Democracy Happy Hour TODAY @ 5 pm PT/8 pm ET via Zoom!
Grab a drink and come hear about the latest democracy news, ongoing efforts to fix democracy, and actions you can take at our weekly Democracy Happy Hour, Wednesdays @ 5 pm PT/8 pm ET. This is an online virtual event via Zoom.
Today's topic for May 8, 2024:
with Elise Wirkus from Protect Democracy
The Authoritarian Playbook for 2025 outlines how an authoritarian president will dismantle our democracy and what we can do to protect it. The bulk of the report looks specifically at three things: Promises, Powers, and Plans.
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Also, don't miss next week's SPECIAL Democracy Happy Hour on May 15th!
How to Steal a Presidential Election with Lawrence Lessig
Lawrence Lessig is an American legal scholar and political activist. He is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and the former director of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University. He is the founder of Creative Commons and Equal Citizens.
His his most recent book, How To Steal A Presidential Election, he and co-author Matthew Seligman, both distinguished experts on election law, take an alarming look at how the American presidency could be stolen—by entirely legal means.
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June 5 - The Laboratories of Autocracy Playbook and How We Fight Back with David Pepper, Author & Activist -
June 12 - Citizens United Overreach: Legal Risk in For-Profit Corporate Boards’ Political Spending with Tom Moore, Center for American Progress
