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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.
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Public records make accountability possible.
Accountability builds legitimacy.
And legitimacy holds democracy together.
Accountability builds legitimacy.
And legitimacy holds democracy together.
January 9, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Public records make accountability possible.
Accountability builds legitimacy.
And legitimacy holds democracy together.
Accountability builds legitimacy.
And legitimacy holds democracy together.
Democracy calls for courage. Our newest senior fellows are answering.
We are honored to welcome voting rights activist @staceyabrams.com and New York Times columnist David French to the Kettering Foundation.
We are honored to welcome voting rights activist @staceyabrams.com and New York Times columnist David French to the Kettering Foundation.
January 8, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Democracy calls for courage. Our newest senior fellows are answering.
We are honored to welcome voting rights activist @staceyabrams.com and New York Times columnist David French to the Kettering Foundation.
We are honored to welcome voting rights activist @staceyabrams.com and New York Times columnist David French to the Kettering Foundation.
From Latin America to the global stage, this moment of crisis is also a moment of possibility.
Read how shifting narratives can help build a more just, democratic future in our latest #ResilienceResistance blog from the Argentine Network for International Cooperation (RACI): https://bit.ly/3LsnNt7
Read how shifting narratives can help build a more just, democratic future in our latest #ResilienceResistance blog from the Argentine Network for International Cooperation (RACI): https://bit.ly/3LsnNt7
January 7, 2026 at 9:31 PM
From Latin America to the global stage, this moment of crisis is also a moment of possibility.
Read how shifting narratives can help build a more just, democratic future in our latest #ResilienceResistance blog from the Argentine Network for International Cooperation (RACI): https://bit.ly/3LsnNt7
Read how shifting narratives can help build a more just, democratic future in our latest #ResilienceResistance blog from the Argentine Network for International Cooperation (RACI): https://bit.ly/3LsnNt7
New from #FromManyWe, Dan Tirrell highlights what we can learn from USAID’s work in Colombia, Syria, and Moldova for successful pro-democracy and pro-peace efforts in the US: https://bit.ly/44TFhFy
January 6, 2026 at 8:12 PM
New from #FromManyWe, Dan Tirrell highlights what we can learn from USAID’s work in Colombia, Syria, and Moldova for successful pro-democracy and pro-peace efforts in the US: https://bit.ly/44TFhFy
If historical narratives weren’t sources of power and possibility, they wouldn’t be at risk right now.
Colleen Shogan, CEO of @inpursuitusa.bsky.social, reflects on why protecting access to history is essential to democracy and to the future we are shaping together.
Colleen Shogan, CEO of @inpursuitusa.bsky.social, reflects on why protecting access to history is essential to democracy and to the future we are shaping together.
January 6, 2026 at 3:09 PM
If historical narratives weren’t sources of power and possibility, they wouldn’t be at risk right now.
Colleen Shogan, CEO of @inpursuitusa.bsky.social, reflects on why protecting access to history is essential to democracy and to the future we are shaping together.
Colleen Shogan, CEO of @inpursuitusa.bsky.social, reflects on why protecting access to history is essential to democracy and to the future we are shaping together.
Canceled performances. Falling ticket sales. A renamed Kennedy Center.
In a recent PBS NewsHour interview, Trump-Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell defends a shift toward financially driven programming. Watch the latest from PBS's #CANVAS Art in Action series: https://to.pbs.org/3YpHvZv
In a recent PBS NewsHour interview, Trump-Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell defends a shift toward financially driven programming. Watch the latest from PBS's #CANVAS Art in Action series: https://to.pbs.org/3YpHvZv
'We cannot have art institutions that lose money': Grenell defends Kennedy Center takeover
The newly-renamed Trump-Kennedy Center is facing canceled performances and plummeting ticket sales. Amna Nawaz discussed the turmoil with Richard Grenell, the man President Trump handpicked to lead th...
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January 5, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Canceled performances. Falling ticket sales. A renamed Kennedy Center.
In a recent PBS NewsHour interview, Trump-Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell defends a shift toward financially driven programming. Watch the latest from PBS's #CANVAS Art in Action series: https://to.pbs.org/3YpHvZv
In a recent PBS NewsHour interview, Trump-Kennedy Center President Richard Grenell defends a shift toward financially driven programming. Watch the latest from PBS's #CANVAS Art in Action series: https://to.pbs.org/3YpHvZv
For generations, institutions like the National Archives, the Library of Congress, and the Smithsonian have operated with independence and care.
