One Year Later: Protect Democracy reissues report on accountability for Trump-era abuses
On the first anniversary of the January 6th insurrection, Protect Democracy is reissuing the paper with a new preface.
January 6, 2022
Beyond Lawyers and Technocrats
Democracy will not be saved through strictly legal or technocratic interventions. Rather, its redemption requires a diverse coalition.
December 13, 2021
Enforcement Provisions in New National Security Reforms Packages
Two bipartisan bills would reassert congressional war powers and lawmakers’ say in foreign arms sales and national emergencies.
November 5, 2021
There’s just one Department of Homeland Security. So why does it have so many bosses in Congress?
Why is congressional oversight of DHS so convoluted? How does this affect the bureaucratic functions of the department? And why hasn’t this situation changed?
October 21, 2021
How to Secure American Democracy
Any strategy to repair and secure America’s teetering democracy must begin with a clear analysis of the causes of our predicament.
September 15, 2021
How to End America’s Partisan Meltdown
Americans must be just as dedicated to maintaining and upholding the integrity of our democratic system as they are to advancing their partisan interests.
September 14, 2021
Can Democracy Survive Racism as a Strategy?
Race-class fusion politics frames racial conflict as a divide-and-conquer strategy that threatens us all, people of every race and across the broad economic spectrum.
August 27, 2021
The Democracy Endgame
In this essay and discussion series, scholars propose medium and long-term strategies to protect and rebuild American democracy.
July 9, 2021
How Democracy Could Die in 2024, and How to Save It
The greatest threat to American democracy today is the possibility of a stolen presidential election.
July 9, 2021