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Marlies Murray

Marlies Murray is Program Officer for Domestic Political Affairs at the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Washington, D.C. Previously, she worked at the Aspen Institute Germany.

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After the Midterms, America’s Pessimists Hold the Key to 2028

Hannah Tyler and Marlies Murray

Politicians score minus 55 with blue-collar voters, a new survey finds. Distrust, alienation, and pessimism will shape the coming elections.

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When Democracy and Liberalism Collide: America’s Governance Crisis

Marlies Murray

The United States is dismantling the very institutions designed to solve its problems—a paradox that reveals a deeper conflict between democratic will and liberal principles.