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Democracies are under attack in many countries including our own. Wannabe dictators feel threatened by democraciesà existence. Their destructive efforts are abetted by democraciesà citizen apathy. This book examines the institutions, the Ãcolumnsà that support democracy. They include such institutions as independent media, K-12 and higher education, respected, independent judges, accessible voting systems, and public libraries. These institutions support both an active citizenry and meaningful checks on executivesà abuses. This book calls Americans to action à with suggestions. It also contains the authorÃs Ãcolumnsà à an example of citizen use of the column of democracy called media.
Democracies are under attack in many countries including our own. Wannabe dictators feel threatened by democraciesà existence. Their destructive efforts are abetted by democraciesà citizen apathy. This book examines the institutions, the Ãcolumnsà that support democracy. They include such institutions as independent media, K-12 and higher education, respected, independent judges, accessible voting systems, and public libraries. These institutions support both an active citizenry and meaningful checks on executivesà abuses. This book calls Americans to action à with suggestions. It also contains the authorÃs Ãcolumnsà à an example of citizen use of the column of democracy called media.
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