Colleen Shogan joins us on #TheContext to remind us that this independence didn’t happen by accident, and it isn’t guaranteed.
Colleen Shogan joins us on #TheContext to remind us that this independence didn’t happen by accident, and it isn’t guaranteed.
January 2, 2026 at 5:01 PM
For generations, institutions like the National Archives, the Library of Congress, and the Smithsonian have operated with independence and care.
Colleen Shogan joins us on #TheContext to remind us that this independence didn’t happen by accident, and it isn’t guaranteed.
Colleen Shogan joins us on #TheContext to remind us that this independence didn’t happen by accident, and it isn’t guaranteed.
Wondering what we can do to restore our democracy? Our 2025 CFK Global Fellows have witnessed the impact of efforts from around the globe. Here are their tips:
January 2, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Wondering what we can do to restore our democracy? Our 2025 CFK Global Fellows have witnessed the impact of efforts from around the globe. Here are their tips:
The #KetteringDemocracyPrize honors those who move democracy forward when it’s hardest. The 2025 laureates, Alexei Navalny and Judith Browne Dianis, show us how democracy depends on people who are willing to act with courage.
Experience the event + full reflection: https://bit.ly/4iy9Vdf
Experience the event + full reflection: https://bit.ly/4iy9Vdf
Inaugural Kettering Democracy Prize Ceremony Honors Alexei Navalny and Judith Browne Dianis
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January 1, 2026 at 6:00 PM
The #KetteringDemocracyPrize honors those who move democracy forward when it’s hardest. The 2025 laureates, Alexei Navalny and Judith Browne Dianis, show us how democracy depends on people who are willing to act with courage.
Experience the event + full reflection: https://bit.ly/4iy9Vdf
Experience the event + full reflection: https://bit.ly/4iy9Vdf
As 2026 begins, we recommit to a democracy built on clarity, sustained by courage, and strengthened through coalition. Our shared future depends on it.
Happy New Year from the Charles F. Kettering Foundation. 🎆
Happy New Year from the Charles F. Kettering Foundation. 🎆
January 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM
As 2026 begins, we recommit to a democracy built on clarity, sustained by courage, and strengthened through coalition. Our shared future depends on it.
Happy New Year from the Charles F. Kettering Foundation. 🎆
Happy New Year from the Charles F. Kettering Foundation. 🎆
This year, don’t aim for perfection. Aim for participation. 🫱🏼🫲🏾
Open your 2026 calendar and add any of these meaningful actions to each month. You can even invite a friend to join you!
Open your 2026 calendar and add any of these meaningful actions to each month. You can even invite a friend to join you!
December 31, 2025 at 7:54 PM
This year, don’t aim for perfection. Aim for participation. 🫱🏼🫲🏾
Open your 2026 calendar and add any of these meaningful actions to each month. You can even invite a friend to join you!
Open your 2026 calendar and add any of these meaningful actions to each month. You can even invite a friend to join you!
A myth we’re leaving behind in 2025: “We’re too divided to agree on anything.”
Our Kettering-Gallup #DemocracyForAll Project report found that two-thirds of Americans agree democracy is the best form of government. That gives us hope that we can work with in this new year. https://bit.ly/4j18KD1
Our Kettering-Gallup #DemocracyForAll Project report found that two-thirds of Americans agree democracy is the best form of government. That gives us hope that we can work with in this new year. https://bit.ly/4j18KD1
December 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
A myth we’re leaving behind in 2025: “We’re too divided to agree on anything.”
Our Kettering-Gallup #DemocracyForAll Project report found that two-thirds of Americans agree democracy is the best form of government. That gives us hope that we can work with in this new year. https://bit.ly/4j18KD1
Our Kettering-Gallup #DemocracyForAll Project report found that two-thirds of Americans agree democracy is the best form of government. That gives us hope that we can work with in this new year. https://bit.ly/4j18KD1
This is what it looks like to lead with values, even when no one is watching.
In this #ResilienceResistance piece, Accountability Lab’s Naseera Noor-Mahomed honors public servants who choose integrity every day.
