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Democracy's Hidden Guardians: [View all]
A MUST READ From The Hartmann Report: The Shadow Cabinet That Could Save America from Billionaire RuleHow this centuries-old political tool could restore faith in government and defeat Trump’s billionaires…
This isn’t just some obscure parliamentary procedure borrowed from Britain: this is about creating what the British call “democracy’s insurance policy.”
The genius of a shadow cabinet is that it would force Democrats to do what they should have been doing all along: articulate a clear, positive vision for America instead of just being the party of “we’re not Trump.”
A shadow cabinet would change that overnight. It would create 26 Democratic leaders — one for each cabinet position — who could provide daily, coordinated opposition to Trump’s corporate/billionaire agenda while simultaneously showing Americans what real public service looks like.
Democracy may “die in darkness,” but it for sure dies when the opposition party refuses to organize effectively. A shadow cabinet isn’t just smart politics, it’s democracy’s best defense against fascism with a corporate logo.
Read the entire article from May 2025:
https://hartmannreport.com/p/democracys-hidden-guardians-the-shadow-4d4
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