La démocratie américaine est en crise (Hillary Rodham Clinton)

Depuis une bonne semaine déjà je publie sur ce carnet les textes de la revue "The Atlantic" dont le thème est l'état de la démocratie aux États-Unis. Ce matin on y présente un texte d'Hillary Clinton qui est une adaptation du livre "What Happened" dans lequel elle tentait d'expliquer sa défaite.

 "First, we’ve got to mobilize massive turnout in the 2018 midterms. There are fantastic candidates running all over the country, making their compelling cases every day about how they’ll raise wages, bring down health-care costs, and fight for justice. If they win, they’ll do great things for America. And we could finally see some congressional oversight of the White House.

When the dust settles, we have to do some serious housecleaning. After Watergate, Congress passed a whole slew of reforms in response to Richard Nixon’s abuses of power. After Trump, we’re going to need a similar process. For example, Trump’s corruption should teach us that all future candidates for president and presidents themselves should be required by law to release their tax returns. They also should not be exempt from ethics requirements and conflict-of-interest rules."

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2018/09/american-democracy-is-in-crisis/570394/