Lauren Jacobs

Jul 24, 2023 | democracyjournal.org | Lauren Jacobs |Stephen Lerner |Joseph A. McCartin

We’re pleased to join the debate between “deliverists” David Dayen and Matt Stoller and their critics, Deepak Bhargava, Shahrzad Shams, and Harry Hanbury. This debate pushes us all to think more clearly about democracy’s crisis and what must be done if we are to build the kind of democratic future we need.

Jun 30, 2023 | convergencemag.com | Lauren Jacobs |Stacy Mitchell |Emma Tai |Jackson Potter

Skip to content Skip to footer by Article published: Arguably more than any other single corporation, Amazon exemplifies the dangerous accumulation of power and how it systematically undermines democracy in nearly every aspect of our lives.

Jun 30, 2023 | forgeorganizing.org | Lauren Jacobs |Stacy Mitchell

In advance of what is sure to be a pivotal convening for pro-democracy movement-builders, we want to affirm the 22nd Century Initiative’s guiding framework by underscoring how concentrated corporate power helps give rise to authoritarianism. The framework identifies the global rise of authoritarianism as a project of aspiring oligarchs who incite and exploit fears and resentments, which often result from conditions created by wealthy corporations.