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- Long before Trump won the White House, one political thinker warned America’s system was on a dangerous path. How does that prediction hold up today?
- Research on democratic backsliding suggests democracies may endure when people widely believe democracy itself is at stake.
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- Brazil elected a Donald Trump-like president who tried to consolidate power. Unlike the US, its courts, Congress, and military pushed back.
- Trump has tested the limits of American democracy. Three reports examine just how much damage has been done.
- Long before Trump won the White House, one political thinker warned America’s system was on a dangerous path. How does that prediction hold up today?
- Research on democratic backsliding suggests democracies may endure when people widely believe democracy itself is at stake.
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