Amid a swirl of high-stakes political standoffs from Sacramento to Washington, the future of U.S. politics and democracy has ...

Former US president Barack Obama hit the campaign trail Saturday for fellow Democrats ahead of closely-watched state ...

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

There has been much talk of late about the institution of American democracy and what it takes to preserve it. This ...

Civics is not about boosting national pride or fueling shame. It should ask students to stop, think, and argue — and ...

A resolution in support of democracy and the rights of both citizens and noncitizens in the United States, recently adopted ...

This violence distorts who gets elected and how they interact with constituents. It can also influence how they vote on ...

David, do you think that the Democrats are making a coherent, resonant argument as to why they are holding the line here? DAVID BROOKS, NEW YORK TIMES: I think it's OK. I mean, they're emphasizing the ...

We’re seeing politicians target civil society, undermine freedom of the press, weaponize the justice system. And no one is ...

Panelists at SNF Agora Institute's fifth-annual Elijah E. Cummings Democracy and Freedom Festival say tapping into our shared ...

We achieved universal political rights at the exact historical moment when we dismantled the material conditions that make ...