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The latest news and updates from the Riviera chapter of Democrats Abroad France.

February 25, 2017

How to lose a constitutional democracy

Democratic backsliding is far less rare than political scientists used to believe. In a recent academic paper, we identified 37 instances in 25 different countries in the postwar period in which......
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February 21, 2017

Kellyanne Conway’s interview tricks, explained

Conway’s talent for surviving tough interviews is hard to deny. But it’s that same talent that should raise questions about whether interviewing her is a worthwhile journalistic practice at all. ......
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February 17, 2017

FEBRUARY'S POLITICAL WINE: Who Are The Democrats?

To find out who are the key Democrat leaders in the 115th U.S. Congress and the positions they hold, please download this organization chart that was distributed at our Political......
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February 12, 2017

What We’re Fighting For

From our founding we have made these kinds of moral demands of our soldiers. It starts with the oath they swear to support and defend the Constitution, an oath made......
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February 07, 2017

This veterans’ group just debuted a show-stopping ad directly addressing Donald Trump

Look, you lost the popular vote. You’re having trouble drawing a crowd. And your approval rating keeps sinking. But kicking thousands of my fellow veterans off their health insurance by......
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February 06, 2017

Avoiding the Perils of Resistance Fatigue

Not every protest or action will garner positive or immediate results—and that’s fine.  It’s the way things work.  Never let any perceived failures impact future engagement negatively, use them as......
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February 04, 2017

Face à Trump, les démocrates de France entre thérapie collective et optimisme forcené

Check out how DAF (Jonathon HOLLER, Constance BORDE, & Curtis YOUNG) represented our voice in the French media: La voix empreinte d’une invariable sincérité, le militant conclut : « Je suis optimiste mais pas......
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January 31, 2017

Executive Actions Versus Executive Orders

Executive actions are any informal proposals or moves by the president. The term executive action itself is vague and can be used to describe almost anything the president calls on......
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January 26, 2017

Lest We Forget

Donald Trump did us a favor, because he shows us how active and significant white supremacy is in this country. I mean, we needed to know it. We needed to......
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January 25, 2017

The Word 'Liar': Intent Is Key

Our job as journalists is to report, to find facts, and establish their authenticity and share them with everybody, it's really important that people understand that these aren't our opinions.......
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