Chris Purdy
Prairies Bureau Chief at The Canadian Press
Prairies Bureau Chief with The Canadian Press. Based in #yeg.
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2 months ago |
justsecurity.org | Chris Purdy
America’s democracy is built on strong institutions, including an apolitical military and an independent civil service that are supposed to serve the people, not the interests of a single leader. These institutions aren’t just symbols of democracy; they are its foundation. Right now, President Donald Trump’s administration is deliberately dismantling that foundation. Veterans know how to act in trying times.
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Sep 20, 2024 |
ajc.com | Chris Purdy
As Americans, we’ve always believed that democracy is not a spectator sport. It’s something we actively build, protect and defend. Now, in Georgia, the principles we hold dear are under threat by a series of recently adopted and proposed election rules that could make it harder for voters to exercise their most fundamental right: the right to vote.
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Aug 16, 2024 |
justsecurity.org | Chris Purdy
My phone buzzed incessantly in my pocket that day in August 2021, interrupting what was meant to be a much-needed moment of rest. It was 3 p.m., and after months of working around the clock, I received word that the unthinkable was happening: Afghanistan’s capital Kabul was falling to the Taliban. The city’s collapse marked the start of what would become the largest airlift in U.S. history, as hundreds of thousands of Afghans scrambled to escape on hastily organized military flights.
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Jun 14, 2023 |
justsecurity.org | Chris Purdy
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