Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan criticized the high court’s recent election-related rulings Tuesday, arguing that the ...

The Ford Foundation, one of the world's largest private grantmakers, will overhaul its spending to counter what new ...

Cuban-American Congressman Mario Díaz-Balart was honored Wednesday for his longtime advocacy for democracy in Latin America ...

Most think social media leads to manipulation and division, but they also say it informs people and gives them a voice in politics.

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 ...

Eight years on from Donald Trump’s descent down the escalator, the democratic doom boom in American commentary shows little sign of dissipating. “Democratic backsliding,” a term originating in ...

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 ...

Technology and its threats were central themes at the Athens Democracy Forum.  By Farah Nayeri An interview with Pita ...

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 ...

A controversial overhaul of voter rolls threatens Modi’s standing and has breathed new life into India’s battered democracy.

“We’ve got to prove democracy works,” Joe Biden declared in his first press conference as president. He has dedicated his administration to this task. Biden took office weeks after his predecessor ...