Democracy is a simple concept: People exercise their collective agency to rule themselves so they can ensure their own well-being. Democracy is the opposite of autocracy, serving as a disavowal of ...

U.S. Sen. Todd Young listens during Indiana's oath of office ceremony Jan. 9, 2023, at the Indiana Statehouse. Hoosiers Young and Gov. Eric Holcomb, on the left, are both sitting out the Republican ...

Democracy’s ‘rule of the majority’ may end up being another type of dictatorship by suppressing minority rights ...

Five young people spearheading efforts around the world to bolster and restore democratic principles share what they have learned — and what needs to change. By Shivani Vora This article is from a ...

On March 9, the Colorado State University Democracy Summit hosted a Colorado history panel featuring historians and ...

How did people across 24 nations rate the political environment in their country in 2023? In a word: poorly. Ratings of democracy are generally negative across the 24 countries surveyed. A median of ...

President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday said India’s democracy is a unique example for the modern world and many countries of the world are learning from our election system and management. Addressing ...

Three major new studies on democracy and freedom all find the U.S. is slipping further away from democracy. Leaders of two of ...

President Biden recently described “preservation of American democracy” as the “central issue” of his presidency. In September, the foundations for 13 recent U.S. presidents from both parties released ...

Examples of what happened after leaders brought judiciaries to heel elsewhere have helped galvanize opposition to Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposals. By Emily Bazelon In proposing his judicial overhaul, ...

Here's what community members had to say in three recent letters to the editor we received. Submit your own thoughts here. Each Sunday, I have Alexa remind me to tune on “In Focus’’ before I leave for ...