If democracy is desirable because it gives us a measure of agency over the conditions that shape our lives—helping us master our own fates rather than living as the mere subjects of the powerful or ...

The democracy field is asking itself hard questions about direction, strategy, and impact. This summer, I've had one-on-one conversations with over 25 professionals across the space as I sought to ...

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.

How do you protect a right that was never designed for everyone? For Hannah Fried, this isn’t abstract. It’s the daily work of making sure ordinary people can do an extraordinary thing: cast a ballot ...

Emmett Soldati, Somersworth business owner and former candidate for New Hampshire Executive Council in District 1, told the crowd gathered for the “Steps Toward a Democracy Money Can’t Buy” annual ...

In anticipation of what he calls a “tidal wave of assaults on the vote in 2013,” Benjamin Jealous, head of the NAACP, began to hatch a shared advocacy strategy this summer with leaders from the ...

The United States’ founders firmly rejected King George III and the entire idea of monarchy 249 years ago, on July 4, 1776. America's founders did not trust everyone's ability to equally participate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. About 1,000 people gathered Saturday in downtown Wooster for the No Kings rally, an event that echoed nationwide protests sparked ...

Democracy is always a question mark, often an exclamation point, but never a full stop because democracy’s work is never done. Democracy constantly reinvents itself, and India’s democracy, the largest ...

The United States has one of the oldest constitutions still in effect, but it can seem hard to find true believers. Republicans claim its principles, but let Trump choose its meaning, abrogating ...

The findings come from a nationally representative study of more than 20,000 Americans that Gallup and the Charles F.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The United States has one of the oldest constitutions still in effect, but it can seem hard to find true believers. Republicans ...