Most Americans say democracy in the United States used to be a good example for other countries to follow but has not been in recent years.

G rumbling about the health of democracy can sound abstract. But its decline shows up in wars, coups, contested elections and ...

Democrats should push through legislation to lower the mandatory retirement age of Virginia Supreme Court in order to remove ...

A new study from the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University and Public Agenda finds that Americans are deeply concerned about the state of U.S. democracy and that growing divisions within the ...

In a piece published Wednesday morning, the New York Times editorial board reserved particular criticism for the GOP-led ...

The excuse often given for redacting racial progress is the contention that the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment ...

For generations, public education has been tasked not only with preparing students for careers but also with preparing them to be good citizens. Alaska lawmakers now have an ...

A new law passed last week says county election commissions will no longer be mandated to notify affected voters of district changes nor changes to their polling places. However, the GOP did allot ...

Robert Putnam, a political scientist and sociologist, first came to widespread public attention with his turn-of-the-century ...

Candidates for California Governor, from left, Antonio Villaraigosa, Katie Porter, Chad Bianco, Steve Hilton, Tom Steyer, ...

In “How an all-party primary in Mass. would undermine democracy” (Opinion, May 6) Robert Kuttner argues that supporters of ...

Media For Truth, Not Profit with Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman ...