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Most Americans Believe in Democracy but Question Its Performance, Kettering-Gallup Study Finds
The Democracy for All Project, a partnership of the Kettering Foundation and Gallup, is the first in-depth, annual study of how Americans experience democracy today. The 2025 inaugural report, Is Demo...
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The inaugural Kettering-Gallup #DemocracyForAll Project report released today, with clear insights into how people experience democracy today and what it will take to strengthen it. Read the report at bit.ly/482ayGY.
In communities across the country, connection grows when people act with purpose, focus locally, and refuse to let extremes define us.
#AmericaAtACrossroads uncovers five ways to find common ground: https://to.pbs.org/3XcmwJ9
#AmericaAtACrossroads uncovers five ways to find common ground: https://to.pbs.org/3XcmwJ9
5 ways to find common ground during the holidays
If a tough conversation emerges before dinner is even served, perhaps these are lessons you’ll want to try yourself.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
In communities across the country, connection grows when people act with purpose, focus locally, and refuse to let extremes define us.
#AmericaAtACrossroads uncovers five ways to find common ground: https://to.pbs.org/3XcmwJ9
#AmericaAtACrossroads uncovers five ways to find common ground: https://to.pbs.org/3XcmwJ9
“Try giving thanks for what we have in common.”
We agree, @smerconish.bsky.social. If thoughts of tomorrow’s dinner conversations bring tension, find relief in what the Kettering-Gallup #DemocracyForAll Project reveals: most Americans still agree on the basic principles that sustain democratic life
We agree, @smerconish.bsky.social. If thoughts of tomorrow’s dinner conversations bring tension, find relief in what the Kettering-Gallup #DemocracyForAll Project reveals: most Americans still agree on the basic principles that sustain democratic life
Think politics will ruin Thanksgiving? Smerconish has some advice | CNN
Think your holiday table is destined for political chaos? Smerconish says the real divide isn’t at Thanksgiving, it’s in our heads. Here’s why.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
“Try giving thanks for what we have in common.”
We agree, @smerconish.bsky.social. If thoughts of tomorrow’s dinner conversations bring tension, find relief in what the Kettering-Gallup #DemocracyForAll Project reveals: most Americans still agree on the basic principles that sustain democratic life
We agree, @smerconish.bsky.social. If thoughts of tomorrow’s dinner conversations bring tension, find relief in what the Kettering-Gallup #DemocracyForAll Project reveals: most Americans still agree on the basic principles that sustain democratic life
Language access is a public safety issue.
John C. Yang, president of @aaaj-aajc.bsky.social, has spent years leading national litigation and policy efforts to protect immigrant and multilingual communities.
John C. Yang, president of @aaaj-aajc.bsky.social, has spent years leading national litigation and policy efforts to protect immigrant and multilingual communities.
November 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Language access is a public safety issue.
John C. Yang, president of @aaaj-aajc.bsky.social, has spent years leading national litigation and policy efforts to protect immigrant and multilingual communities.
John C. Yang, president of @aaaj-aajc.bsky.social, has spent years leading national litigation and policy efforts to protect immigrant and multilingual communities.
On #InternationalDayofDemocracy, we celebrated the expansion of our footprint at our new DC office space.
November 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
On #InternationalDayofDemocracy, we celebrated the expansion of our footprint at our new DC office space.
Today, a federal judge dismissed the criminal indictment against Kettering Foundation Senior Fellow and former FBI Director @jamescomey.bsky.social. We are encouraged that the independent judiciary acted as a needed check.
November 24, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Today, a federal judge dismissed the criminal indictment against Kettering Foundation Senior Fellow and former FBI Director @jamescomey.bsky.social. We are encouraged that the independent judiciary acted as a needed check.
Tonight, @pbs.org debuts “A More Perfect Union,” a companion special to the new PBS series #TheAmericanRevolution filmed at the @constitutionctr.bsky.social with support from the Kettering Foundation.
A More Perfect Union | Trailer
Explore America’s founding ideals in A More Perfect Union, premiering Nov 24 at 9p ET on PBS.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Tonight, @pbs.org debuts “A More Perfect Union,” a companion special to the new PBS series #TheAmericanRevolution filmed at the @constitutionctr.bsky.social with support from the Kettering Foundation.
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Your Thanksgiving Table Can Handle the Truth. Michael makes the case that you can talk politics at the Thanksgiving table — as long as you look at the data.
