Skip to content

American Democracy Minute

A 90 second radio news report & podcast on U.S. democracy issues

  • Home
  • About
    • Contact Us
    • Subscribe to the Daily Podcast
    • Have Host Brian Beihl Speak to Your Group
  • Get the ADM by Email
  • Get the ADM Podcast
  • Pacifica Radio Stations

Author: Brian Beihl

Brian Beihl is the founder and host of the American Democracy Minute. He is the former deputy director of Open Democracy, founded by campaign finance reformer Doris "Granny D" Haddock. He has a degree in Journalism from Michigan State University.

Rebroadcast: Shedding Light on Dark Money: How LLCs Hide Political Donors, Especially in State Races

June 18, 2023June 19, 2023
Happy Father's Day! Like other fathers, Brian is slacking off today. But he's queued up another report in our Shedding Light on Dark Money series, explaining how this insidious practice corrupts our election system.
Read More

Quick Democracy News Updates from Alabama, Ohio, New York, & Connecticut

June 15, 2023June 15, 2023
We have some quick updates on democracy stories we’ve been following in Alabama, Ohio, New York & Connecticut concerning mail-in ballots and constitutional ballot questions.
Read More

Manipulated Voting District Maps May Also Fall in Arkansas & Louisiana After Surprise SCOTUS Decision in Alabama Racial Gerrymandering Case

June 14, 2023June 14, 2023
We reported Monday on the U.S. Supreme Court’s surprise 5-4 decision, upholding Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and throwing out Alabama’s racially gerrymandered Congressional voting district maps. More maps could fall.
Read More

Connecticut Joins Five Other States in Passing State-Level Voting Rights Act Protections

June 13, 2023June 13, 2023
June 12th, Connecticut became the sixth state to pass a state-level voting rights act, adding pro-voter protections gutted from the federal Voting Rights Act by the U.S. Supreme Court. Other states are considering similar proposals.
Read More

Read the Text of the Special Counsel’s Indictment of Former President Donald Trump

June 12, 2023June 12, 2023
It's important that all Americans read the indictment of former President Donald Trump. Read it below, or download it using the we've provided a link to the court document.
Read More

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

Archives

  • February 2026
  • January 2026
  • December 2025
  • November 2025
  • October 2025
  • September 2025
  • August 2025
  • July 2025
  • June 2025
  • May 2025
  • April 2025
  • March 2025
  • February 2025
  • January 2025
  • December 2024
  • November 2024
  • October 2024
  • September 2024
  • August 2024
  • July 2024
  • June 2024
  • May 2024
  • April 2024
  • March 2024
  • February 2024
  • January 2024
  • December 2023
  • November 2023
  • October 2023
  • September 2023
  • August 2023
  • July 2023
  • June 2023
  • May 2023
  • April 2023
  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022

Recent Posts

  • It’s Groundhog Day All Over Again:  Trump Executive Order on Elections Loses Again on Constitutional Grounds
  • FBI Raids Fulton County, GA Election Office, Seizing Ballots and Documents in Apparent Pursuit of 2020 Presidential Election Fraud
  • Virginia Court Decisions Block Democrat Mid-Decade Redistricting Amendment, and Restore Rights to Some Citizens Convicted of Felonies
  • Polls Show Most Utah Voters Want to Protect Their Fair Redistricting Amendment, But Another GOP-Backed Ballot Initiative Aims to Repeal It
  • In Letter to MN Gov. Tim Walz, U.S. AG Pam Bondi Appears to Link ‘Law & Order’ to State Turning Over Voter Data and Meeting Other Conditions

Categories

  • Absentee Ballots
  • American Democracy Minute Radio Report
  • Automatic Registration
  • Citizen Ballot Initiatives
  • Citizen Initiatives & Ballot Measures
  • Civic Engagement
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964
  • Corruption
  • Courts
  • Dark Money
  • Disinformation
  • Early Voting
  • Election Certification
  • Election Deniers
  • Election Law
  • Election Sabotage
  • Election Security
  • Election Workers
  • Elections
  • Electoral College – Direct Election
  • Ethics & Accountability
  • Federal Elections Commission
  • Federal Elections Commission (FEC)
  • Filibuster
  • Foreign Influence
  • Freedom to Vote
  • Gerrymandering
  • Hand Count of Ballots
  • History & Democracy
  • Inaugural Committees
  • Independent Redistricting Commission
  • January 6th Insurrection
  • Mail in Voting
  • Money in Politics
  • Moore v. Harper – Independent State Legislature Theory
  • National Popular Vote
  • Nominating Conventions
  • Non-Citizen Voting
  • Online Registration
  • Open Primaries
  • Political Violence
  • Primary Elections
  • Primary Elections
  • Proof of Citizenship
  • Ranked Choice Voting (RCV)
  • Redistricting
  • Research on Elections & Voters
  • Runoff Elections
  • Same-Day Registration
  • Signature Verification
  • Small Donor Campaign Funding
  • State Court
  • Stock Trading in Congress
  • Supreme Court
  • Trump Ballot Disqualification
  • U.S. Constitution
  • Uncategorized
  • Voter ID
  • Voter Registration
  • Voter Registration Purges
  • Voter Suppression
  • Voting by Felons
  • Voting Rights Act (VRA)
  • Voting Technology

Theme Designed by CT-Watch.org | Copyright © 2026 American Democracy Minute. All Rights Reserved.