Democracy isn’t collapsing from single blows. It is being chipped away—internally and externally. To survive, it requires ...

In a new analysis, the board outlined a list of a dozen markers of “democratic erosion,” along with the help of scholars who study it. It included tactics that, according to the board, Trump has ...

David, do you think that the Democrats are making a coherent, resonant argument as to why they are holding the line here? DAVID BROOKS, NEW YORK TIMES: I think it's OK. I mean, they're emphasizing the ...

A large, peaceful crowd at the Illinois State Capitol shouted that statement, which was also featured on numerous signs ...

Rallies across the Charlotte region and nation intend to be peaceful protests against the policies of President Donald Trump.

Some political scientists see a pattern that suggests American democracy is being undermined in real time. The stakes are massive for the US economy and the business world.

Five young people spearheading efforts around the world to bolster and restore democratic principles share what they have learned — and what needs to change. By Shivani Vora This article is from a ...

This president is the embodiment of rule by the people—in ways good and ill.

Amid a swirl of high-stakes political standoffs from Sacramento to Washington, the future of U.S. politics and democracy has ...

With citizen initiated ballot measures getting harder and harder to do, we are losing the only tools we have to directly ...

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 ...

Democracy is deteriorating in much of the world and changes in the United States under President Donald Trump threaten to accelerate the decline, according to a pro-democracy institute that has the ...