#Democracy

Brian M

iambriian

one thing people need to realize is that “(keynesian) liberals” and “conservatives” both belong to the liberal democratic political tradition another thing people need to realize is that neoliberalism and

Jennifer Cohn ✍🏻 📢

jennycohn1

Lulu is right. Voting-machine vendors already effectively bribe election officials via lobbyist “donations” in exchange for the officials choosing the priciest & least secure equipment. Throwing $4B at this system

Has Jeff Bezos Decided To End World Hunger?

HasBezosDecided

I think potentially a good model for a socialist democracy could be one that is quasi-representative and quasi-direct. Representatives don't earn anything more than, as Lenin puts it, a "workman's

Jared Yates Sexton

JYSexton

For decades now the Republican Party has engaged in bad faith politics, used violence, intimidation, and paranoia as weapons, flirted with blatant fascism as an ideology, all while Democrats have

Seth Cotlar

SethCotlar

This is spot on. Post-war US conservatism's allegiance to "liberal democracy" was never as strong as many of conservatism's intellectual defenders claim it was.https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/27/opinion/anne-applebaum-twil

Ryan A. Hughes

Ryan_A_Hughes

“A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover

Craig Caplan

CraigCaplan

House Speaker Pelosi & Intel Chair Schiff:"The Office of the Director of Nat'l Intelligence has informed us that it will no longer provide briefings to Members of Congress, including the

William Yang

WilliamYang120

Update - Following an hour-long session with the media, Lam Wing-Kee kindly thanked the media for the attention and kindly asked them to leave so real customers can start visiting

Jocelyn Benson

JocelynBenson

Democracy has prevailed. Today’s vote of the State Board of Canvassers’ to certify Michigan’s November election confirms the truth: the election was fair and secure, and the results accurately reflect

Delegate Cia Price

PriceForDel95

When we are constantly in survival mode, deeper considerations get quieted as distractions. So yall let me know when we can talk about how Vote-By-Mail will only be successful for

Aunindyo Chakravarty

AunindyoC

Democracy is not just about winning elections. When you compromise with your core ideology to win elections, your party is taken over by 'winnable' politicians, who take the party towards

Howard Altman

haltman

At Manassas Regional Airport, getting ready to ride “Doc” - one of only two B-29 Superfortress bombers still flying out of the more than 1,600 made. @MilitaryTimes Today will be

The Lincoln Project

ProjectLincoln

.@Senatemajldr Protect democracy. Obey your oath. Demand Trump fund the USPS. Lincoln Voters, call Mitch McConnell NOW at (502) 582-6304 and demand action. #FundUSPS .@LindseyGrahamSC Protect democracy. Obey your oath.

Alexandra Ossola

ossolalex

The US has one of the lowest voter turnouts of any developed nation. In recent years experts have floated the idea that #compulsoryvoting could help. I looked into it for

George Monbiot

GeorgeMonbiot

While the right makes a clean sweep of the institutions, the left is splintering, divided by small differences and lethal culture wars. The right preaches individualism, yet moves as a

Jennifer Cohn ✍🏻 📢

jennycohn1

This article hit me like a lightning bolt. It shows why we must advise in-person voters to bring their completed sample ballots to compare to what they receive or fill