Zack Beauchamp
Senior Correspondent
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The debate over whether Georgia’s law really suppresses voting reveals just how imperiled American democracy is.
New research quantifies the health of democracy at the state level — and Republican-governed states tend to perform much worse.
A recent essay in a prominent right-wing outlet gives an unusually clear window into the modern right’s anti-democratic worldview.
The very worst provisions enable partisan Republicans to seize control of election boards in Democratic counties.
Winner: A return to normalcy. Loser: Americans still worried about the Covid-19 pandemic.
“It’s been a tool used overwhelmingly by racists,” says Kevin Kruse, a historian of race and American politics at Princeton University.
Republicans have systematically undermined a key democratic constituency. Fighting back requires a kind of hardball Democrats aren’t typically willing to play.
Contrary to the left’s fears, the road to redistribution runs through the suburbs.
Sen. Joe Manchin is a winner in the stimulus bill. Losers: deficit hawks, and people hoping for a $15 minimum wage.
New data suggests a worldwide “democratic recession” deepened in 2020, with notable declines in the US and India.