When Does a Mob Become a Coup?

Graphic via isthisacoup.com

In the months prior to the November 2020 election, progressive activists Jethro Heiko and Nick Jehlen partnered with Choose Democracy to create the Coup-o-meter in order to provide clear communication about how close the U.S. was to an anti-democratic usurping of power. By Wednesday afternoon, they had shifted the meter.

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An image of the November 2026 issue of Sojourners, titled "Face to Face." It features George Lakey on the cover
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