peaceful and equitable society.
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Is 2024 about defending democracy or the status quo?
We should be clear about what we mean.
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Democracy is not on the ballot, but some democracies are
Let’s stop talking as if there were a singular national democracy – as if there were a singular national America – in these United States.
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What do 1,000,000 dead Americans tell us?
The United States are not one.
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Inequality makes oligarchy
Do we really have a political system by which everyone is treated equally and has an equal say in government? Don’t be naive.
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Should billionaires exist?
Let’s answer that question before talking about “their fair share.”
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Marjorie Taylor Greene has already won. Donate money to win elections, not lose them
Give money to vulnerable Democrats instead.
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Ten actions every one of us can take to defend democracy
Every sector of society is under threat. We must work together.
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Democracy asks ‘the people’ to think of themselves as ‘a people’
Americans rarely do, though.
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The real Americans versus the ‘real Americans’
There can be only one right side.
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America's future: less democracy nationally, more democracy locally, plus violence and blood
My interview with Sea Change Radio's Alex Wise.