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Democracy in the U.S. has historically not been available to all. Panacea Doll/iStock / Getty Images Plus

March 19, 2024

US democracy’s unaddressed flaws undermine Biden’s stand as democracy’s defender − but Trump keeps favoring political violence

Dayna Cunningham, Tufts University and Peter Levine, Tufts University

There are potential threats to US democracy posed by the choices voters make in this presidential election. But the benefits of American democracy have for centuries been unequally available.

The U.S. Supreme Court. Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images

January 6, 2024

US Supreme Court decision on Trump-Colorado ballot case ‘monumental’ for democracy itself, not just 2024 presidential election

Derek T. Muller, University of Notre Dame

The US Supreme Court faces a case with huge repercussions for the 2024 presidential election – and American democracy. An election law scholar explains why.

Trump supporters and protesters gather peacefully outside the Miami federal courthouse on June 13, 2023. Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images

June 15, 2023

Despite threats of violence, Trump’s federal indictment happened with little fanfare – but that doesn’t mean the far-right movement is fading, an extremism scholar explains

Amy Cooter, Middlebury

Since Facebook removed online hate groups and individuals from its platform, extremist groups are increasingly organizing in more discreet ways.

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Dayna Cunningham
Pierre and Pamela Omidyar Dean, Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University
Peter Levine
Tisch College Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Lincoln Filene Professor, Tufts University
Amy Cooter
Director of Research, Academic Development, and Innovation, Middlebury
Derek T. Muller
Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame

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