People Power?
The phrase “liberal democracy” has degenerated into an ideological cliché
Democracy is not an all-knowing and arrogant Ideology. It is its antidote. ...
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Bloodless Democracy?
A response to John Keane
Does democracy offer any kind of solution, however partial, to ecological challenges that are inherently global, not just national, never mind local?...
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Trump Protests in Lower Manhattan: Pro and Con
A photo essay
Trump was taken out a side entrance before all that press even knew he was out of the building...
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Is Europe’s Democracy in Crisis?
Europe’s democracy is in a good place, but technological changes are challenging it
Democracy is currently not in crisis and, in fact, we live in one of its best times....
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How Democracies Die, Fast and Slow
“The troubling truth is that democracy can be destroyed in multiple ways, in different tempos”
Things are serious: the “great democratic revolution“ of modern times, as Tocqueville once called it, appears to be spluttering to a halt....
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The People of New York vs. Donald J. Trump
Why Now? With Claire Potter, Episode 19
The Former Guy put out a call for his supporters to protest his indictment: this is who showed up...
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It’s Never the Gun, Is It?
Analyzing the right’s Second Amendment shell game after the tragic Covenant school shooting
How do you square support for gun ownership, virtually without restriction, with this terrible, unjust tragedy?...
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A Fragile Hope for Democracy in Thailand
An election in May has put the Thai King, the government, and the constitution under pressure. But can the opposition win?
The May election will be a pivotal moment for Thailand’s democratic future....
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Is Ecuador on the Road to Revolution?
Although $36 billion is still missing, socialism is on the rise in Ecuador
Even right-wing fortresses such as Guayaquil, Ecuador’s economic capital, elected a leftist mayor for the first time in 30 years.
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The Only Way War in Ukraine Can End
On Jessica Pisano’s Staging Democracy and the function of political theater
Zelenskyy’s approach to political leadership has been focused on creating conditions that allow people to self-mobilize and self-govern....
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NYC Climate Action to Stop Dirty Banks
A photo essay
Jo Freeman captures the protest from the streets...
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The Lesson of War We Don’t Learn
Each one is more horrible than the last—and yet, each time, we fall into line. What could persuade us to say no?
It’s a horrible irony that those who answer the call for patriotic sacrifice are, in a sense, the best among us....
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