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Democracy Renewal Group

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A community of more than 300 American democracy experts drawing on their global expertise to address current challenges facing U.S. democracy and renew the promise of our democracy to serve all Americans. Visit us at democracyrenewal.org

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Democracy Renewal Group @democracyrenewal.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"Trump and the Republican Party may be laying the groundwork to question the election process and undermine public confidence. ... [Still,] there are actions that can be taken between now and November to protect election integrity against other threats." democracyrenewal.substack.com/p/threats-to...
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Threats to the 2026 Midterm Elections
By Eric Bjornlund
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Democracy Renewal Group @democracyrenewal.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
What is a founding in our country? What does the American experience of a founding look like? In this article, Danielle Reiff dives into the United States' history and constructs of foundings, and why it's essential to find a path to our fourth founding. democracyrenewal.substack.com/p/the-path-t...
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The Path to a Fourth Founding
Part one of two: why our social contract needs renewing — and why renewing it peacefully is our American inheritance
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Democracy Renewal Group @democracyrenewal.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
DRG joins dozens of organizations condemning the deployment of National Guard troops to DC. Our democracy experts have seen regimes use military presence to intimidate voters, erode civil liberties & create fear. Governors must withdraw their troops. freedcproject.org/news/solidar...
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An Open Letter Supporting a Free DC and Marking One Year of Occupation — Free DC
More than 200 organizations, congregations, and elected leaders sign an open letter opposing DC’s occupation, urging the federal government to dismantle the "DC Safe and Beautiful Task Force"…
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Democracy Renewal Group @democracyrenewal.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Our political economy analysis found opponents of liberal democracy in the United States in the past decade have accumulated and deployed their power more effectively than the forces of democratic reform and accountability. Josh Kaufman looks at the key political actors: substack.com/home/post/p-...
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A Political Economy Analysis of America’s Democracy Crisis
Additional Findings of the Democracy Assessment of the United States
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Democracy Renewal Group @democracyrenewal.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Thanks to our friends at the Alliance for American Rule of Law for citing our Democracy Assessment of the United States as one of their five favorite reflections on the 250th anniversary of America’s Declaration of Independence. Check it out: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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#america250 #independenceday #julyfourth #recommendations | Alliance for American Rule of Law
As Americans gathered together over the July 4th weekend, many of us took time to reflect on where America finds itself in its 250th year. What’s the true state of our constitutional republic? Can we ...
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Democracy Renewal Group @democracyrenewal.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Democracy Renewal Group is on Substack! Check out this new article on the recently released Renew American Democracy strategy. Let's work together towards a democracy that works for all Americans. open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
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A Plan to Renew American Democracy
Join us in laying the foundation for a renewed American democracy that works for all Americans.
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The Carter Center @cartercenter.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
This clear-eyed assessment provides the unique value that only a mirror can. Read what former USAID workers and diplomats found about the state of U.S. #democracy when using the same tool the U.S. has used to assess other countries. democracyrenewal.org/assessment/ @democracyrenewal.bsky.social
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Democracy Assessment: The State of Democracy in the United States
DRG's assessment of the interconnected challenges driving democratic decline in the United States.
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Democracy Renewal Group @democracyrenewal.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
A new nonpartisan democracy assessment—conducted by former USAID civil servants and diplomats using the same framework the U.S. government applies to other countries—assesses the state of U.S. democracy at its 250th birthday. The findings are stark: democracyrenewal.org/assessment/ #democracy #USAID
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Democracy Assessment: The State of Democracy in the United States
DRG's assessment of the interconnected challenges driving democratic decline in the United States.
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