The health of our democracy concerns many of us right now. Anxiety is surging over stories of conflict and political violence around the nation — from assassination attempts to shootings at campaign ...

Is it defending democracy to convict the leader of the opposition party of 34 trumped-up (pun intended) felony charges in a kangaroo court where the judge (who legally should have been forced to ...

A conversation with Osita Nwanevu about the fatal flaws of our governing system, the need for a more egalitarian political economy, and his new book The Right of the People. There is no shortage of ...

Countries where democracy is in trouble share a common pattern, and it’s a worrying one for the United States. Credit...Photo illustration by Ricardo Tomás Supported by By Amanda Taub Amanda Taub ...

Claims that democracy is in crisis are certainly not new, but recent history has given the claim a new urgency. Over the past decade or so, there has been no shortage of people expressing concern that ...

Public dissatisfaction with democracy continues to outweigh satisfaction across 12 high-income countries that Pew Research Center has surveyed consistently since 2017. Across that set of countries – ...

Democratic form of government has over the years been a fascination to mankind since the Greeks evolved it in a rudimentary form in the city state of Athens in the sixth century. Democracy as defined ...

ONE of the most disturbing features of Nigeria’s democratic experience today is the troubling attitude of public office holders. Some politicians behave as though they are masters presiding over ...