Real democracies elect their leaders by popular vote. We could do it too.
Need 48 more Electoral College votes for the National Vote Interstate Compact to come into effect.
Dems/coalitions on track to win trifectas in seven states that haven't yet passed the NPVIC: AZ AK MI NV PA WI. That's 64 Electoral College votes.
Dems/coalitions on track to win trifectas in seven states that haven't yet passed the NPVIC: AZ AK MI NV PA WI. That's 64 Electoral College votes.
If enough states elect Democratic trifectas tonight, we could use the powers granted by the Constitution to change how US presidents are elected.
November 4, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Real democracies elect their leaders by popular vote. We could do it too.
Cover US midterm elections the way US media outlets would cover elections in developing, struggling democracies challenge.
November 3, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Cover US midterm elections the way US media outlets would cover elections in developing, struggling democracies challenge.
Most democracies have a voter ID system because most democracies issue a national ID card as a matter of course. The bigger issue here, however, is that the Republican Party is completely uninterested in governance beyond tax cuts and punishment.
I'm a no on the voter id thing (prop 39 in CA) but it's pretty frustrating how this is an issue where we can't have a common sense sounding thing due to republicans being insanely racist that they then are able to turn around and exploit as a wedge issue.
November 2, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Most democracies have a voter ID system because most democracies issue a national ID card as a matter of course. The bigger issue here, however, is that the Republican Party is completely uninterested in governance beyond tax cuts and punishment.
Two days. Hundreds of voices. One shared goal: stronger democracies.
From youth participation to citizen-led action, one message stood out: stronger democracies need stronger public participation.
From youth participation to citizen-led action, one message stood out: stronger democracies need stronger public participation.
November 4, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Two days. Hundreds of voices. One shared goal: stronger democracies.
From youth participation to citizen-led action, one message stood out: stronger democracies need stronger public participation.
From youth participation to citizen-led action, one message stood out: stronger democracies need stronger public participation.
It's a good day for democracies.
November 4, 2026 at 9:22 AM
It's a good day for democracies.
This guy democracies!
If you haven't voted yet (US): Tomorrows the day. Do you have a plan? How are you getting there? Before/after work? Who's watching the kids? What happens if the line is long? Got your ID? Do you still need to look up any down-ballot races?
If you're local to me, do you need a ride?...
If you're local to me, do you need a ride?...
November 3, 2026 at 12:07 AM
This guy democracies!
This is both good news & again, not something that you need to worry about in actual full democracies.
"Democracy is a system in which parties lose elections"
"Democracy is a system in which parties lose elections"
November 4, 2026 at 2:22 AM
This is both good news & again, not something that you need to worry about in actual full democracies.
"Democracy is a system in which parties lose elections"
"Democracy is a system in which parties lose elections"
Is there any election result in the history of democracies to which that doesn’t apply?
November 4, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Is there any election result in the history of democracies to which that doesn’t apply?
You could be even bolder and embrace multiple parties and proportional representation. Like real democracies.
November 4, 2026 at 9:28 PM
You could be even bolder and embrace multiple parties and proportional representation. Like real democracies.
And in North Dakota there is no voter registration. You just need to present acceptable identification
This is how many other democracies run their elections
Voter registration is the biggest vote suppression law, that we just accept as a norm
This is how many other democracies run their elections
Voter registration is the biggest vote suppression law, that we just accept as a norm
Eligible voters, there's still time to register and vote in the midterms TODAY in:
CA
CO
CT
DC
HI
ID
IL
IA
ME
MD
MI
MN
MT
NV
NH
NM
UT
VT
VA
WA
WI
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More info at npr.org/vote
CA
CO
CT
DC
HI
ID
IL
IA
ME
MD
MI
MN
MT
NV
NH
NM
UT
VT
VA
WA
WI
WY
More info at npr.org/vote
How to register to vote and check your registration status
For the 2026 elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.
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November 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM
And in North Dakota there is no voter registration. You just need to present acceptable identification
This is how many other democracies run their elections
Voter registration is the biggest vote suppression law, that we just accept as a norm
This is how many other democracies run their elections
Voter registration is the biggest vote suppression law, that we just accept as a norm
Good news for democracies !
November 2, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Good news for democracies !
The tankie argument is:
There's no democracy without economic democracy.
There are no economic democracies.
There are no democracies.
(Leap of logic)
Therefore, democracies and dictatorships are identical.
(Another leap)
Dictatorships that claim/pretend to be economic democracies deserve support.
There's no democracy without economic democracy.
There are no economic democracies.
There are no democracies.
(Leap of logic)
Therefore, democracies and dictatorships are identical.
(Another leap)
Dictatorships that claim/pretend to be economic democracies deserve support.
The saddest thing about tankies is that they see flaws with democracy as a sign that democracy in general just doesn't exist. But they can't say they hate democracy, so they instead twist themselves into a belief that a one-party dictatorship with no accountability is the truest form of democracy
October 30, 2026 at 9:50 PM
The tankie argument is:
There's no democracy without economic democracy.
There are no economic democracies.
There are no democracies.
(Leap of logic)
Therefore, democracies and dictatorships are identical.
(Another leap)
Dictatorships that claim/pretend to be economic democracies deserve support.
There's no democracy without economic democracy.
There are no economic democracies.
There are no democracies.
