OPINION COMMENTARY

From CCDD Members

Grassroots Public Policy Institutes: Creating Sustained Multicultural Democratic Communities

What does inclusive and equitable public policy making look like? People on the underside of justice get it.

Deborah A. Wilcox, PhD

May 30, 20222 min read

Critical Race Theory Explained

CRT instills the hope for a better life for all people through the process of investigating and analyzing our laws and policies.

Anita P. Jackson, PhD

Apr 29, 20223 min read

This Shared Life: The Theological Underpinnings of Voting and Democracy's Defense

Our faith leaders should preach on their support of democracy and advancing voting rights protections to their followers.

Melvin Hardy

Mar 30, 20222 min read

So, Where Does That Leave Us?

As a community, one human to another, we must work together to solve the crucial problems facing our nation and our world.

Neil Hartbarger

Feb 23, 20222 min read

Learning Democracy is Just as Important as Learning Math

It is important to our democracy for our children to not only learn civics, but to be given opportunities to practice it.

Sam Smith

Jan 28, 20223 min read

We the People Must Respond to the January 6th Insurrection

The stigma from the January 6th insurrection can change with citizens’ demand for our government to act with urgency and decisiveness.

Vivian Lowery Derryck

Jan 6, 20225 min read

Recapturing James Baldwin and the Moral Crisis at the Heart of American Democracy

Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. discusses James Baldwin’s call to America to confront our history and reimagine itself.

Deborah A. Wilcox, PhD

Dec 1, 20212 min read

Voting Rights, Reforms, and the Democracy Crisis

It is imperative for President Biden and Congress to focus on passing election reforms now.

Robert J. Berg

Nov 2, 202116 min read

A Necessary Fresh Start for Haiti

Bludgeoned on all sides, Haiti is hurtling towards failed state status. It‘s in U.S.’ national security interest to intervene.

Vivian Lowery Derryck

Oct 26, 20216 min read

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JUNE 2022

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MAY 2022

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APRIL 2022

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MARCH 2022

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JANUARY 2022

"Democracy needs champions"
Read more on actions the Biden-⁠Harris Administration is taking to restore and strengthen American democracy and how we the people must respond in the wake of the January 6th insurrection.

DECEMBER 2021

Read more for information on the moral crisis at the heart of American democracy, voting resources, social media in politics, and the Global State of Democracy report.

NOVEMBER 2021

Read more on federal election reforms and voting information, civics engagement courses, and democracy work being done internationally.

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The opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed by the various authors in these blogs are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Concerned Citizens Defending Democracy.