Democracy” gets thrown around a lot in American politics. Usually, when someone wins, they say democracy worked. When someone ...

Democracy isn’t collapsing from single blows. It is being chipped away—internally and externally. To survive, it requires ...

The ongoing debate in South Asia is part of a larger conversation about what type of democratic governance is best. With the notable exception of China, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, and a handful of ...

George F. Will will speak at Notre Dame on politics, Madison’s ideas and democracy’s challenges. Free and livestreamed.

The word “democracy” can be so broad that it loses meaning, Matt Watkins argues. Above, a “No Kings” protest in Washington, D.C. Philanthropy invests billions in tangible efforts to defend democracy, ...

The media is often called the “fourth estate” because it stands apart from government, yet its influence can be just as ...

Since the 2024 election, some prominent Americans announced departures from the country, citing discomfort with the political direction. Increasingly, I hear such murmurs amongst Chicagoans. While ...

Experts at the Athens Democracy Forum this week will explore the challenges to democracy, from artificial intelligence and subversion to complacency and inequality. By Steven Erlanger Steven Erlanger ...

In an interview with MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) said people dont fully grasp the phrase "democracy is at stake" and urged Democrats to focus more on kitchen table issues.

A rousing defense of public education as the cornerstone of American democracy, by the woman attacked by the far right as "the most dangerous person in the world" Attacks on schools and teachers have ...

Many young Nigerians, frustrated by corruption, insecurity, and economic hardship, secretly wonder if the military could fix what politicians have broken. For those who lived through Nigeria’s ...