Threats and Issues
Project 2025: What’s at Stake
A sweeping right-wing agenda threatens to reshape government, civil rights, and social programs in the U.S. Learn what’s at stake — and connect with resources to fight back.
Project 2025 is a comprehensive right-wing policy blueprint designed to consolidate executive power, dismantle federal safeguards, and roll back decades of progress on civil rights, healthcare, education, and the environment.”
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If enacted, Project 2025 would shift power from checks-and-balances to the executive branch, with devastating consequences for democracy.
Project 2025
Project 2025 is a comprehensive right-wing policy blueprint developed to reshape the federal government, consolidate presidential power, and implement an ultra-conservative agenda. Key proposals include:
- Replacing nonpartisan civil servants with political loyalists and putting all federal agencies under direct presidential control.Eliminating or drastically overhauling agencies like the Department of Education and reducing the independence of others, such as the Department of Justice and National Institutes of Health (NIH).
- Cutting or restructuring major social programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, and food assistance, and reducing environmental and civil rights protections.
- Restricting abortion access nationwide, rolling back protections for LGBTQ+ individuals, and ending diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
- Proposing stricter eligibility and reduced benefits for future veterans’ disability claims, as well as potential cuts to VA health care and jobs.
- Enacting policies to increase deportations, limit asylum, and use the military for domestic law enforcement.
- If enacted, Project 2025 would mark a sweeping shift in U.S. governance, civil rights, and social policy, moving significant power to the executive branch and away from traditional checks and balances.
Pro-Democracy Resources
- Heather Cox Richardson – Letters from an American - Insightful daily history and political analysis from a renowned historian. https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
- Joyce Vance – Civil Discourse Former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance covers law, democracy, and justice with clarity and expertise. https://joycevance.substack.com
- Marc Elias – Democracy Docket Leading voting rights attorney Marc Elias reports on election law, voting rights, and democracy defense. https://www.democracydocket.com/newsletter/
- Simon Rosenberg – Hopium Chronicles Focuses on practical optimism, democratic organizing, and countering authoritarian threats. https://www.hopiumchronicles.com
- DemocracySOS Covers news, commentary, and analysis about protecting and expanding democracy in the U.S. and globally. https://democracysos.substack.com
- Popular Information (Judd Legum) Investigative reporting on democracy, voting rights, and political accountability. https://popular.info
- Brian Tyler Cohen Progressive political analysis and interviews focused on democracy and current events. https://briantylercohen.substack.com
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