When governments target LGBTQ+ people, democracy is on the line. Brett Davidson explains why defending LGBTQ+ rights today ...

As the 2026 midterms near, the greatest dangers to election integrity may not be Election Day disruptions, but the slow ...

The Kettering Foundation’s Dayton Democracy Fellowship is a program that supports innovative leaders, changemakers, and dreamers who are building movements for inclusive democracy in their communities ...

Photo by John Moore via Getty Images. Peyton Skipwith hated Liberia. Within the first six months of his arrival in 1834, he had lost his wife and daughter to fever—probably malaria. He was a skilled ...

Strengthen community voices, mutuality, and collective action for greater citizen engagement and influence over local problem-solving and government. Democracy relies on healthy, inclusive communities ...

In July 2025, the foundation held its inaugural Kettering Global Conversation on Democracy. The theme, Solidarity across Borders, both framed the event and was a call to action. From the keynote’s ...

On July 21, the Kettering Global Conversation on Democracy: Solidarity across Borders brought together democracy scholars, practitioners, and activists to share learnings and explore democratic ...

The explicit aim of Project 2025, which has guided much of the early work of the Trump administration, is to infuse biblical principles across the federal government. Calls to protect Christianity, ...

This is the second of two pieces by Kettering Foundation Senior Fellow Alexander Vindman addressing Russian disinformation threats to American democracy. No political group or ideology is safe from ...

When Donald Trump was president, he lashed out at the media, responded to critical coverage by describing it as “fake news,” and called journalists “the enemy of the American people.” Project 2025 ...