Politics● ElevatedSep 15 · Sep 15, 2026, 6:57 PM
State of U.S. democracy reaches new low, report finds
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from NPR News · North America
A new global democracy report finds the U.S. at its lowest level of democratic performance in the 50 years it has been measured.
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