To the editor: Today, we are hearing this from both the Republican and Democrats in our divided country. How can both sides claim to be defending democracy when they are saying opposite things? What is bothering me the most is Project 2025 that is now emerging as the new Republican plan for the country. Even though Donald Trump claims to know nothing about it, it is a … [Read more...] about LTE: Defend democracy with your vote on Nov. 5
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LTE: The importance of defending democracy
To the editor: Your vote is your voice. There was an era in this nation’s history when it was legal for one human to enslave another. There was an era in this nation’s history when women had no independent existence from their fathers or husbands, who claimed dominion over all their possessions, the fruits of their labor, and even their children. There was an era in … [Read more...] about LTE: The importance of defending democracy
Msgr. Garrity: A balanced diet of news is key to a healthy democracy
Msgr. Paul V. Garrity Eric Sevareid, Walter Cronkite, and Harry Reasoner were the broadcast journalists that brought the news to America each night through the 1960s and ‘70s. Before CNN launched in 1980, these broadcasters dominated the airways on CBS, ABC, and NBC. Today, there are more than 100 cable news stations all vying for our attention and our dollars through their … [Read more...] about Msgr. Garrity: A balanced diet of news is key to a healthy democracy
Are US companies living up to their commitments to democracy?
Rachel Funk Fordham and Jacob M. Brumbach “As a company, we have a responsibility to engage. For this reason, we are working together with other businesses through groups like the Business Roundtable to support efforts to enhance every person’s ability to vote.” These were the words of AT&T CEO John Stankey, responding to a Georgia law that limited absentee voting. A … [Read more...] about Are US companies living up to their commitments to democracy?
Safeguarding democracy from artificial intelligence
Steven Kull and JP Thomas The Founding Fathers asserted that elected officials should listen to and be influenced by the views of the electorate. As James Madison said, “it is the reason, alone, of the public, that ought to control and regulate the government.” However, the means for government officials to hear from the people are limited. Elected officials receive … [Read more...] about Safeguarding democracy from artificial intelligence