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This November, the United States will hold an election amidst a pandemic that has claimed over 180,000 American lives. Religious leaders can play a crucial…
As Christians prepare to celebrate Easter, they are facing a challenging environment in which church doors will be closed and families will be gathered over…
Last week, schools closed and many of us transitioned to a work-from-home schedule. In the same week, I celebrated my three-year anniversary at Democracy Fund,…
Faith In/And Democracy is a pilot funding and learning initiative led by PACE to explore the ways faith and faith communities can support democracy and civic…
Last year, I wrote a blog about Democracy Fund’s work to engage faith leaders and faith-based organizations in helping to strengthen our democracy. Since then,…
By Anne Gleich, Jessica Harris, and Jessica Mahone —- In the first presidential proclamation celebrating women’s contributions to United States history, President Reagan observed: “American…
From rising discrimination against religious and ethnic minorities to the resurgence of fascist and white supremacist ideologies, both the EU and the United States are…
American politics is characterized today by gridlock that paralyzes our political institutions and a rise in extremism that dominates our national dialogue and drives Americans…
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Laura Maristany co-wrote this blog post with Anne Gleich. As we welcome a new year — and inch closer to midterm elections — the makeup…
At a time when some are uncertain about the strength of our democracy, organizations supported by Democracy Fund give me reason to feel grateful, and…
Today when people think about entrepreneurship and innovation, they tend to associate those concepts with the private sector. Maybe they think about Steve Jobs or…
This post was co-authored by Chris Crawford, Program Associate for the Governance team. In this age of intense polarization, Americans have a habit of retreating…
Let me tell you a quick story. As a young political science major at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, I always dreamed about…
This piece was co-authored by Rick Shapiro, Senior Fellow at Democracy Fund and former executive director of the Congressional Management Foundation. The horrible and indiscriminate…
Democracy Fund President Joe Goldman issued the following statement in response to the shooting incidents today in Alexandria, VA, and San Francisco, CA: “With Americans…
Congressmen Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) and Will Hurd (R-TX) might not agree on every aspect of education or trade policy. But they have experienced life on…
Nearly every year since 1998, The Faith and Politics Institute has organized The Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage through Birmingham, Selma, and Montgomery, Alabama. As I…
The Freshman members of the 115th Congress know something we all know; the 2016 election was marked by some of the coarser political rhetoric of…
The 2016 election cycle has been described as unique or like no other. Clearly at the Presidential level this election has been unlike other recent…