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Trump Is Wrong. The Pardon Power is Not ‘Absolute.’ Our own Grant Tudor and Amanda Carpenter write for The Bulwark
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There are 6 major threats to our democracy we can expect from an authoritarian president occupying the WH in 2025. In a new report — the Authoritarian Playbook for 2025 — experts analyze whether & how authoritarian threats can materialize. For more, visit: authoritarianplaybook2025.org

Why is a congressman getting indicted for bribery good news for democracy? Because healthy democracies hold their leaders accountable, argue Conor Gaffney & @KPnatsfan. ifyoucankeepit.org/p/henry-cuella…

Chaos is more a congressional feature than a bug these days. John Carey & oscar pocasangre explain the electoral reforms that could provide us with a congress that actually functions as intended. Key takeaways from their paper below, full paper at
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How do authoritarian movements gain traction?

Ian Bassin 🇺🇦 is Executive Director of @ProtctDemocracy, an organization championing a nonpartisan approach to counter abuses of power that erode the rule of law.

Here, he explains the seven steps of the Authoritarian Playbook.

There should be no question whether Donald Trump’s autocratic aspirations should be taken seriously. The only question left should be, what can we do to preserve our democratic system of government?

The report on what to expect and what we can do ⬇️
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Promises, Powers, and Plans: The Authoritarian Playbook for 2025

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On the latest Zooming In, shikha sood dalmia and Berny Belvedere chat with Protect Democracy's Ian Bassin 🇺🇦.

Ian unpacks what it means to say that 'democracies tend to die by the erosion of democratic norms and guardrails rather than at the barrel of a gun.'

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Chaos is more a congressional feature than a bug these days. John Carey & oscar pocasangre explain the electoral reforms that could provide us with a congress that actually functions as intended. Key takeaways from their paper below, full paper at
🔗 protectdemocracy.org/governance/

On the latest The UnPopulist podcast, I spoke with shikha sood dalmia and Berny Belvedere about the illiberal threats we are facing and the need to Protect Democracy. Check it out and check out their excellent publication as well.

Constant chaos is more a congressional feature than a bug these days.

John Carey & Oscar Pocasangre explain the reforms to our electoral system that might help put us on the path to a congress that actually functions the way it’s supposed to.
protectdemocracy.org/governance/