Democracy
The U.S. is the only nation among the G-7 to have faced a threat to its representative democracy in modern times — from its own sitting president.
Lies about 2020 election fraud by former President Trump were “a historic turning point” that's had "spillover effects" in other countries, the report said.
Stop counting on elite institutions to do the right thing. Pass popular laws with a majority of votes and let the chips fall where they may.
"Plenty of words come to mind to describe ... actions by one of America’s two major political parties," the editorial reads. "'Patriotic' is nowhere among them.”
WHAT'S HAPPENING
"Our democracy is fundamentally at stake. History will judge what we do at this moment."
Over 120 retired generals and admirals signed on to a letter falsely claiming the 2020 election was stolen in a move other veterans say erodes democratic norms.
Republicans (and some Democrats) say D.C. shouldn't become the 51st state. Here's why each reason they cite is bad.
It could lead to a dramatic overhaul of the nation's foundational text ... or an all-out constitutional crisis.
The group will ask companies to acknowledge that Biden won fairly and to refuse to support candidates spreading conspiracy theories about a stolen election.
“I just suggested the military overthrow the government, and look, if that’s not democracy I don’t know what is," said Beck Bennett's Mike Lindell.