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You're invited to the live taping of @KetteringFdn's podcast The Context!

Host Alex Lovit will be joined by Sarah Longwell, publisher of @BulwarkOnline, host of The Focus Group Podcast and senior fellow at the Kettering Foundation.

Details: https://t.co/TaT3ned83q

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Join TDG and the @USCPolFuture for a live recording of the "At Our Table" podcast on June 8 at 7:45 PM ET at the USC Capital Campus. @harrisonjaime

RSVP here: https://t.co/ChqKtt4efa

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Join CPF & @GroupDemocracy on Mon. 6/8 at the USC Capital Campus in DC for a live taping of @AtOurTableShow with fmr @TheDemocrats Chair @harrisonjaime & @RepYvetteClarke. They'll explore the state of the Democratic Party & midterm elections.

RSVP: https://t.co/MbHT1f7VXo

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An episode by TDG podcast fellow Savannah Patterson-Case, Democracy is Art argues that democracy and art are deeply connected and examines the ways both practices collide and intersect.

📍 Listen now: https://t.co/BFaqVaUV7c

#democracy #podcast #art

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Exploring the friction of real-world non-compliance, this episode reveals why states don't fall to outside invaders — but instead evaporate quietly from the inside out when shared trust vanishes.

📍 The immersive episode drops June 8: https://t.co/lo2Jlw74IE

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Is our society hollowing out from within? The upcoming @OutrageOverload audio documentary challenges everything we think we know about government power.

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TDG fellows and On Our Minds student producers with @ReportingLabs will discuss 3 themes: the need for democratic discourse in today’s world, podcasting as a civic tool, and student podcasts highlighting everyday democracy.

📍 Register and see more here: https://t.co/nLsPHNnAwr

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Tomorrow, a new episode of #TheContext releases—and it’s one you won’t want to miss.

We’re closing out “Democracy, Under Construction” with @nhannahjones, creator of The 1619 Project, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, and founder of the Center for Journalism & Democracy at Howard University.

Together with Alex Lovit, she takes on questions of history, patriotism, and how we keep building toward a more inclusive future. It’s a conversation we’re proud to share as part of @GroupDemocracy.

Subscribe to #TheContext to be the first to listen: https://t.co/HdrmoO2hfL

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Reflecting on 2026 Indie Bookstore Day, this week's newsletter looks at the role of indie bookstores as community staples and how the national celebration underscores a growing need for inclusive third spaces.

📍 https://t.co/oulMPOcagx

#democracy #Substack #blog #podcast

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@KetteringFdn Listen now: https://t.co/e15xbqotMO

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.@KetteringFdn's new mini-series commemorating America's 250th anniversary, Democracy Under Construction, focuses on when our country became a more inclusive democracy and celebrates the historical figures who pushed America to live up to its ideals.

#podcast #democracy

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This week's newsletter features an article from @ReportingLabs about how putting young people behind the mic equips them with the skills to research, connect and learn media literacy.

Plus, a tool mapping the pro-democracy Substack ecosystem.

📍https://t.co/dPnWPNyySG

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Voters are often asked to make a single choice: pick one candidate and hope for the best. But what happens when that choice doesn’t fully represent your preferences?

Ranked-choice voting (RCV) offers a different approach.

📍 Read the full blog: https://t.co/eXIFsOIy3Z

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Only two more days left to vote for @CampaignLegal's Democracy Decoded podcast! 🎉

The Democracy Decoded team was recently nominated for @TheWebbyAwards in the Public Service & Activism category for podcasts.

Cast your vote by Thursday, April 16: https://t.co/yQNHum6iPI

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Is there someone on social media who's doing great nonpolitical work in the democracy sphere that you think should be on our radar? 📝

They can be educators, student leaders, content creators, bridge builders and more! Let us know below.

#Democracy #ContentCreators #Network

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Meet our newest podcast fellows 🎧✨

This spring, we welcome six fellows eager to get to work. For the next few weeks, they will learn to start a podcast and build an informed and engaged audience to strengthen our democracy.

📍 https://t.co/EI3VcKLZfQ

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The promise of democracy rests on a simple idea: voters choose their representatives. But what happens when representatives choose their voters instead?

📍 Read the full blog: https://t.co/QRUbM95DrF

#gerrymandering #democracy #blog #substack

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Civics is the study of the rights, duties and responsibilities of citizens within a society.

In other words, civics is about how we — the people being governed — help decide how we are governed.

📍 Read the full blog: https://t.co/Y49yIwAVnR

#civics #CivicLearningWeek

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In a conversation with An Honorable Profession by @NewDEALLeaders, New Rochelle Mayor Yadira Ramos-Herbert discusses why engagement is important and the city's "Coffee with the Mayor" initiative.

📍 https://t.co/kjakhpdp1A

#podcast #episode #politics #democracy

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We recently joined Innovation in Focus, a series from @RJI exploring new tech in journalism, to discuss our political science curriculum.

👉 Read it here: https://t.co/0gb13CRUEc

👉 TDG polisci syllabus: https://t.co/zpYi3kRfKb

#news #politicalscience #podcast #journalism