Cheers to the 2025 Integrity Icon Award winners 🥂 https://bit.ly/4nkokLW
In this #ResilienceResistance piece, Accountability Lab’s Naseera Noor-Mahomed honors public servants who choose integrity every day.
Cheers to the 2025 Integrity Icon Award winners 🥂 https://bit.ly/4nkokLW
December 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
This is what it looks like to lead with values, even when no one is watching.
In this #ResilienceResistance piece, Accountability Lab’s Naseera Noor-Mahomed honors public servants who choose integrity every day.
Cheers to the 2025 Integrity Icon Award winners 🥂 https://bit.ly/4nkokLW
In this #ResilienceResistance piece, Accountability Lab’s Naseera Noor-Mahomed honors public servants who choose integrity every day.
Cheers to the 2025 Integrity Icon Award winners 🥂 https://bit.ly/4nkokLW
In our newest episode of #TheContext, we welcomed Colleen Shogan, who served as the 11th Archivist of the United States. We learn what the National Archives protects and what’s at risk when transparency, nonpartisanship, and public access to records are weakened.
Listen here: https://bit.ly/4pKzwlL
Listen here: https://bit.ly/4pKzwlL
December 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In our newest episode of #TheContext, we welcomed Colleen Shogan, who served as the 11th Archivist of the United States. We learn what the National Archives protects and what’s at risk when transparency, nonpartisanship, and public access to records are weakened.
Listen here: https://bit.ly/4pKzwlL
Listen here: https://bit.ly/4pKzwlL
Let’s close out the year with a reminder worth carrying forward from KF Senior Fellow Johnnetta Betsch Cole:
December 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Let’s close out the year with a reminder worth carrying forward from KF Senior Fellow Johnnetta Betsch Cole:
Democratic backsliding is coordinated. Our response must be too.
2025 CFK Global Fellows Flávia Pellegrino, @gscheiring.bsky.social, and @ivejvoda.bsky.social share the alliances and shared strategies needed to confront rising authoritarianism today.
2025 CFK Global Fellows Flávia Pellegrino, @gscheiring.bsky.social, and @ivejvoda.bsky.social share the alliances and shared strategies needed to confront rising authoritarianism today.
December 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Democratic backsliding is coordinated. Our response must be too.
2025 CFK Global Fellows Flávia Pellegrino, @gscheiring.bsky.social, and @ivejvoda.bsky.social share the alliances and shared strategies needed to confront rising authoritarianism today.
2025 CFK Global Fellows Flávia Pellegrino, @gscheiring.bsky.social, and @ivejvoda.bsky.social share the alliances and shared strategies needed to confront rising authoritarianism today.
Authoritarians rely on our despair. Hope is a form of resistance.
We asked our 2025 CFK Global Fellows what keeps them hopeful. Here are a few of their favorite things:
We asked our 2025 CFK Global Fellows what keeps them hopeful. Here are a few of their favorite things:
December 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Authoritarians rely on our despair. Hope is a form of resistance.
We asked our 2025 CFK Global Fellows what keeps them hopeful. Here are a few of their favorite things:
We asked our 2025 CFK Global Fellows what keeps them hopeful. Here are a few of their favorite things:
Some thoughts from #TheContext host @alexlovit.bsky.social, as we consider the work ahead:
“If there’s one thing I take away from all the guests we’ve had on #TheContext in the last year, it’s to get involved, to connect with others, to do something.
“If there’s one thing I take away from all the guests we’ve had on #TheContext in the last year, it’s to get involved, to connect with others, to do something.
December 26, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Some thoughts from #TheContext host @alexlovit.bsky.social, as we consider the work ahead:
“If there’s one thing I take away from all the guests we’ve had on #TheContext in the last year, it’s to get involved, to connect with others, to do something.
“If there’s one thing I take away from all the guests we’ve had on #TheContext in the last year, it’s to get involved, to connect with others, to do something.
🎄📚 ’Tis the season to read and rest.
In Out of Many, One: Writings on American Universalism, @ketteringfdnceo.bsky.social Sharon L. Davies offers a timely essay on rising authoritarian threats and the democratic values that call us to courage and unity.
