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

The fight to reclaim American democracy has to begin with our oligarchic political economy. This piece is excerpted from the author’s The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Across Africa, democracy is being tested – by rising authoritarianism and military coups as well as a growing disconnect between ...

This summer, America turns 250. From Los Angeles to Philadelphia to Trenton, communities across the country will mark a quarter‑millennium of self‑governance. There will be parades and fireworks, ...

One in five Europeans says a dictatorship might be preferable to democracy in some circumstances, according to a survey conducted in five countries late last year that found broad frustration with how ...

Emmett Soldati, Somersworth business owner and former candidate for New Hampshire Executive Council in District 1, told the crowd gathered for the “Steps Toward a Democracy Money Can’t Buy” annual ...

Do you know who is known as the Father of Democracy? Discover the ancient leader who gave power to the people, changed Athens ...

Australia is one of the world’s leading democracies, but we’re not immune from the pressures causing backsliding overseas.

Across Africa, democracy is being tested – by rising authoritarianism and military coups as well as a growing disconnect between citizens and the institutions meant to represent them. The latest ...