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The Al Franken Podcast: Author Anne Nelson on the 60-year history of the vast right-wing shadow network
Anne Nelson lays out how this all brought us to January 6th.
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The Jan. 6 Committee hearings that began last week will highlight the many ways in which Donald Trump’s presidency exposed the fragility of our democracy. Indeed, Congress has been considering major reform packages to shore up democracy’s guardrails by codifying restraints on executive power. The White House has applauded these efforts, but it’s time for President Biden to ramp up support. A rare…
Richard Gephardt, Gary Hart and Mark MedishJune 16, 2022
The states’ rights theory embraced by slaveholding states before the US Civil War and later used to defend racial segregation is again threatening civil rights and the underpinnings of the American state. The doctrine is part of a right-wing legal insurgency attacking everything from federal regulation to the electoral system. WASHINGTON, DC – The old…
Mark MedishMay 11, 2022
The very foundation of our democracy has been tested over the last two years. It has withstood the challenge so far, but the cracks are showing. A cornerstone that has helped our republic withstand the storm has been the local election officials from both parties who have been administering our elections faithfully and fairly under…
Mary McCord and Ari MittlemanMay 6, 2022
The January 6 House Select Committee is steadily peeling back the layers of deceit and deception practiced by those who planned or participated in the effort to overturn the 2020 US presidential election. During its investigation, the committee has discovered a draft of a presidential executive order directing former President Donald Trump's defense secretary to "seize, collect, retain and…
Gary Hart and William S. CohenMay 4, 2022
We wrote a column early in 2020 describing how Donald Trump would attempt to steal the election by using Congress to overturn the legitimate Electoral College results. Unfortunately, the piece ended up being incredibly prescient over time, as we learned more details over the last several months. A lot of media coverage in the last 18 months since the…
Tim Wirth and Tom RogersMay 2, 2022
Big tech companies defend their hands-off approach to their platforms by arguing that they’re defending free speech. Geoffrey Stone, professor at the University of Chicago Law School; and Mary McCord, professor at Georgetown Law, join The Atlantic’s Rebecca Rosen for a conversation about free-speech standards on day two of a conference on disinformation and the…
Keep Our Republic StaffApril 7, 2022
While Russian President Vladimir Putin is solely responsible for the war in Ukraine, all parties must be realistic about what an achievable endgame could look like. If the path of negotiation is open, a peace settlement should balance several imperatives. By Mark Medish Former NSC Senior Director for Russian, Ukrainian and Eurasian Affairs in the…
Mark MedishMarch 9, 2022
Featuring Mary McCord, Keep Our Republic, David Thornburgh, Committee of Seventy,a nd Jonathan Winer, Keep Our Republic Although Joe Biden won the 2020 Presidential Election by 306 to 232 votes in the Electoral College (and by 7 million in the popular vote), Donald Trump refused to acknowledge the result and instead led an unprecedented onslaught…
Keep Our Republic StaffFebruary 25, 2022
Editor’s note: This article is the first in a series from leading experts with practical solutions to democratic backsliding, polarization, and political violence. A year after the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, the United States remains politically and culturally polarized. Recent polling suggests alarming numbers of Americans believe that violence against the government may be…
Mary McCordJanuary 24, 2022
A poll by Muhlenberg College and Keep Our Republic finds that Pennsylvanians continue to be polarized when it comes to elections and voting. Perhaps the biggest takeaway from the poll is how Democrats and Republicans view the 2020 presidential election and see the threats to voting in 2022 differently. For example, 57% of Democrats say voter suppression is what could…
Keep Our Republic StaffJanuary 18, 2022
FULL REPORT: Keep Our Republic/Muhlenberg College Pennsylvania Electoral Process Survey A new survey released today from the Muhlenberg Institute of Public Opinion, in conjunction with Keep Our Republic, a national civic education non-profit, shows Pennsylvania voters are sharply divided on electoral issues. KEY FINDINGS Over a year after the 2020 election, voters in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania remain…
Keep Our Republic StaffJanuary 11, 2022