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    • What is Authoritarianism?
    • Warning Signs of Authoritarianism
    • Comparing Democracy and Authoritarianism
    • Why Are Republicans Adopting Authoritarian Practices?
  • Major Issues
    • Escalating Economic Inequality
    • The Impact of Big Money On Our Political System
    • Why are we so polarized and what can we do about it?
    • Media’s Impact on Democracy
  • Actions
    • What is needed for an effective democracy?
    • Build a Powerful Democracy Movement
    • Elect New Legislators
    • Reform Our Media to Better Support Democracy
    • Fix the Election System
    • Pass a 28th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
  • Events
    • Partnering for Democracy in Massachusetts and Beyond
    • Democracy as a Spiritual Practice
    • The Democracy Movement: Where it Stands Today and Where it Needs to Go
    • Democracy in Chains
    • How Democracies Die
    • POTUS 1: The Next Fight for Democracy – Lawrence Lessig
  • Resources
    • Democracy Groups
    • Videos
    • Books &
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What Can I Do?

Fortunately there are many things you can do to help support this movement.

  1. Contact your senators and ask them to support current democracy legislation.
  2. Read the Build a Movement page and select some actions to take to help grow the Democracy Movement.
  3. Work to elect new legislators who are not beholden to Wall Street and who will support our goals, energize people and give them hope.
  4. Share links to this site ReclaimOurDemocracy.org and to our Facebook page with your friends and family.
  5. Join a local democracy group that is working on this issue.
  6. If you are living near Concord, Massachusetts you can check the events to see if there is an event that you wish to attend this month.
  7. Read one or more of our recommended books.
  8. Assemble a small group of friends and neighbors to view one of the videos and then discuss it.
  9. Follow us on Facebook for current relevant news and figure out what our Congress and President are doing to help corporations and the rich, generally at a cost to everyone else.
  10. Use what you have learned to write a letter to your local newspaper or contact your representatives.  The Indivisible Guide is an excellent resource for working with legislators.
  11. Please provide feedback about this website or suggest some ideas for growing our movement by sending an email message to us.

 Thank you for your support!!

Our Mission

Reclaim Our Democracy is an inclusive, collaborative, multi-partisan movement. Our goal is to reclaim our democratic rights as citizens of the United States of America to have a government that truly represents and supports the needs and desires of all people.

Editorials

  • Two Takeaways from the Recent Midterm Elections that Every American Should Understand Nov. 22, 2022
  • A Real And Very Dangerous Conspiracy Oct. 14, 2022
  • It's Time to Fix the Senate Sep. 8, 2021
  • Back to Basics - #1 Priority for Congress and President Jan. 23, 2021
  • The Mitch McConnell Problem Dec. 18, 2020
  • Dear Mr. Trump: Your Contract Will Not Be Renewed Nov. 21, 2020
  • Today's Civil War Feb 16, 2020

Events

Meeting the Moment: Taking Action to Keep Our Democracy, January 6 and 7, 2023

Partnering for Democracy in Massachusetts and Beyond with Danielle Allen. Video now available.

Democracy as a Spiritual Practice, March 31 and April 14 videos now available

The Democracy Movement: Where it Stands Today and Where it Needs to Go, with Adam Eichen, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 video now available.

Democracy in Chains, with Duke Professor Nancy MacLean, video of presentation

How Democracies Die, with Harvard Professor Steven Levitsky, video of presentation

Facebook

To read more about current democracy related news and events, please click here to visit the Reclaim Our Democracy Facebook group page.

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