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Biden touts 235 judicial confirmations as bulwark to protect democracy

President Biden on Thursday praised the 235 judicial confirmations he achieved during his administration, calling the judges he appoints to federal courts a valuable guarantee of democracy as President-elect Trump prepares to assume the presidency again. He claimed it worked. “I'm proud of the legacy we can leave for our country in terms of judges,” […]

What does an America without democracy look like? We’re about to find out. 

Whatever you think will happen in 2025, you're probably wrong. If Donald Trump's first term has taught us anything, it's that there are limits to preparedness. Mr. Trump's skill at inciting a high degree of uncertainty has kept the media on edge, even as he upsets the balance of his opponents. This leaves the next […]

How the Trump administration can support democracy in Venezuela

Support for the Democratic opposition to Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro is one of the few international policy issues that has unified Democrats and Republicans in recent years, and the consensus remains strong as the new administration takes power in Washington. It is essential to maintain the While the two parties may disagree on the details […]

We Can Either Have a Few Billionaires or a Democracy, ‘But We Can’t Have Both’

Former Clinton administration Secretary of Labor Robert Reich said Tuesday on MSNBC's “Morning Joe” that democracy cannot survive with “huge wealth in the hands of a few.” “I think the biggest problem with having so many billionaires at the top of government is that billionaires don't know exactly how ordinary people live, but secondly, and […]

How we can save Georgian democracy

On January 1, 2017—eight years ago next month—my father, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), visited Georgia. It was the last of many visits to the country and people he loved and respected. That day, he shook hands with Georgian farmer Data Vanishvili, affectionately known as Data Grandpa (Data Papa) in Georgian. the property was unfairly separated […]

Media Shouldn’t Go to Mar-a-Lago, Trump Is Threat to Democracy

Former Republican Congressman David Jolly said Friday on MSNBC's “Deadline” that the media should go to Mar-a-Lago like “Morning Joe” and give President-elect Donald Trump “impartiality.” He said it was not.“ Hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski did so. “What's really worrying is that people who have tried to act responsibly in the aftermath of […]