Experts and former presidents warned that organized crime, narcotrafficking and authoritarian rule are converging into an ...

The Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado serves as a powerful symbol of hope for ...

In his first book, “The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding”, journalist Osita Nwanevu ...

There has been much talk about democracy lately. When we think about democracy’s origins, we automatically point to our ...

Trump’s administration may seem chaotic, but Americans should not take the integrity of next year’s elections for granted.

Opposition parties, the judiciary, the press, and civil-society groups aren’t destroyed, but over time they lose their life, ...

"Standing up for democracy and standing against authoritarians is a core American value," writes Jason Carter.

Two centuries ago, an obscure Scotsman named Alexander Fraser Tyler observed that “a democracy cannot exist as a permanent ...

America’s democracy is under threat from a velvet-glove authoritarianism. Citizens must act now—beyond the ballot box—to ...

Senator Chris Murphy took to the Senate floor this afternoon to blast what he calls the GOP’s plan “to destroy American ...

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Four months after millions turned out for “No Kings” protests across the nation, more of the pro-democracy protests are planned for this upcoming weekend, including ten in central Pa. October 18 is ...