Is American democracy at risk? Philly scholars see creeping fascism and historic parallels.
Intensifying polarization, threats to voting, and the specter of violence have historians warning of the decline of America’s democracy.
A group who called themselves old-time Fishtowners walk west on Girard Avenue carrying bats, hammers and shovels in Philadelphia on June 1. The men said they were protecting their neighborhood in the event looters or rioters showed up in Fishtown.Read moreDavid Maialetti / File Photograph
