A monthly column
The Frontline
Essays and dispatches from democracy’s front lines — where everyday citizens risk everything to organize, resist, and rebuild when their democracies come under attack.
The columns
Cubans Are Leading from the Inside
The Cuban people urgently want change, and their courage is rising. This is how civil society stands up as a corrupt system begins to collapse. Read the column →
What “Leaderless” Actually Means
Gen Z protests are about more than a generation. Uprisings like the one we helped lead in Kenya are rewriting how movements organize, and how states fight back. Read the column →
Each month, The Frontline brings a new essay or dispatch by an activist on the ground — published in a partnership between the Journal of Democracy and CANVAS. Free to read and share
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