The Rise of Populist Authoritarians, The Financial Times
Are we headed for Autocracy? Is our Constitutional Republic in danger?
According to many of the experts – historians, political scientists, journalists and others – we haven’t lost our democracy yet, but we’re facing a ‘serious threat‘ (ProtectDemocracy.org)
What can we do about it?
These experts highlight the specific ‘democratic pillars’ that are being eroded by autocratic forces and describe the actions people can take to help support democracy.
“10 Steps to Autocracy and Authoritarianism“- from “10 Steps campaign, founded by Stacey Abrams
On Tyranny – Timothy Snyder’s book features 20 lessons on authoritarianism from the 20th Century
“How You Can Protect Democracy” – offers 29 actions people can take – from Protect Democracy.org
“10 Things We Can All Do to Protect Democracy” – from Democracy Docket
More information
“Hundreds of scholars say US is swiftly heading toward authoritarianism“, NPR
“How Democracies Die“, Daniel Ziblatt and Steven Levitsky – highlights how aspiring autocrats use democratic institutions themselves to weaken checks and balances, attack the media, and tilt the electoral playing field.