Kettering Foundation

10/21/2026

podcast is a 2026 Anthem Awards finalist for nonprofit Content & Media in the Belonging & Inclusion category! Now we need your vote to help us bring home the Anthem Community Voice Award! 🎉

Presented by the Webby Awards, the Anthems celebrate work making a positive impact. For us, that means bringing more voices into the conversation and exploring the ideas, history, and trends that are shaping democracy .

Help us celebrate this milestone and show your support by casting your vote by October 29:

Join me in celebrating the impact of this Anthem Awards finalist.

10/21/2026

Germany’s far-right surge is not just a German story.

In this week’s , 2025 CFK Global Fellow Gábor Scheiring looks beyond the latest election results to examine the deeper democratic crisis fueling the AfD’s rise and why its implications reach far beyond Germany.

Read Part I: https://bit.ly/3WFsK75

10/20/2026

In a new episode of , Dorian Warren, co-president of Community Change, offers a hopeful way to understand this moment we’re in. Democracy is not something we wait for others to fix. It is something people build together.

Tune in to understand why your role matters: https://bit.ly/GetTheContext

10/18/2026

KF Senior Fellow Timothy Snyder joins historian Sharon McMahon for a conversation about fascism, truth, and the forces shaping American democracy:

A recording from Timothy Snyder and Sharon McMahon's

10/17/2026

KF Senior Fellow Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II’s latest essay pairs his call for democratic participation in the midterms with a clip from Bad Faith, a documentary examining Christian nationalism’s influence on American politics: https://bit.ly/4hLVJyo

Bad Faith 2026 premiere + Jonathan’s conversation with Steve Schmidt & Anne Nelson

10/17/2026

“Hold people accountable for what they said they were going to do and what we're going to demand next” by voting in the midterm elections!

KF Senior Fellow Stacey Abrams with a reminder to vote. Find your polling location here: https://bit.ly/3Ctpfll

10/17/2026

KF Research Fellow Andrew Whitehead joins The Underview podcast to explore Christian nationalism, its historical roots, and how it shapes American civic life.

Arkansas leads the nation in Christian nationalism. Sociologist Andrew Whitehead, author of Taking America Back for God and American Idolatry, defines the framework, traces its history, and names what to listen for in our pews, schools, and civic life.

10/17/2026

Democracy isn’t just about voting. It’s something we make together.

Curated by Corky Siegel, celebrates people using music and creativity to take part in civic life. 🎶

Explore the playlist: https://www.jinglesfordemocracy.com/kettering

This is the KETTERING FOUNDATION playlist of jingles, helping to inspire civic action through the much needed charm and joy of art and music with the ultimat...

10/17/2026

Voting early can do more than beat the Election Day line. It can give voters more time to address problems before Election Day.

KF Senior Fellow Maria Teresa Kumar talks with Indivisible cofounder Leah Greenberg about how collective participation can strengthen democracy:

Watch now (20 mins) | On this special episode of Qué Más Now? we sat down with Leah Greenberg, Co-Founder of Indivisible and main organizer of the No Kings movement

10/16/2026

One side effect of not voting? Not being heard.

offer one more reason to stay engaged. 🎶

https://www.kettering.org Using the charm or music and art to insp...