by TD Daniell | May 15, 2019 | Current News
While redactions can be necessary and classification is undoubtedly a part of modern government life, the aura of secrecy that invariably accompanies such acts inevitably redacts democracy as well.
by TD Daniell | January 11, 2019 | Current News
Truth-telling is the bedrock of democracy. When we routinely assume that our fellow citizens and government officials are lying, it becomes impossible to work together to determine how our neighborhoods, our cities, or our country should function. When we abandon the...
by TD Daniell | November 28, 2018 | Current News
The “rule of law” distinguishes democracies from dictatorships. It’s based on three fundamental principles. Trump is violating every one of them.
by TD Daniell | October 17, 2018 | Current News
As in the 1930s, economic strains are fueling the rise of demagogues who direct anger and resentment toward scapegoats such as immigrants and minorities – lying about them with impunity. Yet in sharp contrast to the 1930s when the president of the United States...
by TD Daniell | September 24, 2018 | Current News
The capture of political and economic power by the corporate elites, along with the redirecting of all institutions toward the further consolidation of their power and wealth, has broken the social bonds that held the American society together.
