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if you can keep it protect democracy substack subscribe sign in home free fair elections consolidation of power collective action the democracy of tomorrow archive newsletters about how the pro democracy movement is misreading gen z this national youth takeover day let s stop misdiagnosing young people as apathetic about democracy jun 27 lara hicks and michael a sandoval 57 5 21 the lies they need you to believe from l a to cleveland to our intel agencies the white house is sowing the seeds of election sabotage jun 12 jessica marsden 39 1 18 the post office has no business deciding who votes a new rule would let the feds decide which mail ballots get delivered it s as crazy as it sounds jun 5 ben berwick and alexandra chandler 69 2 27 most popular view all how you can protect democracy jan 6 2025 quinn raymond 439 18 154 why collective action is the only way mar 27 2025 ian bassin 319 44 115 separating truth from fiction on the fork in the road feb 4 2025 erica newland and jules torti 129 6 20 reverse engineering autocracy feb 21 2025 aaron baird and ben raderstorf 211 14 79 the chipocalypse is now oct 7 2025 amanda carpenter 210 20 56 the hard won hope of the long defeat aug 27 2025 ian bassin 191 28 55 insights view all the shoes that don t fit when sycophancy pays officials will trip over themselves in footwear and in court jun 2 grant tudor and shanna singh hughey 52 1 10 the real districting culprit it isn t gerrymandering it s the existence of single member districts in the first place it was never designed to help minority voters may 29 cecilia muñoz 44 2 12 a scientific method of resisting the scientific community is building a model to defy trump s assault on their work may 26 allie cashel 81 5 18 no attorney general can deliver on trump s retaliation agenda pam bondi couldn t defeat the american people the next attorney general won t either apr 29 kristy parker 53 3 7 the entrenchment agenda view all personnel shuffles not policy shifts in minnesota trump s not ditching the authoritarian playbook jan 27 amanda carpenter 105 10 24 free speech ice and free elections in 2026 more than immigration enforcement and protest suppression jan 23 amanda carpenter 79 24 the chipocalypse is now a training ground for the military oct 7 2025 amanda carpenter 210 20 56 if you can keep it in 1787 benjamin franklin was asked what kind of government have you created he answered a republic if you can keep it from protect democracy a nonpartisan nonprofit group working to prevent authoritarianism subscribe how democracy wins view all a grand unified strategy to uphold the constitution a wave of proposals to strengthen the tools not the rules jan 15 ben raderstorf 96 6 29 democracy atlas rule 8 keep going a story of resilience from poland nov 6 2025 michael angeloni 51 2 8 democracy atlas rule 7 leave the door open for defectors serbia shows how backlash to corruption can swell pro democracy movements oct 23 2025 michael angeloni 74 2 12 democracy atlas rule 6 remember autocrats are not invincible but be careful even entrenched leaders are susceptible to public backlash oct 9 2025 michael angeloni 60 13 democracy atlas rule 5 show don t tell how things work and what is trustworthy nigeria s civil society groups leverage transparency to build public trust sep 24 2025 michael angeloni 39 1 12 dear civil servant view all muzzling america s workforce how to comment right now on the proposed nda for civil servants jun 10 jules torti beth littrell and ellinor heywood 40 3 15 are you on the list a once secret list of easy to purge federal positions now made public jun 4 jules torti erica newland and ellinor heywood 40 1 18 the latest move to make civil servants more vulnerable than ever the civil service archive tracks this new policy and countless others feb 9 erica newland jules torti and ellinor heywood 38 1 11 the latest from ben raderstorf is budapest the bellwether ian bassin a steel mill the president might not be able to seize amanda carpenter personnel shuffles not policy shifts in minnesota insights on authoritarianism democracy in your inbox subscribe proportional representation view all 2 25 let s talk about proportional representation one big idea to end gerrymandering and get democracy back on track dec 23 2025 blake jelley 61 9 26 everybody knows it s broken proportional representation could end gerrymandering fix congress and build a true multiracial democracy dec 4 2025 lee drutman grant tudor and deana el mallawany 28 4 6 23 20 the next era could come sooner than you think this thanksgiving we re thankful for the possibility of renewal nov 26 2025 grant tudor and lee drutman 85 16 24 how to end the forever redistricting wars gerrymandering is made possible by this one choice aug 8 2025 ansley skipper and drew penrose 76 9 26 history s lessons for reform advocates why and how to keep diverse pathways to proportional representation open jul 8 2025 ben raderstorf and g michael parsons 46 6 15 technology and democracy view all a nice little database of domestic terrorists ice the anthropic case and how to stop mass domestic surveillance mar 13 ben raderstorf 70 6 29 when ice s surveillance machine comes for americans what you can do to weaken ice s surveillance apparatus feb 7 nicole schneidman and edison forman 87 4 35 the autocratic adolescent never grows up how powerful ai could make authoritarianism permanent jan 29 ian bassin and nicole schneidman 51 5 11 election deniers want your data their plans to use your voter information to subvert elections jan 23 izzy gray and sara chimene weiss 50 2 15 law enforcement and military deployments view all when ice s surveillance machine comes for americans what you can do to weaken ice s surveillance apparatus feb 7 nicole schneidman and edison forman 87 4 35 big lessons from small businesses in minnesota here s how your city can prepare for the worst jan 30 anna dorman and audrey roofeh 57 1 16 personnel shuffles not policy shifts in minnesota trump s not ditching the authoritarian playbook jan 27 amanda carpenter 105 10 24 free speech ice and free elections in 2026 more than immigration enforcement and protest suppression jan 23 amanda carpenter 79 24 how to stop ice s brutality and impunity minnesota and all states must close the legal loophole that protects the shooter from accountability jan 8 ben raderstorf 91 5 29 recent posts view all the shoes that don t fit when sycophancy pays officials will trip over themselves in footwear and in court jun 2 grant tudor and shanna singh hughey 52 1 10 the strategy hiding in plain sight the slush fund the vra the purges one project designed to hold power without winning it may 22 aaron baird and justin florence 73 4 15 muzzling america s workforce how to comment right now on the proposed nda for civil servants jun 10 jules torti beth littrell and ellinor heywood 40 3 15 are you on the list a once secret list of easy to purge federal positions now made public jun 4 jules torti erica newland and ellinor heywood 40 1 18 the real districting culprit it isn t gerrymandering it s the existence of single member districts in the first place it was never designed to help minority voters may 29 cecilia muñoz 44 2 12 a scientific method of resisting the scientific community is building a model to defy trump s assault on their work may 26 allie cashel 81 5 18 this is not gerrymandering as usual authoritarian forces are changing the rules to guard their power but what happened in alabama this weekend shows the way to take it back may 19 corey dukes and alison hirsh 56 2 16 see all 2026 protect democracy united privacy terms collection notice start your substack get the app substack is the home for great culture this site requires javascript to run correctly please turn on javascript or unblock scripts