Most Americans say democracy in the United States used to be a good example for other countries to follow but has not been in ...

G rumbling about the health of democracy can sound abstract. But its decline shows up in wars, coups, contested elections and curbs on civil liberties across the world. EIU, our s ...

Two former NASA astronauts announce Astronauts for America, a new organization of over 100 ex-astronauts working to protect ...

The word “democracy” is almost sacrosanct in modern society, yet what advocates call “our democracy” is not what it claims to ...

Multiple global measures show the health of American democracy declined further in 2025, with the U.S. posting some of its ...

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 ...

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 ...

I fell in love with democracy before I fully understood it. In high school civics classes in the 1990s, I learned about a ...

History reminds us that progress has never come from moderation or retreat. It has come from people who refused to wait their turn, who organized, resisted, and reshaped the nation. This is not a ...

Democracy is a simple concept: People exercise their collective agency to rule themselves so they can ensure their own well-being. Democracy is the opposite of autocracy, serving as a disavowal of ...

Six young people from around the world who attended the Athens Democracy Forum spoke about what drives them and the challenges they face. By Shivani Vora Young people from around the world who ...

Certainty is not what democracy is about. You don’t have the luxury of sitting on the sidelines until you’re ready to be seen ...