(Leap of logic)
Therefore, democracies and dictatorships are identical.
(Another leap)
Dictatorships that claim/pretend to be economic democracies deserve support.
How Democracies Die
JA21 of GroenLinks-PvdA? Bontenbal weigert voorkeur uit te spreken
JA21 of GroenLinks-PvdA? Bontenbal weigert voorkeur uit te spreken
Na Jesse Klaver is het de beurt aan CDA-leider Henri Bontenbal om in gesprek te gaan met verkenner Wouter Koolmees.
www.nrc.nl
November 1, 2026 at 9:35 AM
How Democracies Die
1. authoritarians being forced to concede elections in illiberal/electoral democracies when results are overwhelmingly clear
2. the inability of authoritarians in these systems to inhibit voting at scale, despite their efforts
3. the strength of sustained bottom-up civil society-based mobilization
2. the inability of authoritarians in these systems to inhibit voting at scale, despite their efforts
3. the strength of sustained bottom-up civil society-based mobilization
November 4, 2026 at 9:03 AM
1. authoritarians being forced to concede elections in illiberal/electoral democracies when results are overwhelmingly clear
2. the inability of authoritarians in these systems to inhibit voting at scale, despite their efforts
3. the strength of sustained bottom-up civil society-based mobilization
2. the inability of authoritarians in these systems to inhibit voting at scale, despite their efforts
3. the strength of sustained bottom-up civil society-based mobilization
In capitalist liberal democracies, the degree of freedom is directly proportional to the amount of capital you own.
November 3, 2026 at 6:31 PM
In capitalist liberal democracies, the degree of freedom is directly proportional to the amount of capital you own.
Dems need to crack down on corruption everywhere. Meta tried (and failed) to swing elections in two major democracies in the last 10 days alone. If we let that stand, they're just gonna get more brazen. Musk personally tried to ratfuck Ukraine to help Putin. It's time for consequences
November 4, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Dems need to crack down on corruption everywhere. Meta tried (and failed) to swing elections in two major democracies in the last 10 days alone. If we let that stand, they're just gonna get more brazen. Musk personally tried to ratfuck Ukraine to help Putin. It's time for consequences
one of the things we need to smother is american exceptionalism. let's rejoin the world. let's enable ourselves to be judged by the same standards other democracies embrace. let's be freaking normal.
November 4, 2026 at 3:41 AM
one of the things we need to smother is american exceptionalism. let's rejoin the world. let's enable ourselves to be judged by the same standards other democracies embrace. let's be freaking normal.
What, just like in other democracies?
October 31, 2026 at 2:20 PM
What, just like in other democracies?
A common western narrative these days seems to be that countries like China and North Korea are evil in an essential way because they’re not democracies, but the US and Israel are demonstrating that it’s quite possible to be evil AND a democracy
November 3, 2026 at 9:17 AM
A common western narrative these days seems to be that countries like China and North Korea are evil in an essential way because they’re not democracies, but the US and Israel are demonstrating that it’s quite possible to be evil AND a democracy
Canada’s “Associate” EU Membership Should Be Digital | "Brussels has signed “digital partnerships” with like-minded democracies. It should strengthen them." William Echikson https://cepa.org/article/canadas-associate-eu-membership-should-be-digital/
Canada’s “Associate” EU Membership Should Be Digital
Brussels has signed “digital partnerships” with like-minded democracies. It should strengthen them.
cepa.org
November 3, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Canada’s “Associate” EU Membership Should Be Digital | "Brussels has signed “digital partnerships” with like-minded democracies. It should strengthen them." William Echikson https://cepa.org/article/canadas-associate-eu-membership-should-be-digital/
Also, it's not about you, personally at the individual level, but your system is dangerous and incompatible with our way of life and democracies; if your majority can't see that or can't figure it out, it leaves the rest of us without any other option then to defend and protect ourselves.
November 4, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Also, it's not about you, personally at the individual level, but your system is dangerous and incompatible with our way of life and democracies; if your majority can't see that or can't figure it out, it leaves the rest of us without any other option then to defend and protect ourselves.
This applies to democracies too
ADHD tip: DO NOT SIT DOWN OR YOU ARE DOOMED
November 4, 2026 at 2:27 PM
This applies to democracies too
The U.S. needs strict, enforced regulations on tech, user data, and privacy - at least in line with the other wealthy democracies we like to compare ourselves to.
Until then, more and more Americans are going to conclude Silicon Valley tech is just as dangerous to their own interests as China’s is.
Until then, more and more Americans are going to conclude Silicon Valley tech is just as dangerous to their own interests as China’s is.
November 3, 2026 at 3:53 PM
The U.S. needs strict, enforced regulations on tech, user data, and privacy - at least in line with the other wealthy democracies we like to compare ourselves to.
Until then, more and more Americans are going to conclude Silicon Valley tech is just as dangerous to their own interests as China’s is.
Until then, more and more Americans are going to conclude Silicon Valley tech is just as dangerous to their own interests as China’s is.
Start by deciding who your geopolitical allies are (eg, are you with the democracies or Russia?); rein in the tech oligarchs; stop destroying our climate
Great that American voters have seen sense but there’s a long way to go to repair the global damage of the past year+
November 4, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Start by deciding who your geopolitical allies are (eg, are you with the democracies or Russia?); rein in the tech oligarchs; stop destroying our climate