HONG KONG -- Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy party voted Sunday to dissolve after more than 30 years of activism, marking ...

For Jeannette Wang ’26, democracy is more than a system. It’s a habit, a culture and a shared responsibility. Wang, a political science major and newly named 2025-26 Newman Civic Fellow, has spent her ...

Recent studies have shown declining levels of trust in democratic systems. We asked experts to consider democracy’s strengths ...

Earlier this year, while preparing to start a media training with a group of women elected leaders, I noticed one of the participants was missing — the mayor of a Minnesota suburb. A colleague ...

The jailing of Hong Kong's best-known democracy activists has pushed a new wave of young leaders to take the helm as they seek to keep the movement's message alive. Joshua Wong and Nathan Law, who ...

Nepal, June 26 -- Growing political dissatisfaction around the world has changed the global outlook towards democracy. We have witnessed mass protests, surprise upsets in elections, increased ...

The left-leaning leaders of Brazil, Spain, Colombia, Uruguay and Chile deserve credit for holding a much-needed "summit on democracy" in Santiago this week. But they shot themselves in the foot by ...

A new report shows Australians don’t want to be reduced to merely voters. They want a democracy that listens, including ...

Lawyers know that President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting individual law firms, and now, the entire legal profession, are illegal and unconstitutional. The situation puts a choice to every ...

Federal judges and at times Supreme Court justices have repeatedly challenged — and blocked — President Donald Trump’s attempts to reshape fundamental aspects of American government. Many of Trump’s ...

It’s time to act! History has taught us that Jewish safety and democracy are inextricably linked. The Jewish people have flourished in democratic societies and have been repeatedly persecuted in ...

David Letterman stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday night and took the opportunity to praise host Jimmy Kimmel for being “the leader of the resistance.” “You know that I love you. I love this man, ...