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Zack Beauchamp is a senior correspondent at Vox, where he covers ideology and challenges to democracy, both at home and abroad. His book on democracy, The Reactionary Spirit, was published 0n July 16.

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He accuses Harris and “radical leftists” of posing the real threat to U.S. democracy. With trademark disregard for honesty, civility and intellectual coherence, Trump piles on the insults ...

But I also dressed the part. I wore my tricorne hat (my kids wouldn’t walk within 50 feet of me). Every day, I put on my buckled shoes and my 18th century-style wool stockings. "Noticing the ...

Harris called for the end of the filibuster last month in an effort to pass a law restoring abortion access nationwide, which was slammed by lawmakers and conservatives as an attack on democracy.

And here in Canada? Each week, it seems, some new scheme to undermine our democracy is brought to light: from Russia’s program of covertly funding online “influencers” willing to spread its ...

This measure would undermine a vital foundation of constitutional democracy — the separation of powers. Article XXX of the Massachusetts Constitution establishes a clear division of powers among ...

Yale history professor Timothy Snyder has described bothsideism as “suicide for democracy”. If journalists just say “there are two sides to everything and I am going to find my way into the ...

And he has made it clear that if he takes power, he’s willing to go after his enemies. Democracy, as a term, “has become kind of loaded” for executives, Charles Elson, the founding director ...

This election is still a dead heat, according to most polls. In a fight with such wafer-thin margins, we need reporters on the ground talking to the people Trump and Harris are courting.