“With fear for our democracy, I dissent.”
“In sadness, I dissent.”
“With deep disillusionment, I dissent.”
What’s next?
“In sadness, I dissent.”
“With deep disillusionment, I dissent.”
What’s next?
June 28, 2025 at 3:24 AM
“With fear for our democracy, I dissent.”
“In sadness, I dissent.”
“With deep disillusionment, I dissent.”
What’s next?
“In sadness, I dissent.”
“With deep disillusionment, I dissent.”
What’s next?
Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a sign opposing genocide.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
🚨BREAKING: GRETA THUNBERG ARRESTED UNDER TERRORISM ACT FOR SUPPORTING 'PALESTINE ACTION PRISONERS'
December 23, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a sign opposing genocide.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
Don’t let anybody tell you small towns don’t matter. 🤠🔥 Weatherford, Texas — population under 8,000 — came out today to say no kings, no exceptions. Deep in red state America, democracy is alive and fighting. #NoKings2026
March 30, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Don’t let anybody tell you small towns don’t matter. 🤠🔥 Weatherford, Texas — population under 8,000 — came out today to say no kings, no exceptions. Deep in red state America, democracy is alive and fighting. #NoKings2026
I spoke to Indiana Democrats last night in Anderson.
Hundreds showed up. In a “deep red” state.
Serious candidates. Real debate. A party of ideas.
That’s how democracy was designed to work — and it’s how we take it back.
We compete everywhere.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Hundreds showed up. In a “deep red” state.
Serious candidates. Real debate. A party of ideas.
That’s how democracy was designed to work — and it’s how we take it back.
We compete everywhere.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
The Future We’re Fighting For
Why competing everywhere — even in deep red states — is how we strengthen democracy
open.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:04 PM
I spoke to Indiana Democrats last night in Anderson.
Hundreds showed up. In a “deep red” state.
Serious candidates. Real debate. A party of ideas.
That’s how democracy was designed to work — and it’s how we take it back.
We compete everywhere.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Hundreds showed up. In a “deep red” state.
Serious candidates. Real debate. A party of ideas.
That’s how democracy was designed to work — and it’s how we take it back.
We compete everywhere.
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Democracy is not just voting in elections; it's not just institutions and laws.
Democracy is a spiritual practice.
It requires a deep love for our neighbors — especially our neighbors with whom we disagree the most.
Democracy is a spiritual practice.
It requires a deep love for our neighbors — especially our neighbors with whom we disagree the most.
September 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Democracy is not just voting in elections; it's not just institutions and laws.
Democracy is a spiritual practice.
It requires a deep love for our neighbors — especially our neighbors with whom we disagree the most.
Democracy is a spiritual practice.
It requires a deep love for our neighbors — especially our neighbors with whom we disagree the most.
This is President Trump's envoy to Greenland, the man tasked with convincing them to join America and enjoy its deep commitment to democracy
May 12, 2026 at 3:46 AM
This is President Trump's envoy to Greenland, the man tasked with convincing them to join America and enjoy its deep commitment to democracy
Good morning from Athens, Greece—the birthplace of democracy. My friend Stavros is thinking deep thoughts about America right now.
November 26, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Good morning from Athens, Greece—the birthplace of democracy. My friend Stavros is thinking deep thoughts about America right now.
A solid blue state with a state supreme court that has the politics of a deep red state.
Our dEmoCRacy on 2026.
Our dEmoCRacy on 2026.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court of Virginia on Friday struck down the voter-approved redistricting amendment, upholding a lower court ruling that declared the measure unconstitutional less than 24 hours after the special election and briefly halted its implementation. virginiamercury.com/2026/05/08/s...
Supreme Court of Virginia strikes down redistricting amendment, keeps current maps in place • Virginia Mercury
The Supreme Court of Virginia on Friday struck down the voter-approved redistricting amendment, upholding a lower court ruling that had declared the measure unconstitutional less than 24 hours after l...
virginiamercury.com
May 8, 2026 at 2:43 PM
A solid blue state with a state supreme court that has the politics of a deep red state.
