How Democracy Died In Venezuela

Venezuela’s road to democracy does not start or end with Trump’s extraction of Maduro, writes journalist Helena Carpio.

'If You Can Keep It': Democracy In 2026

After a year of new leadership, court fights, dramatic change to the federal government, and deep political division, where ...

12 ways the Trump administration dismantled civil rights law and the foundations of inclusive democracy in its first year

At its one-year mark, the Trump administration is dismantling the systems that once helped the US move toward a more open and ...

There Is a Sickness Eating Away at American Democracy

Most Americans like to believe that this is a nation of laws, where justice is blind to power and status. But that is a bit ...

Chris Matthews: Trump Is Completely Out Of Hand To Say Our Democracy Is A Joke And Crooked As Hell

MS NOW commentator Chris Matthews on Tuesday's "Morning Joe" reacted incredulously at President Donald Trump's speech to ...
PBS

Where Did Democracy Come From, and Does It Still Work?

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 ...

The 1976 Supreme Court Decision That Saved Democracy

Before Buckley v. Valeo, American citizens faced criminal charges for urging Nixon’s impeachment.
The Atlantic

The ‘Democracy’ Gap

When I lived in China, a decade ago, I often saw propaganda billboards covered in words that supposedly expressed the country’s values: Patriotism. Harmony. Equality. And … Democracy. Indeed, China ...
YES! Magazine

Can We Fix Our Democracy?

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 ...
The Diplomat

Contesting Prabowo Subianto’s Polite Democracy

Waves of mass protests have swept across Indonesia over the past two months. In February, protesters from Papua to Sumatra rallied to protest President Prabowo Subianto’s free meal program and ...