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.

G rumbling about the health of democracy can sound abstract. But its decline shows up in wars, coups, contested elections and ...

A new study from the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University and Public Agenda finds that Americans are deeply concerned about the state of U.S. democracy and that growing divisions within the ...

By Ben Aris in Berlin A survey of nearly 100,000 people across 98 countries has found that global perception of the US has ...

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 ...

Is the US a democracy or a republic? That’s a misleading question, writes a historian of early America. The values of ...

There are moments in American political life when the most consequential things get said not before committees or at press ...

The excuse often given for redacting racial progress is the contention that the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment ...

For generations, public education has been tasked not only with preparing students for careers but also with preparing them to be good citizens. Alaska lawmakers now have an ...

Democrats should push through legislation to lower the mandatory retirement age of Virginia Supreme Court in order to remove ...

Candidates for California Governor, from left, Antonio Villaraigosa, Katie Porter, Chad Bianco, Steve Hilton, Tom Steyer, ...

Three-quarters of U.S. adults say the future of democracy faces a serious threat, according to a survey. The latest poll from NPR/PBS News/Marist, shows that when asked if they see a “serious threat” ...