Democratic leadership can no longer afford to leave millions of voters in Republican-dominated areas believing that nobody in the Democratic Party is listening to them.

Most Americans learn as schoolchildren that our country is the greatest democracy in the world. Democracy is part of our national myth and, as such, the pretext for many of our most consequential and ...

Jimmy Kimmel delivers the opening monologue during the 96th Oscars in Los Angeles on March 10, 2024. On Wednesday, Kimmel was yanked off the air by ABC and his show was suspended “indefinitely.” Jack ...

Since Donald Trump’s arrival on the political scene, we’ve grown numb to the use of words like “consequential” or “historic” to describe elections in the United States. As overused as these terms may ...

Amid increasing funding to protect the Amazon and ahead of COP 30 in Brazil, the United States should recognize environmental defenders’ vital role in protecting democracy. In November, an estimated ...

From around 2014 to 2021, two important, long-needed “reckonings” were happening. The mainstream media was reevaluating its coverage of politics and beginning to recognize that its attempt to cover ...

In an authoritarian state, the leader engages in unconstitutional or undemocratic practices for the purpose of consolidating power. Key components of authoritarianism include rejecting democratic ...

As we watch our democracy being chipped away, it appears there is no one telling Donald Trump, “No.” Every new executive order ramps up the takeover Trump has planned. He is micromanaging the ...

The assassination of Charlie Kirk is part of a rising trend of political violence in America. Experts say this violence chills free speech and poses an extreme threat to democracy. Threats against ...