
Defenders of Democracy
This list honors individuals we believe have stood at the forefront of liberal political thought and action: visionaries, organizers, lawmakers, members of our free press and intellectuals, who continue to shape and defend the core values of liberal democracy: equality, civil rights, free expression, inclusive governance, and social progress.
*We are in no way associated or sponsored by the people listed below, but we encourage you to explore their pages.
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Christiane Amanpour
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José Andrés
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Peter Baker
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Steven Banks
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Jared Bernstein
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Michael Bloomberg
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Leon Botstein
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David Brooks
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Sherrod Brown
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Liz Cheney
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Noam Chomsky
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Brian Tyler Cohen
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Anderson Cooper
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George Conway
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David Corn
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Marc Cuban
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Maureen Dowd
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Norm Eisen
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Marc Elias
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Marlene Engelhorn
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Thomas Friedman
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David Frum
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Melinda French Gates
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Jeffrey Mark Goldberg
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Adam Gopnik
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Chris Hayes
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Christopher Hitchens
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Katrina van den Heuvel
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Maggie Haberman
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Cassidy Hutchinson
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Ezra Klein
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Laurene Powell Jobs
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Van Jones
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Tony Judt
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Brianna Keilar
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Caroline Kennedy
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Ezra Levin
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Martin Luther King Jr.
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Adam Kinzinger
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Maria Teresa Kumar
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Lewis H. Lapham
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David Leonhardt
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Rachel Maddow
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Win McCormack
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MIchael McFaul
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Ari Melber
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Louis Menand
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Ret. General Mark Milley
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Ayman Mohyeldin
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Bill Moyers
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Senator Chris Murphy
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Alexei Navalny
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Lawrence O'Donnell
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Thomas Paine
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Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi
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Abby Phillip
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Robert Reich
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Joy Reid
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David Remnick
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Heather Cox Richardson
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Lisa Rubin
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Stephanie Ruhle
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Bernie Sanders
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Michael Smerconish
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George Soros
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Timothy Snyder
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Brian Stelter
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Jon Stewart
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A.G. Sulzberger
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Charlie Sykes
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Jake Tapper
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Michael Tomasky
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Joyce Vance
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Ret. LT Col. Alexander Vindman
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Nicolle Wallace
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Andrew Weissman
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Dean Withers
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Bob Woodward
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Fareed Zakaria
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All First Responders
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United States Army
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United States Air Force
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United States Marine Corps
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United States Coast Guard
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Government Employees
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Consumer Financial Protection Board Employees