Threats to Democracy
Is democracy under attack? Who or what are the biggest threats to Democracy in America today?
These questions have very different answers, depending on who you ask. The polarized part of our society sees very different threats to democracy, and partians tend to blame the other side for purportedly ruining our nation.
Gallup
Headline Roundup
What Do Americans Think About Political Violence?
Lucy North/PA Images/Getty Images
Headline Roundup
Great Britain Averages 12,000 Arrests Per Year for Online Speech
See how The Telegraph - UK, Reuters Fact Check, and RollingStone.com cover this story.
Brendan Smialowski/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
Headline Roundup
Brazilian Supreme Court Sentences Former President Bolsonaro to 27 Years in Prison
See how New York Times (Opinion), BBC News, and Wall Street Journal (Opinion) cover this story.
Perspectives Blog
Recommended Reading
Misinformation and Hyper Division, Democracy’s Biggest Threat and Opportunity
John Gable, AllSides Co-founder
August 9th, 2024
Recommended Reading
When Joe Biden Rolls The Dice
Dan Schnur
January 8th, 2024
Recommended Reading
Threats to Democracy: Censorship and Speech Suppression
Clare Ashcraft
June 7th, 2023
Recommended Reading
How do we Move Forward as a Nation?
Debilyn Molineaux
December 13th, 2022
Background
Red Blue Translator™
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