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#TheStakes returns with Kettering Senior Fellow @judgeluttig and @DemocracyFwd President and CEO @SkyePerryman on the legal challenge of President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion settlement fund.
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Trump's authoritarianism is accelerating, argues KF Senior Fellow @BillKristol. But democratic institutions can prevail if Americans recognize the danger and push back. bit.ly/4omg8eY
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Step 9 in KF Senior Fellow @staceyabrams’ 10 Steps to Freedom and Power campaign: Elect. Democracy is strongest when citizens participate: researching before casting ballots, voting in all elections, and running for office. bit.ly/3S4dEpK
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American democracy is facing new tests. In the latest session of the Breakdown webinar series, KF Senior Fellow Steven Levitsky and Erica Chenoweth discuss election integrity, voting rights, civic resistance, media independence, and the resilience of democratic institutions. bit.ly/4vRbqsp
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KF Senior Fellow @DavidAFrench revisits the great man theory. Trumpism hasn't only infected the Republican party; it's infected our entire culture: "As a result, even Trump’s critics can be swept away in the cultural river of Trump’s leadership. He’s setting the new rules, and all too many of his opponents play the same dreadful game."
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When I was in college I learned about the great man theory of history. I didn’t quite buy it.
And now, thanks to President Trump, I’d like to modify my objections. nytimes.com/2026/06/11/opini…
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“This marks the beginning of the end of Donald Trump’s presidency,” according to KF Senior Fellow J. Michael Luttig.
On #TheStakes, @JudgeLuttig and @DemocracyFwd President and CEO @SkyePerryman join @bradrourke to help us answer the larger question of whether the administration can use the courts to advance its agenda without constraint.
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Kettering is proud to partner with Sing Democracy 250, and tickets are still available for this weekend’s concert on June 13 in Washington, DC, at the DAR Constitution Hall.
singdemocracy250.org/
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Attendees will enjoy two newly commissioned choral works, Brandon A. Boyd’s Redeem the Dream, based on Langston Hughes’s eloquent poetry, and Michael Bussewitz-Quarm’s US, inspired by Richard Haas’s book, The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens. Both are excellent examples of the power of the arts to spark our democratic imagination.
Tickets are available here: singdemocracy250.org/
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Elisenda Ballesté Buxó, leader of the @GloDemCoalition, offers a powerful case for why democracy organizations must keep learning from one another across borders, regions, and movements in the latest from #ResilienceResistance: bit.ly/4oqSf66
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“A new civil rights movement is already starting.”
In a new essay, KF Senior Fellow @ruthbenghiat argues that attacks on multiracial democracy are central to today’s authoritarian politics and calls for peaceful resistance rooted in democratic belonging. bit.ly/4ogj24U
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This Friday, join us at @TheCoDayton for a landmark solo exhibition of recent work by Carolyn Mazloomi, award-winning artist, historian, and founder of the Women of Color Quilters Network, who is widely recognized for elevating African American quilt traditions and showing how quilting can serve as both fine art and historical record.
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During the opening public reception from 6:00–8:00 p.m., we will kick off the summerlong exhibition, Threads of History: Quilts by Carolyn Mazloomi, with remarks from Mazloomi as well as a video showcasing her practice. Learn more about this free event here: bit.ly/4ewVCVE
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We are proud to partner with the @GloDemCoalition to sponsor tomorrow’s Asia Regional Forum in Seoul, South Korea. This final forum of the four-part regional series will explore the theme of Navigating Democratic Transitions: Emerging Gaps and Opportunities.
Visit the forum website to experience this event online: globaldemocracycoalition.org…
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Pay attention to who is willing to break the law for Trump as we head into the midterms—because his end goal is to create a system where others will break the law for him. It's about building a custom where it's normal to break the law for a person. The big case is the military
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“ If you're exactly where you were 10 years ago, does that mean there's nothing to be learned from what's happened over the last 10 years?”
KF Senior Fellow @BillKristol shares what’s changed in the last several years in American politics, in international relations, and in his own beliefs in the latest episode of #TheContext, a proud member of @GroupDemocracy: bit.ly/GetTheContext
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Inspired by the democratic courage embodied by Kettering Democracy Prize laureate Alexei Navalny, two theater artists left established careers and began again in the United States after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Their work is an example of why free expression is essential to democratic life. pbs.org/newshour/show/russia…
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KF Senior Fellow @ruthbenghiat warns what it can signal about the health of a democracy when a leader wants to put his face on currency.
“First of all, it is illegal to feature living persons on U.S. currency. That means special legislation must be proposed, and passed, by Congress, to allow Trump’s desire to be realized. And that means enablers must play their roles.” bit.ly/3So5YhT
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Our biweekly newsletter, News & Notes, offers a way to keep up with the ideas, events, and collaborations emerging from the Kettering Foundation community. Catch up on the latest: conta.cc/4nRdbmz
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KF Senior Fellow Johnnetta Betsch Cole believes reinvention has no expiration date.
Watch as she shares wisdom from a lifetime of leadership and answers what it means to keep showing up in challenging moments for American democracy: youtube.com/watch?v=qqFePaZB…
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