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 ...

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 See more of our coverage ...

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 ...

Democracy has had its fair share of critics. So what is it, and what should it be? A government by the people, for the people sounds like a good idea. But is democracy really all it’s cracked up to be ...

The emerging contest in the region is between open political systems and “managed” political systems – where citizens are manipulated instead of simply repressed. Asia’s democratic trajectory is no ...

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Americans, it seems, can both value the idea of democracy and not support it in practice. Since 2016, academics and journalists have expressed concerns that formerly secure democracies are becoming ...

The U.S. faces immediate threats to its democracy, including rising autocratic tendencies, polarized governance, and weakened democratic norms. The Democracy Playbook 2025 identifies seven ...

Adapted from “If We Are Brave: Essays From Black Americana,” by Theodore R. Johnson. Altar call at the Southern Black church of my youth was serious business. It was the culmination of Sunday service, ...

11. What is the significance of the right to freedom of speech in a democracy? a) It allows citizens to criticize the government without consequences. b) It ensures that the government can control ...

In February 2021, a lawyer named Dan Schultz showed up as a guest on The War Room With Steve Bannon to promote a political strategy he’d first learned about in seventh-grade civics. Local party ...