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Friday, April 02, 2021, 12:30 p.m.
Democrats Divided? The Future of the Democratic Party
For the first time in more than a decade, the Democrats control the White House, the Senate, and the House of Representatives. Their majorities in congress are exceptionally slim, requiring them to govern and legislate with unity—which they don’t always...
Friday, February 12, 2021, 12:30 p.m.
The Republican Reckoning: The Future of the Party Post-Trump
Over the past four years, former President Donald J. Trump elicited unprecedented loyalty from his base and also managed to maintain a tight grip on many Republican lawmakers. Many Republicans stood by Trump throughout his presidency and if they rebuked...
Wednesday, December 16, 2020, 12:00 p.m.
Blueprint for Democracy: Transparency and Accountability in the Ohio Statehouse
Governmental ethics, transparency, and accountability took center stage a few months ago when Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives Larry Householder was discovered to have accepted a $60 million bribe from FirstEnergy in exchange for passing HB 6, a...
Friday, November 20, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
Democracy Unchained: A City Club Special
In September, we launched a new video series called Democracy Unchained. The series is part of the State of American Democracy Project aimed to help deepen and broaden the present conversation about democracy and connect it to effective action to...
Friday, November 06, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
Election 2020 and the Road Ahead
The stakes of democracy are always high. Yet, the 2020 election carries a weight that American voters have not felt in decades. With 235,000 COVID deaths in eight months; an economic recession that parallels the Depression era; unnaturally powerful and...
Friday, October 30, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
Barnstorming Ohio: To Understand America
The old adage "as Ohio goes, so goes the nation" is repeated by political commentators and pundits during every election cycle. And for good reason: Ohio has accurately chosen the winner in 29 of the last 31 presidential elections, more...
Wednesday, October 21, 2020, 12:00 p.m.
Another Way to Vote? Ranked Choice Voting and the Future of American Elections
Two of America’s most recent presidents won the election, but lost the popular vote. When over 50 percent of U.S. voters oppose a candidate − yet these candidates can still win public office − it is no surprise that the...
Monday, October 19, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
Balance in Play: The Future of the Supreme Court of Ohio
The Ohio Debate Commission (ODC) organized a virtual event moderated by journalists featuring four candidates vying for two Ohio Supreme Court seats: Justice Sharon Kennedy and challenger John P. O’Donnell, a judge on the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, and...
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