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  New Edition of The Democracy Index Available! April 5, 2025 Joyce Vance Apr 5 The new edition of The Democracy Index is available on The Contrarian! You can access it for free at  this link . Every week, our team does its best to distil the week’s events into a brief summary that helps people understand what’s happening to our democracy. That means it’s great for sharing with people who have less time to be involved but still want to stay informed. Today, as many of you head out to protest (or stay in to do it), remember that citizens are the most powerful force in a democracy. We make a difference. We’re in this together, Joyce

  The Democracy Index March 14, 2025 Joshua Kolb Mar 14 Tracking The Democracy Index in this time of peril is sometimes heartbreaking.   We’ve   seen   attacks  on the rule of law, rampant corruption, and other sundry harms to our country. But this week, there are strong, if slim, rays of light peeking through, as democracy notched some important wins in federal courts throughout the country — tipping the Index in a positive direction. Under tremendous strain, the courts held the line. Federal judges powerfully rejected Trump’s boldly unlawful maneuvers and called out the Administration’s “lies.” They fast-tracked procedures to enable accountability and enforce due process. The district courts utilized their power to repel Trump’s most brazen tactics: misrepresentations, if not outright lies, made in court; attempts to evade proper jurisdiction; and assertions that the president’s authority overrides other considerations, including the Constitution. It’s importa...