Michigan League for Public Policy Forum examines how inequality breeds gaps in democracy

By: Kyle Davidson

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: April 30, 2026

Words: 1,176

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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As the United States prepares to mark 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Michigan League for Public Policy hosted its annual forum, focusing its 2026 event on fulfilling the promise of American democracy.

Throughout the forum, speakers and panelists grappled with the United States’ long history of systemic exclusion, and how individuals who were barred from exercising the same power as the men who founded the U.S. can reshape …

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