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This event is being produced by the team behind the award-winning podcast series, Master Plan. The new season of Master Plan is called "The Kingmakers" and details the decades-long untold history of

Since returning to office, Donald Trump has wielded presidential power in sweeping and unprecedented ways, raising alarms that the United States is drifting toward autocracy and a dangerous concentration of executive authority.

In response, the No Kings protests brought millions of people into the streets across the country to push back against what organizers see as anti-democratic power grabs.

One year later, the question is: what comes next?

In this live conversation, The Lever brings together leaders from major organizing and advocacy groups behind the No Kings protests to reflect on the movement’s first year—what worked, what didn’t, and what lessons they’re carrying forward. They’ll also discuss the bigger strategic question facing the movement: Can mass protest meaningfully constrain presidential power? And what will it actually take to defend American democracy in the years ahead?