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MiamiLaw Constitutional Crisis Seminar
I am proud to announce the University of Miami Constitutional Crisis Seminar Series. The series includes thirteen lectures, almost all of which will be available on line, with new ones appearing weekly. Select University of Miami Law School students will also have a private seminar-style discussion with the speakers, but these will not be published. I have organized this program…Read More
Is There Any Way That Democrats Can Get Back Into Power?
Yes, if Democrats can take back the House in 2026, then we can stop Trump from continuing to strip away Americans’ rights. There are things we can all be doing right now to get Trump out of office. Remember, Democrats need to flip only three seats to flip the House. Just three seats. In his first six months as president,…Read More
Watch our Emmy-winning video: Elliott County Voted for Democrats For 144 Years. Then Came Trump…
Elliott County, Kentucky voted for Democrats for 144 years straight. Then, the county flipped to Trump…while simultaneously voting for Democratic Governor Andy Beshear. So what does this county have to tell us about this political moment? John Russell and Nehemiah Stark went down to find out. The post Watch our Emmy-winning video: Elliott County Voted for Democrats For 144 Years.…Read More
DA Spring Conference Opening Remarks from Pamela Shifman
Democracy Alliance President Pamela ShifmanOpening Remarks — DA Spring Conference 2025 June 2, 2025 Community, this moment calls us to bring many things to the table. The most important of all is courage. I will never forget being at a celebration for President Mandela in Johannesburg and meeting an incredible woman, an activist who had spent many years underground––with MK,…Read More
‘We Have Power Together’: Three Social Change Leaders On Solidarity And What We Can Learn From History As We Build A More Equitable Future
By Marianne Schnall, Contributor.Originally ran in Forbes: May 5, 2025 Reflecting on the historic figures and events that have advanced rights and freedoms in the U.S. can be a meaningful source of inspiration for today’s leaders who are working toward a more equitable future, especially at a time when many of those hard-won rights feel under threat. Three pro-democracy movement…Read More
John Lithgow Reads Timothy Synder’s 20 Lessons On Tyrrany
Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow by Timothy Snyder Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing Read on Substack Shared by permission: Do not obey in advance. Most of the power of authoritarianism is freely given. In times like these, individuals think ahead about what a more repressive government will want, and then offer themselves without being asked.…Read More
Shadowproof Is Shutting Down
After eight years, we have decided that it is time to shut down Shadowproof, but that does not mean that the independent journalism that we fostered is coming entirely to an end.In a span of time defined by numerous global crises and an ever-shifting online media landscape, readers like you helped us develop an oasis for incisive reporting on prisons,…Read More
In Washington State, Prison Closure Divides Abolitionist Community
This article was funded by the Marvel Cooke Fellowship. Read more about this reporting project and make a contribution to fund our fellowship budget. I board the transport in an orange jumpsuit, shackled and cuffed at the waist, one of many prisoners in exodus from the Washington State Reformatory. The rattling of our chains fills the cabin as we find places to sit. I…Read More