By Hardy Merriman and Maria J. Stephan When business leaders hear concerns about democratic backsliding, they tend to dismiss it as alarmist. But the facts suggest that many in the business … [Read more...] about The Greatest Risk for Business Is Inaction
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Lessons from Around the World: Engaging ‘Pillars of Support’ to Uphold and Expand Democracy
*This article was written by Chief Organizer Maria J. Stephan and was first published on Just Security. Efforts in the United States to build a broad, cross-partisan, and cross-ideological … [Read more...] about Lessons from Around the World: Engaging ‘Pillars of Support’ to Uphold and Expand Democracy
Minneapolis Showed the Efficacy of Civil Resistance. American Jews Have Done This Before
The second Trump administration’s anti-constitutional project was on full display in Minneapolis, specifically its disregard for civil liberties, demonization of immigrants based on falsehoods, and … [Read more...] about Minneapolis Showed the Efficacy of Civil Resistance. American Jews Have Done This Before
How Catholics have defended free elections—and why they must do so again
In his first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas,” Pope Leo XIV warns against a “culture of power” where efficiency and domination replace human dignity and the common good. Although the document is … [Read more...] about How Catholics have defended free elections—and why they must do so again
The Authoritarianism We Have Not Yet Confronted
By Jarvis Williams What the Rooms Told Me Over the past three years, first as Director for Race and Democracy and most recently as a Democracy Fellow with the Horizons Project, I have had the … [Read more...] about The Authoritarianism We Have Not Yet Confronted
Exploring Narrative Practices for Broad-based Movements in Contexts of Democratic Decline
*This piece was originally published on March 1, 2023 on OpenGlobalRights by Chief Network Weaver Julia Roig and James Savage. Versión en Español The rise in authoritarianism and … [Read more...] about Exploring Narrative Practices for Broad-based Movements in Contexts of Democratic Decline
