There has been much talk about democracy lately. When we think about democracy’s origins, we automatically point to our ...

In his first book, “The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding,” journalist Osita Nwanevu ...

Given the tumultuous state of politics in the United States, it’s understandable that many people are asking themselves, “What is democracy?” By definition, democracy is a form of government that ...

A drumbeat of hard realities echoed through the halls at this year’s Athens Democracy Forum, where participants noted trends ...

Professor of History Andrew Donson and the University of Massachusetts History Department held the second and final lecture panel in a series discussing the meaning of democracy in Herter Hall.

Five young people spearheading efforts around the world to bolster and restore democratic principles share what they have ...

"The View" host Alyssa Farah Griffin argues that voters don't fully care about democracy because it's "too nebulous" a term ...

Nwanevu makes three main claims: “that democracy is good, that America is not a democracy, and that America should become a ...

"Standing up for democracy and standing against authoritarians is a core American value," writes Jason Carter.

Many American universities offer a course entitled History of Civilization. In that curriculum one finds a description of the evolution of what is termed western (European) thought and history from ...

The United States has "about a year" before "democracy completely leaves us," director Rob Reiner told Ali Velshi on MSNBC ...

I was disappointed to read Naperville City Councilman Josh McBroom’s June 22 opinion column in the Naperville Sun. Naperville voters should ask the councilman why he wants to sign a $2 billion ...