A sliver of good news has emerged, and signs are showing that newsrooms might be slowing their race to headline stories with everything Trump says and does. The press may be revealing a new willingnes...

A call that came about amidst a long protest wave that started right at the turn of the century.

The Trump administration's persistent preoccupation with their political opponents has led to the deployment of troops to US cities, disregarding the wishes of local and state authorities.

A new prize to honor individuals who embody an uncommon commitment to democracy work despite real threats.

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DeSantis walked so that Trump could run.

US institutions are being pressured into compliance with the Trump administration’s capricious demands. Many law firms, philanthropic organizations, and higher education institutions are choosing the path of least resistance. But will it keep them safe? Sharon L. Davies is the president and chief executive officer of the Charles F. Kettering Foundation. Davies’ career experiences span both academic and nonacademic fields. From 2017–2021, she was provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Spelman College. She joined Spelman from The Ohio State University, where she was vice provost for diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer. Davies was also a member of OSU’s Moritz College of Law faculty for 22 years, serving as the Gregory H. Williams Chair in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. In addition, she directed the university’s Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race & Ethnicity. Davies has an undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a law degree from Columbia University School of Law.

Many of us are familiar with a framework in which the university is a powerful institution with resources and discretion. For example, it decides whom to admit to the middle (or upper) class and what ...

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Masked agents snatching people off the street. Government officials using caged prisoners for propaganda videos. We are the villains.

AOC, solidarity, and people power.

Political scientist Robert Putnam told Judy Woodruff that strengthening the country’s democracy would begin with grassroots efforts by people stepping up in their own communities. Those efforts will b...