In Out of Many, One: Writings on American Universalism, @ketteringfdnceo.bsky.social Sharon L. Davies offers a timely essay on rising authoritarian threats and the democratic values that call us to courage and unity.
December 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
🎄📚 ’Tis the season to read and rest.
In Out of Many, One: Writings on American Universalism, @ketteringfdnceo.bsky.social Sharon L. Davies offers a timely essay on rising authoritarian threats and the democratic values that call us to courage and unity.
In Out of Many, One: Writings on American Universalism, @ketteringfdnceo.bsky.social Sharon L. Davies offers a timely essay on rising authoritarian threats and the democratic values that call us to courage and unity.
🎁 Courage is the gift that keeps on giving.
As KF Senior Fellow @kelleyjrobinson.bsky.social puts it, “courage is contagious,” and it’s something we build together when we lift up stories of hope alongside hard truths.
As KF Senior Fellow @kelleyjrobinson.bsky.social puts it, “courage is contagious,” and it’s something we build together when we lift up stories of hope alongside hard truths.
December 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🎁 Courage is the gift that keeps on giving.
As KF Senior Fellow @kelleyjrobinson.bsky.social puts it, “courage is contagious,” and it’s something we build together when we lift up stories of hope alongside hard truths.
As KF Senior Fellow @kelleyjrobinson.bsky.social puts it, “courage is contagious,” and it’s something we build together when we lift up stories of hope alongside hard truths.
Compromise isn’t a weakness. It’s a gift. 🎁
And most Americans prefer it.
📊 80% say political leaders should compromise to get things done, even when it means accepting parts they don’t like.
And most Americans prefer it.
📊 80% say political leaders should compromise to get things done, even when it means accepting parts they don’t like.
December 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Compromise isn’t a weakness. It’s a gift. 🎁
And most Americans prefer it.
📊 80% say political leaders should compromise to get things done, even when it means accepting parts they don’t like.
And most Americans prefer it.
📊 80% say political leaders should compromise to get things done, even when it means accepting parts they don’t like.
Seven poems to cozy up to this season. 📖
In Visual Voices: Storytelling Through Poetry, poets respond to visual artworks shaped by memory, trauma, and resilience, offering language that slows us down and opens space for reflection: https://bit.ly/3FURrEN
In Visual Voices: Storytelling Through Poetry, poets respond to visual artworks shaped by memory, trauma, and resilience, offering language that slows us down and opens space for reflection: https://bit.ly/3FURrEN
December 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Seven poems to cozy up to this season. 📖
In Visual Voices: Storytelling Through Poetry, poets respond to visual artworks shaped by memory, trauma, and resilience, offering language that slows us down and opens space for reflection: https://bit.ly/3FURrEN
In Visual Voices: Storytelling Through Poetry, poets respond to visual artworks shaped by memory, trauma, and resilience, offering language that slows us down and opens space for reflection: https://bit.ly/3FURrEN
When this episode of #TheContext with @ecetemelkuran.bsky.social first aired, her warning about rising autocratic power felt urgent. Now, the threat has only accelerated.
This conversation helps make sense of how we got here and why engagement matters.
This conversation helps make sense of how we got here and why engagement matters.
December 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
When this episode of #TheContext with @ecetemelkuran.bsky.social first aired, her warning about rising autocratic power felt urgent. Now, the threat has only accelerated.
This conversation helps make sense of how we got here and why engagement matters.
This conversation helps make sense of how we got here and why engagement matters.
Leadership shows up in moments of crisis.
Kettering Senior Advisor for State and Local Government Valerie Lemmie reflects on her early career as a city manager and what navigating the aftermath of a tornado taught her about public service, resilience, and leadership beyond city hall.
Kettering Senior Advisor for State and Local Government Valerie Lemmie reflects on her early career as a city manager and what navigating the aftermath of a tornado taught her about public service, resilience, and leadership beyond city hall.
December 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Leadership shows up in moments of crisis.
Kettering Senior Advisor for State and Local Government Valerie Lemmie reflects on her early career as a city manager and what navigating the aftermath of a tornado taught her about public service, resilience, and leadership beyond city hall.
Kettering Senior Advisor for State and Local Government Valerie Lemmie reflects on her early career as a city manager and what navigating the aftermath of a tornado taught her about public service, resilience, and leadership beyond city hall.