More than three-quarters of Americans say democracy is currently under threat, according to the latest New York Times/Siena College poll. Seventy-six percent of likely voters say democracy is ...

Honored at Sundance, the actress reflects on turning fame into fuel for democracy and real-world change. “Any story that uplifts our humanity is important at this moment,” Washington said.

Hélène Landemore of Yale University believes she has a radical proposal to make democracy work. In this week’s, Dr. David ...

SIMON: What do you think - what do you see happening in the United States today? APPLEBAUM: So I want to make it clear that the United States is not an authoritarian state right now. But what we see ...

We need people willing to testify publicly, to challenge injustice face-to-face, to stand behind their words in public forums ...

Public policy is heavily shaped by interest groups and bureaucracy. The rich have the freedom to provide alternative perspectives.

Losing democracy once can make it harder to restore it, even after a democratic government returns to power. University of Birmingham professor Nic Cheeseman analyzed three decades of data.

Despite the recent political and civic turmoil, Americans must recommit to the core tenets of democratic liberalism in order to ensure a free and open society, individual liberty, and equality under ...

Journalism is a public good, and its survival is essential if we want our communities to have access to quality news and ...

Democracy has had its fair share of critics. So what is it, and what should it be? A government by the people, for the people sounds like a good idea. But is democracy really all it’s cracked up to be ...

A year and a half ago, Bangladesh looked as though it was on track to defy the global pattern of democratic reversal. Mass protests led by an economically frustrated younger gener ...

It took just over 14 months for Yoon Suk Yeol to go from South Korea's presidential residence to a life behind bars. It took ...