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The Senate Is an Institutional Barrier to Democracy

Sohale A. Mortazavi Truthout
The United States is not the only supposedly democratic country saddled with an undemocratic upper legislative chamber (ours just has the most egregious malapportionment), but Americans have, so far, been the least willing to push back.

The Contradictions of the #Resistance

Branko Marcetic Jacobin
Jeff Sessions’ tenure as attorney general was vastly more detrimental to democracy and the rule of law than shuttering Mueller’s investigation could ever be. No one should be nostalgic for his tenure.

Historic 10-Point Jump in Turnout Among Young People

Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg The Conversation
Voting by young people hit historic highs. And the proportion of young people who joined protests and marches tripled since the fall of 2016, from 5 percent to 15 percent.