Sunday, August 9, 2020. "Reclaiming Democracy"

Washington Ethical Society

"Reclaiming Democracy" Hugh Taft-Morales Faith in democracy is being challenged today on multiple fronts: anti-democratic tendencies of our current administration; the resurgence of global authoritarianism; money corrupting politics; questions about the electoral college; and, the rampant voter repression. Racial justice protests point out that for large swaths of our population, democracy was never fully realized. In today’s political climate, what does it mean to work to “reclaim democracy”? Hugh Taft-Morales explores this question three months before a critical election.