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Regaining the Democratic Imagination On July 21, the Charles F. Kettering Foundation held a Kettering Global Conversation on Democracy: Solidarity across Borders in Washington, DC. The event provided a dynamic forum to explore democratic...

His message: democracy is never guaranteed—and regaining the democratic imagination means committing to the ongoing, global struggle for freedom.

Watch the keynote and hear for yourself Vejvoda’s stirring call for solidarity. kettering.org/regaining-th...

At the recent Kettering Global Conversation on Democracy held in Washington DC, #KetteringFoundation Global Fellow Ivan Vejvoda delivered a powerful keynote tracing the hard-fought lessons of freedom across generations and continents.

🌍 “Solidarity across borders” isn’t just a theme—it’s a democratic imperative. #KFConvos

Real progress begins in our communities when we share our authentic stories, speak truth to power, and demand something greater for ourselves and our neighbors. www.dispatch.com/story/news/l...

Solidarity across Borders On July 21, the Charles F. Kettering Foundation held a Kettering Global Conversation on Democracy: Solidarity across Borders in Washington, DC. The event provided a dynamic forum to explore democratic...

Her words set the tone for a vital global dialogue.

Watch her opening remarks: kettering.org/solidarity-a...

#KFConvos

🌏 Scenes from the Kettering Global Conversation on Democracy: Solidarity across Borders. Paloma Dallas, #KetteringFoundation senior program officer for Democracy around the Globe, opened the event with powerful remarks on the urgency of democratic cooperation in a fractured world.

A must-read for anyone committed to defending inclusive democracy. Learn more: bit.ly/41jZvGo

#CourageIsContagious #AmericanUniversalism #OutOfManyOne #Democracy

In “Authoritarianism Comes to America, Redux,” Davies sounds the alarm on rising authoritarian threats—from attacks on civil liberties to the erosion of democratic institutions—and makes a compelling call for unity and courageous action.

📚 Just published! #KetteringFoundation President & CEO Sharon L. Davies has a powerful new essay in Out of Many, One: Writings on American Universalism.

Every time this country has tried to erasure us, we have rebuilt something stronger — with our stories leading the way.

That’s why we're taking the American Dreams Tour to every corner of the US: Because LGBTQ+ stories ARE the American Dream. www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...

Therapists Face Ethical Dilemmas in Treating Their Medicaid Patients Under New Ohio Law Across the country legislation targeting the rights, dignity, and healthcare access of our communities is advancing at an alarming pace.

As the American Dreams Tour begins in Columbus, we are spotlighting the attacks on health care access in Ohio.

As @equitas-health.bsky.social President & CEO, David Ernesto Munar, and HRC’s own @kelleyjrobinson.bsky.social write, when access to care becomes a political weapon, EVERYONE loses.

From launching a loan fund to becoming a federally insured credit union, Washington is closing the loop on financial access—and proving that economic justice is essential to democracy.

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🏦 Underserved. Unbanked. Underbanked.

This week on #TheContext, Arlo Washington shares how he built People Trust, Arkansas’s first Black-owned financial institution, to serve those shut out of traditional banking.

Protecting Educational Equity in America: A Critical Call to Action for State Legislators Over 70 years ago, the United States experienced a major shift in education and social policy. The decades of civil rights progress made since Brown is endangered unless state policymakers and advocat...

“In the absence of federal leadership, states must now take the lead in education to protect civil rights and to guarantee every student, regardless of identity or background, has access to high-quality and equitable education.”
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🚨 New in #FromManyWe: Gabrielle Gray issues an urgent call to action for state legislators:

Building Pro-Democracy Coalitions: Lessons from Brazil Across the globe, democracy is in retreat. From Hungary to India, the United States to the Philippines, elected leaders have used the tools of democracy to slowly dismantle its foundations from within...

🇧🇷 How do we build strong, pro-democracy coalitions in polarized times? New in #ResilienceResistance from the #KetteringFoundation, CFK Global Fellow Flávia Pellegrino draws lessons from Brazil’s democratic struggles—and offers insights for democracies everywhere. bit.ly/4meaUja

Where Is the Supreme Court of the United States? The Attorney General of the United States, Pam Bondi, has now filed an official complaint against Federal District Court Judge James Boasberg with the Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals...

Where Is the Supreme Court of the United States?

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New York Times v. Sullivan: A Dead Letter America's Media Will Have No One to Blame But Itself

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It looks like Harvard is not up to the task of leading the defense of academic freedom and democracy in the United States. It was a big ask, to be sure, and sadly, it appears Harvard is not big enough. History will not look kindly on us.

📍 Details: bit.ly/3TGV2tt

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The 2nd Annual #DaytonDemocracySummit is on Mon, Oct 27, 2025, at Sinclair College!

✨ A free, public event where people from all walks of life come together to learn, connect, and inspire change.

🗣️ Keynote address: #KetteringFoundation Senior Fellow William J. Barber II.

🎧 Listen now to hear the story behind #TheBarberOfLittleRock and the movement for economic equity.

Today on #TheContext, host @alexlovit.bsky.social talks with Arlo Washington—barber, banker, and founder of Arkansas’s first Black-owned financial institution—about how access to capital can empower communities and strengthen democracy from the ground up.

💰 What does financial justice have to do with democracy?

The Republican House Oversight Committee Bludgeons Biden’s Aides to Surrender Their Fifth Amendment Rights Against Government Tyranny and Compel Their Testimony As surely as night follows day, it could have been expected that The White House would launch a pretextual “criminal investigation” into former President Biden’s cognitive abilities, in a fully transp...

I posted this piece today on Substack about the House Republican Oversight Committee’s bludgeoning of President Biden’s aides to compel their testimony.

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Never before in the Nation’s almost 250 year history has America’s present and future depended more on the free press than it does today.

YouTube video by Kettering Foundation The Stakes: Reclaiming Democracy from the Ground Up

Watch now: youtu.be/gF7IC2w7dNU

In the latest episode of #TheStakes, host @bradrourke.bsky.social sits down with #KetteringFoundation Research Fellow @devawo.bsky.social to explore how today’s protest movements are reshaping democracy from the ground up—building local power, civic imagination, and new forms of community.

🎙️ What if protest isn’t just about resistance—but reconstruction?

New on our blog: How can news media resist authoritarian efforts to control the narrative? Journalism scholar @subbuvincent.bsky.social shows a new model is starting to emerge in recent coverage of the Trump admin.