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Big lessons from small businesses in Minnesota
Here’s how your city can prepare for the worst
 • Anna Dorman and Audrey Roofeh
Elections are the essential remaining pillar of our democracy
Here is how we protect them
 • Justin Florence and Emily Rodriguez
Courage is (mildly) contagious
How the scientific community can defend themselves — and our democracy
 • Allie Cashel
We are going to win
Trump is losing the race against time
 • Isaac Gilles and Ian Bassin
We’re starting to see how this ends
Trump is running out of options
 • Ben Raderstorf
'No taxation without representation'
Legal and small business reactions to SCOTUS on Trump tariffs
 • Audrey Roofeh, Ori Lev, and Ben Raderstorf
28:26
‘Forge something better out of the wreckage’
Corruption, polarization, and how to avoid a death spiral
 • Ansley Skipper and Ben Raderstorf
36:04
Why autocrats paint peaceful protest as dangerous
Trump wants you to worry about attending ‘No Kings’
 • Ansley Skipper and Genevieve Nadeau
The introvert’s guide to fighting for democracy
Six ways to protect democracy — without attending a protest
 • Anna Dorman
What’s the endgame here?
The White House does not care how bad this looks
 • Ben Raderstorf
The death of scandal
Watergate and Teapot Dome — in broad daylight
 • Ben Raderstorf
Violence is toxic to democracy
How autocrats use episodes of violence to justify crackdowns
 • Ben Raderstorf
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