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5 Articles about Democracy You Must Read Before the Midterms

At Leadership Now, we understand there is an influx of news from a wide variety of sources about democracy. Therefore, we regularly curate the latest, trustworthy information from our members, researchers, and media sources into this Democracy Digest.

Latest Democracy News

Why Business Leaders Should Take an Active Role in Preserving Democracy

At Fast Company’s Innovation Festival, execs from Edelman, the Leadership Now Project, and Seventh Generation discussed how leaders should weigh in on thorny social issues.

Former NFL Commissioner Stresses Need to Protect Democracy

"No outside adversary, no internal critic, no individual or institution, and no ideology—can be permitted to destroy or diminish our democracy," states former NFL commissioner and LNP member Paul Tagliabue in his recent Newsweek article.

Corporate America Has Embraced ‘Both Sides’ Political Spending - That Has to Stop

In this article, we make the business case and provide a pathway for updating political giving practices.

Independent Women Hold the Keys to Power in the Midterms

Women who don't identify as Republican or Democrat will make the greatest difference in key 2022 congressional race outcomes. LNP member Tom Rogers shares findings on their viewpoints from our recent survey in this article.

Wisconsin Business Execs praise Gov. Evers for Pledging to Accept Election Results

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel featured a new ad produced by Project Democracy PAC last week. Four Wisconsin business leaders, including members Anoop Prakash and John Florsheim, made the business case for why they support Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers. The ad will run through election day. Our members Kahlil Byrd, Patrick McGinnis, and Minh-Thu Pham are directors of the PAC, which is endorsing a slate of democracy-focused candidates in the midterm elections.

A Little Something Extra…

We know that the seriousness of our current social and political environment can be draining; therefore, we also regularly highlight something of interest beyond the need-to-know updates. This week, we are featuring the Broadway revival of The 1776 Project. “This new 1776 means less to reanimate the nation’s founding than to talk back—or even down—to it,” writes Jane Kamensky, the Trumbull Professor of American History at Harvard.