How to Defend Democracy One State at a Time

"The United States has been taken over by a transnational criminal organization called the GOP. There are these two visions. A criminal organization that is stripping people of their wealth, of their dignity, and then a different vision of what life could be like if the government actually worked for people, if they'd put working-class people first."

"One of my guests calls it the largest coordinated campaign of state-level opposition in modern American history. States are using the tools that they have in the federal system to oppose what they see is as wrong. Some are considering new legislation that would add to that toolbox."

"Organized people, meanwhile, are acting defiantly, making clear demands, electing new leaders, and staying engaged in ways that could strengthen our democracy and our economy. What happens next is crucially important, and that depends largely on what people believe can be done."

The federal government faces a crisis of accountability as courts issue rulings that are ignored while the Supreme Court permits this defiance. States are mounting the largest coordinated campaign of state-level opposition in modern American history, utilizing federal system tools to challenge perceived wrongdoing and considering new legislation to expand their authority. Simultaneously, organized citizens are engaging defiantly through direct action, making clear demands, and electing new leaders. This grassroots and state-level resistance represents an alternative vision where government prioritizes working-class people and their dignity. The outcome depends on what citizens believe is possible and their continued engagement in democratic processes.

Read at The Nation