On January 20, Joe Biden will be inaugurated our nation’s 46th President. But the storming of the Capitol in Washington DC this week only too clearly underscored the ongoing divisions in this country and raised deeper questions about the fragility of our American democracy. We turn here to the leaders and voters of Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts for their thoughts on those questions. These are their stories.

Mareva joined The Public’s Radio in 2022 and oversees daily news production, writes our Daily Catch newsletter and edits two weekly productions, Artscape and The Weekly Catch. In 2023, Mareva received...