Watch: https://youtu.be/KyjBUzDqSUc
See: https://news.gallup.com/poll/696494/americans-show-consensus-democracy-related-matters.aspx
Watch: https://youtu.be/KyjBUzDqSUc
See: https://news.gallup.com/poll/696494/americans-show-consensus-democracy-related-matters.aspx
November 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Your Thanksgiving Table Can Handle the Truth. Michael makes the case that you can talk politics at the Thanksgiving table — as long as you look at the data.
Watch: https://youtu.be/KyjBUzDqSUc
See: https://news.gallup.com/poll/696494/americans-show-consensus-democracy-related-matters.aspx
Watch: https://youtu.be/KyjBUzDqSUc
See: https://news.gallup.com/poll/696494/americans-show-consensus-democracy-related-matters.aspx
From late-night studio hours to classrooms full of preschoolers discovering their voice, Dayton Democracy Fellow Jamaal Durr is using art to open new ways of seeing ourselves and each other.
November 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
From late-night studio hours to classrooms full of preschoolers discovering their voice, Dayton Democracy Fellow Jamaal Durr is using art to open new ways of seeing ourselves and each other.
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New post with reflections on the @kettering.org Democracy Prize ceremony from earlier this week.
"It’s in the doing that we embody the democracy we deserve & that we the people, all of us together, have plenty of courage. And courage, it’s contagious."
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"It’s in the doing that we embody the democracy we deserve & that we the people, all of us together, have plenty of courage. And courage, it’s contagious."
andrewwhitehead.substack.com/p/courage-is...
Courage is Contagious.
Reflections on the importance of recognizing the courageous ones, allowing art to feed our souls, and that we the people can build the country we deserve.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
New post with reflections on the @kettering.org Democracy Prize ceremony from earlier this week.
"It’s in the doing that we embody the democracy we deserve & that we the people, all of us together, have plenty of courage. And courage, it’s contagious."
andrewwhitehead.substack.com/p/courage-is...
"It’s in the doing that we embody the democracy we deserve & that we the people, all of us together, have plenty of courage. And courage, it’s contagious."
andrewwhitehead.substack.com/p/courage-is...
The #KetteringDemocracyPrize was created to recognize those who move democracy forward when doing so is anything but easy.
November 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The #KetteringDemocracyPrize was created to recognize those who move democracy forward when doing so is anything but easy.
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“You are not allowed to give up.”
- Alexei Navalny
Honored to join the @KetteringFdn tonight, as we recognize those who’ve shown incredible courage in the fight for democracy and against authoritarianism.
- Alexei Navalny
Honored to join the @KetteringFdn tonight, as we recognize those who’ve shown incredible courage in the fight for democracy and against authoritarianism.
November 19, 2025 at 1:07 AM
“You are not allowed to give up.”
- Alexei Navalny
Honored to join the @KetteringFdn tonight, as we recognize those who’ve shown incredible courage in the fight for democracy and against authoritarianism.
- Alexei Navalny
Honored to join the @KetteringFdn tonight, as we recognize those who’ve shown incredible courage in the fight for democracy and against authoritarianism.
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“You are not allowed to give up.”
- Alexei Navalny
- Alexei Navalny
Honoring Courage
And the Power of Joy and Optimism
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November 20, 2025 at 2:02 AM
“You are not allowed to give up.”
- Alexei Navalny
- Alexei Navalny
Each generation inherits the same question: will we narrow who belongs, or widen the circle again? From exclusion to inclusion, America’s story has always been a struggle between who we were and who we aspire to be.
November 21, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Each generation inherits the same question: will we narrow who belongs, or widen the circle again? From exclusion to inclusion, America’s story has always been a struggle between who we were and who we aspire to be.
Some stories shape who we are. This is one of them.
November 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Some stories shape who we are. This is one of them.
“It is good news for our nation that two-thirds of all Americans continue to name democracy as the best form of governance,” said @ketteringfdnceo.bsky.social.
November 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
“It is good news for our nation that two-thirds of all Americans continue to name democracy as the best form of governance,” said @ketteringfdnceo.bsky.social.
What do we learn about democracy when we look honestly at our beginnings?
From the latest @pbsnews.org CANVAS series, Ken Burns explores the American Revolution as both a global struggle and a divided civil war, lifting up marginalized voices and the era’s moral tensions: https://to.pbs.org/4nYlviF
From the latest @pbsnews.org CANVAS series, Ken Burns explores the American Revolution as both a global struggle and a divided civil war, lifting up marginalized voices and the era’s moral tensions: https://to.pbs.org/4nYlviF
Ken Burns' 'The American Revolution' explores the beginnings of the nation's democracy
"The American Revolution," the latest work from filmmaker Ken Burns, begins this Sunday on PBS. The six-part, 12-hour history of the war of independence from Britain and the beginnings of the American...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:45 PM
What do we learn about democracy when we look honestly at our beginnings?
