Social Media Seen as Mostly Good for Democracy Across Many Nations, But U.S. is a Major Outlier
Most think social media has made it easier to manipulate and divide people, but also say it informs and raises awareness
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What the 2022 midterms say about the state of U.S. democracy
Why do some Americans feel the U.S. political system isn't working for them? Harvard Kennedy School of Government's Dr. Archon Fung joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss how to restore faith in our electoral system, what questions the media should ask…
Interventions to End Online Violence Against Women in Politics
Online violence against women in politics (OVAW-P) poses a deepening challenge to democracy, serving as a key tool of illiberalism and democratic backsliding across the globe. OVAW-P encompasses all forms of aggression, coercion, and intimidation seeking to exclude women from…
A USER’S GUIDE TO DEMOCRACY
From understanding political ads to seeing what your representatives are actually doing (or not doing), these short guides from non-profit investigative newsroom ProPublica will help you become a more informed, more engaged, more confident participant in democracy. Access the collection…
The Trump World’s Assault on U.S. Election Workers
Early voters in crucial swing states are already experiencing intimidation, and the Justice Department is warning of heightened threats against election workers. Award-winning investigative journalist Linda So talks to Hari Sreenivasan about the seriousness of this danger to American democracy.
Bring your ID next time you head to the polls: Nebraskans approve requiring ID to vote
Nebraskans will be required to show identification to vote in future elections.
“Meme Wars:” The Digital Underworld That Led to Jan. 6
The internet has redefined American politics in many ways. Among the most significant is the increasing use of memes by politicians and extremist groups. Once dismissed as an online joke, memes have proved to be effective tools for energizing a…
Voter Intimidation and Election Worker Intimidation Resource Guide
"As Election Day 2022 nears, many voters and election workers are increasingly concerned about threats of intimidation from official and private actors both at the polls and beyond. Since 2020, there have been more threats, politicization, and violence around the…
“Most democracies die at the ballot box”
India, Brazil, Poland, Hungary, Hong Kong, and other states throughout the world have in recent years seen an erosion of democracy as populist leaders take control of countries, both through elections or sometimes through violent coups. “You've seen countries that…
Democracy’s strange compromise
Experts discuss how the American Revolution united the states against the common enemy of the British monarchy, versus how Abraham Lincoln’s election and the Civil War brought our democracy and the nation to its brink. “They [the South] didn't claim…
“We don’t want just the veneer of a democracy”
The U.S. wasn’t the first democracy, nor is it the first nation to have issues with it. Struggles are inherent to the democratic process, experts explain, and America is at a critical turning point. “Very few countries have had stable…
American Democracy’s “Achilles Heel”
Experts discuss one of American democracy’s biggest vulnerabilities: race relations. This isn’t solely a contemporary tension within our democracy; it’s been present since the founding of the country, then a young nation deeply invested in the slave trade. Racial divisions…