The Real Threat to Democracy Is Not the Don – but Unrealistic Expectations
We fail democracy as an American ideal by allowing it to be flawed but expecting it to be flawless.
Who Is Safeguarding Democracy?
First‑generation Americans are reshaping civic engagement, bringing new energy, perspectives, and urgency to local and national democracy.
My Vote Is My Right—Not a Party Privilege
The US Constitution begins with “We the People.” These words do not distinguish between Democrats, Republicans, independents, or voters with no party affiliation. They simply recognize the people.
In New York, Latino Democrats Aren’t Even Democrats
Latino voters are not drifting left or right. They are rejecting a political system that treats ballot access as a party privilege.
ICE Killings Reveal an Agency Without Accountability
ICE related shootings in Maine, Houston, Minnesota, and Illinois reveal a dangerous pattern of deadly force, secrecy, and impunity.
What Immigration Debates Reveal About National Confidence
How changing rules, massive backlogs, and decades of dysfunction have eroded trust in government
Storytelling Is Foundational to Keeping Our Democracy Intact
How narrative power, press freedom, and the voices of young storytellers help safeguard civic engagement and strengthen democratic resilience.
America at 250: A Country in Distress
A message of alarm and hope—alarm at the state of the nation, and hope that we can still right ourselves.
My way to see: A poem to America
A personal reflection on arriving in a new country and discovering its diversity, opportunities, and challenges.
Can We Choose Democracy?
“Democracy isn’t a fixed state, it’s an ongoing project. Are we doing the work to keep it?”
Citizens in Name Only: What the Supreme Court Can’t Fix
Democracy advocates say the case could strip constitutional protections from millions of U.S.–born children and undermine core principles of equal citizenship.
How State Courts Can Help Deflect the Supreme Court’s Latest Blow to Multiracial Democracy
State courts need not import a federal doctrine directing judges to avoid issuing rulings that could change election rules in the runup to an election.
