Research & Analysis Archives - Page 2 of 27

Minneapolis protesters in the street in 2025.

Collective action, explained

Collective action is a strategy through which a group of individuals or institutions act together to achieve a common goal in a way none of them could have done alone.

March 23, 2026

A protester holding up a sign that says "protect our democracy" in New York City,

What democracy means

Democracy is a system of government where the people freely select their leaders and those leaders are constrained while in office.

March 23, 2026

Flagging anomalous apportionments

This page identifies apportionments approved by OMB that include restrictions or conditions that may be signs of OMB frustrating or defying congressional spending directives.

March 20, 2026

An arrest warrant with a pen and a magnifying glass on it.

Why the warrant requirement is crucial for American democracy

The safeguards that warrants provide everyone in the United States are an important way we limit the enormous investigatory power that we have given the federal government.

March 4, 2026

Rachel Goodman testifying in the House of Representatives.

Protect Democracy presents at Congressional spotlight hearing on attacks on the First Amendment

Protect Democracy special counsel Rachel Goodman explains how attacks on free speech are part of a broader playbook that authoritarians around the world use to entrench themselves in power.

February 24, 2026

A hand on a keyboard with a screen in the background.

DOJ’s attempt to acquire state voter data, explained

DOJ's efforts to acquire state voter date is laying the groundwork for purges of eligible voters, election subversion, and the invasion of fundamental privacy rights.

February 10, 2026