Well said: “Each of us knows that [the Senate] doesn’t work very well right now. Each of us knows we should be taking a look in the mirror and acknowledging that lives lived in a politicized echo chamber are unworthy of a place that calls itself a deliberative body.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...

Democracy depends on a fearless and free press. Corporations or ultra-wealthy individuals with many other business interests should not be allowed to control our media. They cannot be trusted to prioritize the public’s right to know over their own financial interests.

Interesting piece calling for democracy reform and renewal in France that’s directly relevant to US. In both nations, the answer to political dysfunction and public frustration is deeper democracy and enriched citizenship, not strongman rule and ever more concentrated power. #democracy

Crucial question here: “Given that we are all, every day, imbibing madness, how do we guard our souls?” What Trump Is Really Doing With His Boat Strikes www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...

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Democracy Is in Trouble. This Region Is Turning to Its People. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/w...

"there’s a case to be made that Democrats’ prospects in the Senate are better than commonly predicted." www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/o...

Good for you, my man. “I would rather just stand on my morals and ethics,” said State Representative Fairchild, a conservative Republican, who said redistricting went against the intent of the founders. “That way I can actually look at myself in the mirror.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/u...

🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump violated the Constitution and federal law by ordering hundreds of National Guard soldiers to Portland, Oregon, earlier this year, a federal judge ruled Friday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Medicare for All would save $450B a year. Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity. Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall. It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford. It’s about priorities.

the whole article could have just been ten pages of “Brilliant Things Eleanor O’Brien Said,” and some gold was left on the cutting room floor, but this is such a banger of a closer and it’s so very much the theme of today

Little Rock, AR. #NoKings

CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down.

#A_NewHope ✊

I'm attending No Kings's event, “ANCHOR EVENT: NYC SAYS NO KINGS!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Make your plans for #NoKings. October 18th. Free speech is action. Please join in. You'll see me at one of the events. www.nokings.org

Your Prime Day reminder that Amazon... -Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine -Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund -Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump -Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump

Important speech on the essential task of creating the conditions that make democratic conversation and judgment possible.

Useful reflections and suggestions on engaging young men in public life. What Charlie Kirk Understood That Democrats Need to Learn www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/o...

Thank you British Resistance!

Thrilled to see growing consensus that Dems must step up in the Continuing Resolution fight. Key to doing so? Refuse to frame this as "shutting down government." Instead, call it what it is - refusing to be an accomplice to turning the government into a weapon against the American people.

The basic point here by @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social is this: If the Democrats' plan is to keep playing dead, they need new leadership. Many of us concluded this long ago, but the argument is strongly made if anyone still needs convincing. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...

Read our statement released in response to the introduction of the Restore Trust in Congress Act, which would put an end to the corrupt practice that Americans across the political spectrum favor banning: issueone.org/press/introd...

I expected the hardliners in the early days of the administration to try to slow walk people from "why do we need to know about Harriet Tubman?" to "how bad is extrajudicial killing really?" but they have opened the bidding at "how bad is cancer really?"

In 2018 I spearheaded the still-active Hidden Common Ground project (tinyurl.com/3j2ss4bb) to explore & amplify solutions that cut across partisanship/race/age. This new research adds fresh insights, potentially useful for building coalitions to strengthen #democracy. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/o...

"Tao is one of the most prominent mathematicians and academics to publicly oppose the administration’s actions, calling them an “existential threat” to his field, and academic science, more broadly. He said public advocacy is a priority over his research, for now." www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...

With misinformation nearly everywhere, one professor tested a simple fix of 150 minutes of fact-checking homework – and it worked, boosting the students’ ability to spot misinformation by nearly 20%.

📣 Call for Papers- International Conference 📣 We’re excited to announce our upcoming conference: "Democracy Reimagined: Advancing Democratic Resilience and Renewal" 🗓 17–18 November 2025 📍 University of Canberra, Australia 📥 Abstracts due by 8 August 2025 Details 👇

Seattle voters just approved a renewal of the city's pioneering Democracy Voucher program, with 56% in favor. A new book from @drjenh.bsky.social found that the program, created to counter Big Money in elections, has increased local donor participation and diversified Seattle's candidate pool.

Interesting experiment.

This! The right has been so good at giving its constituents a role — something to do — beyond voting. If the left (or whatever is the opposition to Trumpism) wants to compete, it needs to be *participatory* — ie, it needs to create opportunities for action in both the digital and physical worlds.

Yes. And the Democratic leadership SHOULD be working to get this voter with a passionate opinion about the DMV to have a passionate opinion about Comcast and Big Cable — and link that to Republican policies.

Tesla paid $0 in taxes in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2024 despite reporting $6.7B in profit. SpaceX has likely paid little to no federal income taxes since 2002. Elon Musk’s net worth is $364B. Our tax laws are written to benefit billionaires. www.muskwatch.com/p/how-spacex...

We need more local leaders like @mayorwu.boston.gov, standing up and speaking out for democracy. Great job here of getting ahead of the issue and setting the terms of the debate for what's likely coming Boston's way soon. Other mayors and governors should take note.

Introducing The Renovator, a new civic media platform! Led by Danielle Allen, author of "Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality," AAA&S report "Our Common Purpose:Reinventing American Democracy for the 21st Century," and "Justice By Means of Democracy"

A Republican mayor shows what democratic integrity looks like: "We are now investing in all the quadrants of the city and in initiatives that support residents at all socioeconomic levels. We are building a civil rights center to better tell our city’s journey..." www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/o...

The fratricidal battles among Dems over moderation vs left populism are silly. So are the debates over obscure statistical measures like WAR. @brianbeutler.bsky.social makes a persuasive argument here for reform and renewal in the Democratic party. www.offmessage.net/p/the-bad-ma...

The Brennan Center research shows that voting in person, early voting, and mail voting are accurate and secure. It’s paramount to ensure that every eligible citizen has the freedom to vote. bit.ly/4fLDlDa

When I say Trump's shit polling numbers don't matter a whole lot, this is what I mean. It's not enough that the GOP is perceived as "bad." The Democrats also need to be perceived as "good."

"In the end, there’s a deeper issue: material abundance needs a civic soul." @willfriedman.bsky.social washingtonmonthly.com/2025/08/11/t...

The Case for Civic Abundance  washingtonmonthly.com/2025/08/11/t...

Private equity looted 3 Connecticut hospitals. Services cut, nurses buying their own supplies etc. They will do it to your hospital if we don't stop this trend right now. 1/ Today I'm releasing a report on the truth about private equity in health care. tinyurl.com/adangerousprospect

No time to hunt for toolkits on citizens’ assemblies, participatory budgeting or digital participation? We’ve got you 👌 Our Online Resource Center has 500+ resources in 39 languages from 136 countries. Search, filter, and find what you need now: nets4dem.eu/knowledge-hub/ @peoplepowered.org

“This is very much connected to the rise of authoritarianism that we’ve seen across the country,” said the executive director of the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center. “They can’t win fairly, so they’re trying to rewrite the rules to get their way.” (Published May)

The United States could have great things like this. But we like to spend our money on kidnapping people and trafficking them to concentration camps instead. #Priorities

Job opportunity to lead Davenport Institute for Public Engagement and Civic Leadership at Pepperdine University. www.linkedin.com/posts/activi...

Good points throughout.