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February 16, 2023
MagazineThe New Republic
These Four Experts Are Very Concerned That the Republicans Will Breach the Debt Ceiling
“For them, chaos is the point. But we have choices in response.”
October 12, 2022
MagazineThe New Republic
The January 6 Committee Is Wrapping Up. Here’s What Mehdi Hasan, Laurence Tribe, and Other Experts Hope It Accomplishes.
They need to show “how close we came to losing our democracy, and embracing full-blown fascism.”
April 1, 2022
MagazineThe New Republic
What Can Biden Do Now to Protect the Ballot? We Asked Eric Holder and Six Other Voting Rights Experts.
Here’s what the president can do, now that major reforms are dead in the water in Congress.
February 18, 2022
MagazineThe New Republic
We Surveyed Experts on Political Violence. They’re Very Alarmed.
Most expect things to get worse as the 2024 presidential election approaches.
December 31, 2021
MagazineThe New Republic
We Surveyed Experts on Democracy. They’re Worried About the U.S. Turning Even More Authoritarian.
See what has Sherrilyn Ifill, Mehdi Hasan, and others concerned

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