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Summer 2019, No. 53 – 15 MIN READ

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Trump Vs. Democracy

No President in our history has presented such a threat to the Constitution and our democracy as this one. In this special issue, we asked 35 contributors to describe different aspects of the assault. We could have asked twice that number.
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Democracy Is an Act—One That Doesn't End on Election Day

The President of the United States is exploiting a deadly pandemic to ratchet up his assault on democracy, sow chaos, and delegitimize the upcoming election.

By Hillary Rodham Clinton
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Assaulting the Truth

History will brutally judge this rancid era and the grotesque consequences of Trump’s lying.

By Steve Schmidt
October 6, 2020, 11:23 am – 4 MIN READ

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Holding Accountability in Contempt

By saying that neither he nor his cronies can be held accountable, Trump is saying he is not bound by our laws.

By Khizr Khan
October 6, 2020, 11:23 am – 4 MIN READ

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Electioneering at the White House

Obliterating the line between politics and the official duties of the President was fine, Trump said, because “we’re here and they’re not.”

By Karen Finney
October 6, 2020, 11:23 am – 5 MIN READ