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American Democracy: Is Dictatorship on the Horizon?
In this 4-part series we explore the threat of dictatorship and authoritarian rule coming to America. We’ll take a close look at proposals made by former President Trump and the Right. We’ll also explore whether it’s actually the Democrats who most threaten our democracy. The November presidential election promises to be a turning point, and every voter needs to decide where they stand on the proposals and threats to our democracy.
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Are Democrats Actually Radical, Extreme, and Out of Touch?
Read more: Are Democrats Actually Radical, Extreme, and Out of Touch?Hardly a day goes by without President Trump, Republicans, and the conservative media accusing the “Radical Left Democrats” of pursuing some “extreme” or “deranged” policy that goes against the will of the American people. They say Democrat policies and actions have ruined the country, leaving Americans worse off. Meanwhile, Trump and the Republicans are adopting…
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How Can We Step Back from Division, Anger, and Hate in America?
Read more: How Can We Step Back from Division, Anger, and Hate in America?It’s old news that Republicans and Democrats are becoming increasingly alienated from one another. The rapid deterioration is depicted in this Pew Research Center graphic: It’s also old news that our political leaders, political parties, and their respective media allies all-too-often create and stoke this division. After all, polling studies tell us that hate, fear,…
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What’s Driving Demographic Groups to Sour on Trump’s Job Performance?
Read more: What’s Driving Demographic Groups to Sour on Trump’s Job Performance?Part 2 in a 2-Part Series In Part 1 of this series, we examined demographic data from The Economist/YouGov polls on President Trump’s job approval at two points in time—upon entering office and seven months in. We quantified the decline in job approval for various demographic groups based on political party identification, race, gender, age,…
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Federal Spending and the National Debt
In this 10-part series we’ll examine why the highly partisan approach being used to control federal spending and the national debt has both failed the country and further divided Americans. We’ll discover a better way to address these problems by conducting an analysis that enables us to understand why federal spending is inevitably in the red, and why the national debt has continued to grow.
Gun Violence in America
In this 4-part series we’ll focus on gun violence and mass shootings in America. We’ll explore why the highly partisan approach being used to address gun violence has both divided the country and failed to produce solutions. Through analysis and research we’ll better understand the multi-faceted nature of gun violence and identify common ground solutions that can reverse the growing tragedy of gun violence.
American Democracy: Is Dictatorship on the Horizon?
In this 4-part series we explore the threat of dictatorship and authoritarian rule coming to America. We’ll take a close look at proposals made by former President Trump and the Right. We’ll also explore whether it’s actually the Democrats who most threaten our democracy. The November presidential election promises to be a turning point, and every voter needs to decide where they stand on the proposals and threats to our democracy.