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The Charles F. Kettering Foundation condemns the Turkish government’s sweeping crackdown on LGBTQ+ organizations and human rights defenders. kettering.org/when-governmen…
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President Trump’s unusually elaborate welcome for Chinese President Xi Jinping raises broader questions about his approach to authoritarian leaders.
KF Senior Fellow @BillKristol explores that dynamic in his Morning Shots column: bit.ly/4hiGJq4
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KF Senior Fellow @DavidAFrench looks at questions surrounding transparency from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Trump administration about the war with Iran, including its toll on US troops and military bases in a new op-ed: nyti.ms/46GIxVc
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Drawing on 14 years with USAID, Daniel Tirrell explores how tools used to assess democracy work in other countries could help US democracy defenders adapt at home.
Read the latest #FromManyWe: bit.ly/4yQ7HfS
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KF Senior Fellow William J. Barber II asks a fundamental question about voter suppression: who benefits when fewer people participate in our democracy? bit.ly/4yX3eYS
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KF Senior Fellow’s @SarahLongwell25 and @BillKristol brought @BulwarkOnline to Dayton to stand with Springfield’s Haitian community and raise support for those facing an uncertain future as TPS protections end: bit.ly/47oFt00
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Check out Jingles for Democracy, a one-of-a-kind playlist featuring people using music to share a message about democracy. #ArtInAction 🎶
JoyZ wants to know: Are you registered to vote?
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KF Senior Fellow @RuthBenGhiat examines growing threats to independent journalism and why press freedom remains essential to democracy: bit.ly/4iKVGUt
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How quickly could the global order change? KF Senior Fellow @BillKristol talks with Robert Kagan about growing strains on US alliances and what the next two years could mean for America’s role in the world. bit.ly/3V895fz
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We don’t have to do everything. We just have to do something.
KF Senior Fellow @TimothyDSnyder joined MS NOW’s Nicolle Wallace to discuss why protecting democracy doesn’t require any one person to take on everything, but it does require each of us to play a part: bit.ly/4hfgJgM
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In an excerpt from her new book, "How to Eat an Elephant: One Voter at a Time," KF Senior Fellow @SarahLongwell25 calls on Americans to reject political intimidation, find common ground, and take meaningful, peaceful action to strengthen democracy.
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KF Fanning Fellow @JudyWoodruff joins Jamelle Bouie at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello for a conversation about why a free press remains essential to democracy.
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Concerns about the health of democracy are growing across party lines, but desire for change is also growing. What can we learn from that tension?
Dana Fisher, professor at American University’s School of International Service and director of the Center for Environment, Community, & Equity, draws on the latest Kettering-Gallup #DemocracyForAll Project to explore where Americans see democracy falling short and what they believe could improve.
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Look back at out third-party session, “The Fight for Our Future,” during the @CBCFInc's 55th Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, DC: bit.ly/3T5ebsn
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Most Americans support democracy, but how they define what democracy is and what it looks like in practice varies dramatically.
Kettering Foundation Research Fellow Andrew Whitehead talks with us about those differences through the lens of new data from the Kettering-Gallup #DemocracyForAll Project, one of the most extensive annual studies of how Americans experience democracy.
Check out the report: bit.ly/46ZWFZX
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How do you talk politics without turning disagreement into division?
On Assembly Required, KF Senior Fellow @StaceyAbrams talks with @DemocracyFwd President and CEO Skye Perryman about navigating political differences while staying grounded in shared democratic life. bit.ly/3VN4rUi
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What changed for American democracy over the summer?
Picking up their conversation from June, Erica Chenoweth asks KF Senior Fellow Steven Levitsky where he sees the most significant challenges to democracy today and where he sees signs of resilience: bit.ly/4Axp2vW
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Congratulations to KF Senior Fellow @Neal_Katyal, named to Forbes’ 2026 America’s Top Lawyers list for the third consecutive year.
A former Acting Solicitor General who has argued more than 50 cases before the Supreme Court, Katyal’s work reflects the importance of law to a healthy democracy.
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KF Senior Fellow @BillKristol reflects on the relationship between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution—and why renewing and strengthening constitutional government remains an urgent task.
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First-time voters are heading into an election season with big questions, and campus leaders can help them feel prepared to participate.
That’s why we collaborated with Common Ground USA and the National Civic League to create a Checklist for Campus Leaders as a guide to helping students navigate election season.
Download it, share it, and pass it along to higher education leaders, student affairs teams, and civic engagement staff supporting students this fall!
📋: bit.ly/4yOYxAm
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