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As Trump itches to return to the White House, how tenuous is U.S. democracy three years after the attack on the Capitol? Naveed Shah joins Rising Up With Sonali to discuss.

Veterans Against Trump Call for Democratic Reforms

As Trump itches to return to the White House, how tenuous is U.S. democracy three years after the attack on the Capitol?

| Jan 11, 2024

Opinion | Insurrection | Trump indictment | Trump

Trump Has Already Disqualified Himself From the Presidency

The Fourteenth Amendment automatically bars anyone taking part in or supporting an insurrection from public office.

Joseph Ferguson, Thomas A. Durkin | Sep 1, 2023

To Inspire Antifascism, Graphic Novel Imagines a Successful Coup

Authors Alan Jenkins and Gan Golan have crafted a new graphic novel series offering a stark warning about how close the U.S. came to a fascist coup on Jan. 6, 2021.

Sonali Kolhatkar | Feb 20, 2023

What the Brazil Insurrection Means for Democracy

Supporters of Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro stormed the capital this weekend, demanding the election of his successor be overturned by the military. Here’s what that means.

Rafael R. Ioris | Jan 9, 2023

Can We Still Save U.S. Democracy?

Voting rights reform has died an ignoble death in Congress. The way forward isn’t clear or inspiring, but at least we still have one.

Chris Winters | Jan 25, 2022

Opinion | Insurrection | January 6 | U.S. Capitol

A Year Later, Justice for the Insurrection Remains Elusive

White rage and violence in American society are age-old phenomena. It should not surprise us that the wheels of justice are moving so slowly to respond to last year’s D.C. riots.

Sonali Kolhatkar | Jan 6, 2022

The Jan. 6 Insurrection Showed Us the Limits of Polarization

Not all political polarization is bad—some of it is inevitable in a healthy democracy. But the U.S. is not a healthy democracy.

Robert B. Talisse | Jan 6, 2022

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