Our dEmoCRacy on 2026.
Our dEmoCRacy on 2026.
Everyone in my country is a stupid hog who only votes based on prices but in other countries I’m sure voters follow rational choice models based on deep ideological commitments to democracy
October 5, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Everyone in my country is a stupid hog who only votes based on prices but in other countries I’m sure voters follow rational choice models based on deep ideological commitments to democracy
This what democracy looks like! In deep red Georgia, two people created their own protest! What have you done to save democracy today?
November 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM
This what democracy looks like! In deep red Georgia, two people created their own protest! What have you done to save democracy today?
Twilight of Democracy. Very deep
November 26, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Twilight of Democracy. Very deep
If you dig deep enough into the corruption of our democracy, down there at the bottom of the hole you find...a lot of oil
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
Big Oil Breaks Everything
The planet, our democracy, our courts...
open.substack.com
April 19, 2026 at 5:27 PM
If you dig deep enough into the corruption of our democracy, down there at the bottom of the hole you find...a lot of oil
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
We can't forget what happened 5 years ago and the deep damage done to people's lives and our democracy.
January 6, 2026 at 4:39 PM
We can't forget what happened 5 years ago and the deep damage done to people's lives and our democracy.
Important for pro-democracy Spaniards to know that the Minnesota State Fair has a paella truck with the tagline The Hotdish of Spain.
I’m just saying the cross-Atlantic solidarity runs deep.
I’m just saying the cross-Atlantic solidarity runs deep.
Mar Espinar, Spain’s PSOE deputy, on Isabel Díaz Ayuso’s support for Trump:
“Take your mafioso chief of staff, go to Mar-a-Lago, and leave us here — because we are more like the brave ones from Minnesota”
“Take your mafioso chief of staff, go to Mar-a-Lago, and leave us here — because we are more like the brave ones from Minnesota”
March 13, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Important for pro-democracy Spaniards to know that the Minnesota State Fair has a paella truck with the tagline The Hotdish of Spain.
I’m just saying the cross-Atlantic solidarity runs deep.
I’m just saying the cross-Atlantic solidarity runs deep.
Soldiers at Valley Forge suffered frostbite, disease and malnutrition, but they stood fast for democracy.
Republicans in the Senate suffered deep unease about being primaried, so they betrayed democracy.
Republicans in the Senate suffered deep unease about being primaried, so they betrayed democracy.
February 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Soldiers at Valley Forge suffered frostbite, disease and malnutrition, but they stood fast for democracy.
Republicans in the Senate suffered deep unease about being primaried, so they betrayed democracy.
Republicans in the Senate suffered deep unease about being primaried, so they betrayed democracy.
Fascism is not just a personality driven phenomenon. It arises from deep economic contradictions. Social inequality and permanent war policies fuel authoritarianism. Liberal democracy cannot solve the crisis. The only alternative is socialism.
February 26, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Fascism is not just a personality driven phenomenon. It arises from deep economic contradictions. Social inequality and permanent war policies fuel authoritarianism. Liberal democracy cannot solve the crisis. The only alternative is socialism.
this man is a threat to democracy, a thing that famously exists in the deep south circa 1920
September 23, 2023 at 8:57 AM
this man is a threat to democracy, a thing that famously exists in the deep south circa 1920
This has been a period of tragedy and deep disappointment as the hateful reality of so many Americans and the cowardice of so many elected officials has been exposed. But it also clarifies the collective work we must pursue to build an inclusive democracy based on equality and justice. LFG.
August 11, 2026 at 10:13 AM
This has been a period of tragedy and deep disappointment as the hateful reality of so many Americans and the cowardice of so many elected officials has been exposed. But it also clarifies the collective work we must pursue to build an inclusive democracy based on equality and justice. LFG.
