We need a new theory of democracy — because this version has failed

Image credit: Gerd Altmann via Pixabay. Commentary by Mike Lofgren. Salon – August 24, 2025.

It’s time to look in the mirror, America: We chose catastrophe — there’s no one else to blame

According to polling data, 62 percent of Americans favor the government being responsible for the health coverage of all people in the country. Sixty-five percent of Americans polled favored the infrastructure bill passed during Joe Biden’s presidency. In a poll taken just last year, 63 percent of Americans wanted to increase trade with other countries, and 75 percent worried that tariffs would raise consumer prices. Another poll found 83 percent of likely voters, including 80 percent of Republicans, supported providing federal housing assistance after a natural disaster. […]

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