What is populism and how is it touching down in Utah?
(Illustration by Alex Cochran for Utah News Dispatch) This article is part of U.S. Democracy Day, a nationwide collaborative on Sept. 15, the International Day of Democracy, in which news…
Beware the cry of fraud. That’s where American authoritarianism always starts.
An 1892 cartoon in Judge magazine condemns Southern efforts to suppress the Black vote. Mississippi’s 1890 constitution was the first to impose voting restrictions that mostly affected Black voters in…
Indiana students have their say on democracy
Three Hoosiers high school students were honored for their audio essays on democracy. (Getty Images) On this Democracy Day, I want to highlight the VFW’s annual high school contest by…
Rent is eating up a greater share of tenants’ income in almost every state
An apartment maintenance man changes the lock of an apartment after constables posted an eviction order in Phoenix. In Arizona, low wages, a housing shortage, and short-term rental and vacation…
Securing democracy, one polling place at a time
A drop-off ballot box placed near the Wayne K. Curry Sports and Learning Center in Landover on July 26. Photo by William J. Ford. There’s a rarified air to the…
On this day in 1963
Sept. 15, 1963 The four girls killed in the bombing (clockwise from top left) Addie Mae Collins, 14; Cynthia Wesley, 14; Carole Robertson, 14; and Carol Denise McNair, 11. Credit:…
Resort, academy partner to make early snow in Stowe
An investment in snowmaking by Mansfield Winter Academy and Stowe Mountain Resort should get racers on the hill earlier in the season to train and race. Photo courtesy of Gordon…
‘Gross negligence’: Shortages in USDA food aid for Native Americans blasted in Congress
Warehouse worker Robert Paschal stocks a cooler with fresh produce at the Food Distribution Program at Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, Nov. 6, 2018. (Photo by Preston Keres/U.S. Department of Agriculture)…
Advocate launches voter guide to assist Arkansans with November election
(Getty Images) The state motto of Arkansas perfectly captures the spirit of democracy. “Regnat Populus,” Latin for “the people rule,” reminds Arkansans that the true power of a democracy lies…
Additional security will be in place for Jan. 6, 2025 certification of presidential vote
A protester holds a Trump flag inside the U.S. Capitol Building near the Senate chamber during the Jan. 6, 2021 U.S. Capitol insurrection. Federal officials are taking steps to prevent…