On our way to Susanville, CA, in deep-red Lassen County. Standing up for democracy!
October 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
On our way to Susanville, CA, in deep-red Lassen County. Standing up for democracy!
“THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!”
#HandsOff
Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland
Great turnout for a small town in a deep red county, in the heart of central Maryland’s farmland.
#WestminsterMaryland
#Maryland
#HandsOffOurDemocracy
#WeThePeople
#HandsOff
Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland
Great turnout for a small town in a deep red county, in the heart of central Maryland’s farmland.
#WestminsterMaryland
#Maryland
#HandsOffOurDemocracy
#WeThePeople
April 5, 2025 at 7:24 PM
“THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE!”
#HandsOff
Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland
Great turnout for a small town in a deep red county, in the heart of central Maryland’s farmland.
#WestminsterMaryland
#Maryland
#HandsOffOurDemocracy
#WeThePeople
#HandsOff
Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland
Great turnout for a small town in a deep red county, in the heart of central Maryland’s farmland.
#WestminsterMaryland
#Maryland
#HandsOffOurDemocracy
#WeThePeople
"Ukraine is radicalizing itself — not toward authoritarian simplicity, but toward a fierce, active insistence on democracy," writes Cory Alpert in his recent op-ed.
In Ukraine, democracy finds its fiercest defenders
Much of recent Western history contains the story of democracy stumbling.
Crisis after financial collapse, after war, over the last two decades has fostered a deep dissatisfaction, leading societies ...
kyivindependent.com
August 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
"Ukraine is radicalizing itself — not toward authoritarian simplicity, but toward a fierce, active insistence on democracy," writes Cory Alpert in his recent op-ed.
Democracy in the UK
Unelected Head of state
Unelected second chamber of parliament
MPs pressurized to toe the party line
Political parties, too many legislators available for hire to the super-rich
Unlike the EU no workplace democracy
FPTP skews election outcomes
Deep social/economic problems.
Unelected Head of state
Unelected second chamber of parliament
MPs pressurized to toe the party line
Political parties, too many legislators available for hire to the super-rich
Unlike the EU no workplace democracy
FPTP skews election outcomes
Deep social/economic problems.
How democratic is the UK?
The UK has a crisis of democracy
leftfootforward.org
March 9, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Democracy in the UK
Unelected Head of state
Unelected second chamber of parliament
MPs pressurized to toe the party line
Political parties, too many legislators available for hire to the super-rich
Unlike the EU no workplace democracy
FPTP skews election outcomes
Deep social/economic problems.
Unelected Head of state
Unelected second chamber of parliament
MPs pressurized to toe the party line
Political parties, too many legislators available for hire to the super-rich
Unlike the EU no workplace democracy
FPTP skews election outcomes
Deep social/economic problems.
Utter disaster, as the UK emters the American age of political fund-raising. If the country fails to harness this situation and treat it like a genuine crisis, our democracy will be in deep, deep trouble.
September 12, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Utter disaster, as the UK emters the American age of political fund-raising. If the country fails to harness this situation and treat it like a genuine crisis, our democracy will be in deep, deep trouble.
All of the above, and more. The daily assault on every check and balance, norm, standard of decency, and democracy is putting America thru’ deep, deep trauma. The outward damage will take years to fix. The psychological harm, perhaps never.
March 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
All of the above, and more. The daily assault on every check and balance, norm, standard of decency, and democracy is putting America thru’ deep, deep trauma. The outward damage will take years to fix. The psychological harm, perhaps never.
Really speaks to a deep rot in the ethical makeup of our political community that nihilistic killing for zero purpose outweighs helping to defend a fellow democracy that’s under attack.
December 24, 2024 at 11:40 AM
Really speaks to a deep rot in the ethical makeup of our political community that nihilistic killing for zero purpose outweighs helping to defend a fellow democracy that’s under attack.