From the latest @pbsnews.org CANVAS series, Ken Burns explores the American Revolution as both a global struggle and a divided civil war, lifting up marginalized voices and the era’s moral tensions: https://to.pbs.org/4nYlviF
From the latest @pbsnews.org CANVAS series, Ken Burns explores the American Revolution as both a global struggle and a divided civil war, lifting up marginalized voices and the era’s moral tensions: https://to.pbs.org/4nYlviF
Around the globe, people are calling for a democracy that serves everyone. From community organizers in Mozambique to student movements in Serbia, communities are demanding systems built around collective well-being, not concentrated power.
November 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Around the globe, people are calling for a democracy that serves everyone. From community organizers in Mozambique to student movements in Serbia, communities are demanding systems built around collective well-being, not concentrated power.
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I was honored to attend the inaugural Kettering Democracy Prize ceremony this evening. I’ll have more to share soon. It was an incredibly inspirational evening, w/ two amazing laureates.
The Truth: democracy is up to us and we all, together, can build the country we deserve.
The Truth: democracy is up to us and we all, together, can build the country we deserve.
As we conclude tonight’s program, we thank you for joining us for the inaugural #KetteringDemocracyPrize and for standing alongside those whose extraordinary courage and steadfast commitment continue to shape a more inclusive democratic future.
November 19, 2025 at 3:30 AM
I was honored to attend the inaugural Kettering Democracy Prize ceremony this evening. I’ll have more to share soon. It was an incredibly inspirational evening, w/ two amazing laureates.
The Truth: democracy is up to us and we all, together, can build the country we deserve.
The Truth: democracy is up to us and we all, together, can build the country we deserve.
As we conclude tonight’s program, we thank you for joining us for the inaugural #KetteringDemocracyPrize and for standing alongside those whose extraordinary courage and steadfast commitment continue to shape a more inclusive democratic future.
November 19, 2025 at 2:51 AM
As we conclude tonight’s program, we thank you for joining us for the inaugural #KetteringDemocracyPrize and for standing alongside those whose extraordinary courage and steadfast commitment continue to shape a more inclusive democratic future.
We are thrilled to welcome @profmmurray.bsky.social back with us tonight. She joins @jbrownedianis.bsky.social for a conversation about expanding inclusion and strengthening trust in our democratic life. Together, they bring deep insight and a shared vision for a democracy that serves all of us.
November 19, 2025 at 2:24 AM
We are thrilled to welcome @profmmurray.bsky.social back with us tonight. She joins @jbrownedianis.bsky.social for a conversation about expanding inclusion and strengthening trust in our democratic life. Together, they bring deep insight and a shared vision for a democracy that serves all of us.
Our livestream has returned, and we now turn to @jbrownedianis.bsky.social, as she accepts the #KetteringDemocracyPrize.
November 19, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Our livestream has returned, and we now turn to @jbrownedianis.bsky.social, as she accepts the #KetteringDemocracyPrize.
We are grateful to everyone who is joining us this evening. After a short 15-minute break, our livestream will resume with the next #KetteringDemocracyPrize laureate.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:45 AM
We are grateful to everyone who is joining us this evening. After a short 15-minute break, our livestream will resume with the next #KetteringDemocracyPrize laureate.
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kettering.org
Tonight's program features a special musical performance from Grammy Award-winning violinist Charles Yang, whose artistry offers a moving tribute to the courage and commitment we celebrate tonight at the inaugural #KetteringDemocracyPrize.
November 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Tonight's program features a special musical performance from Grammy Award-winning violinist Charles Yang, whose artistry offers a moving tribute to the courage and commitment we celebrate tonight at the inaugural #KetteringDemocracyPrize.
Our program continues with a conversation between Yulia Navalnaya and historian @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social.
November 19, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Our program continues with a conversation between Yulia Navalnaya and historian @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social.
Yulia Navalnaya, widow of the late Alexei Navalny, accepts the #KetteringDemocracyPrize on his behalf.
November 19, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Yulia Navalnaya, widow of the late Alexei Navalny, accepts the #KetteringDemocracyPrize on his behalf.