Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A few weeks ago, President Joe Biden and Former President Donald Trump went head-to-head, and any objective viewer would admit ...

Washington, D.C. — A new report from the Center for American Progress outlines a compelling case for why democracy matters in the face of a troubling drift toward autocracy and offers a comprehensive ...

If California redefines democracy as infrastructure — by changing local and state laws — then democracy bonds will make sense ...

Former HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge, co-chair of the Kamala Harris campaign, told PBS News that she believes reproductive rights are an important issue, but not the only concern for women voters. “More ...

When journalists and intellectuals polemicize against the allegedly large influence of the rich, their primary aim is to preserve their own dominance in shaping public opinion. One of the problems, ...

Support and expertise for nascent and recovering democracies abroad can complement military and economic aid. The Trump administration has had a busy first nine months in office on the world stage.

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Professor Ober will discuss the long history of approaches to the education of democratic citizens, the recent developments in civic education in colleges and universities, and why civic education ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Democracy is at once everywhere and nowhere—on the lips of the masses calling for ...

Three book recommendations from sunny London. By Amanda Taub Greetings from London’s long, hot* summer, where I am keeping cool through the traditional method of my people: staying inside and reading ...

The philosopher Hannah Arendt once dryly noted: “truth and politics are on rather bad terms with each other” (1961, p. 227) No kidding. Right now, truth and politics in the U.S. seem to be not only on ...

The French-Italian writer Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821) famously said: “Every nation gets the government it deserves.” This statement appears harsh in view of the many people around the globe ...