The partisan fight to draw maps that determine how Americans are represented has entered a dangerous spiral. Texas is racing ahead with a mid-decade congressional redraw designed to lock in additional ...

A rousing defense of public education as the cornerstone of American democracy, by the woman attacked by the far right as "the most dangerous person in the world" Attacks on schools and teachers have ...

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The pandemic has accelerated a global decline in democracy that countries must now address. Joseph Lemoine is senior director and Will Mortenson is a program assistant at the Atlantic Council’s ...

On Oct. 25, 2023, Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, stood before his colleagues and the world in the well of the U.S. House of Representatives. It was his first speech since his unlikely rise from ...

One in three elections around the world is being contested. Turnout is dropping. By many indicators, democracy is backsliding. So what can reverse this trend? Valery Perry, Ph.D., is a senior ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Some two dozen protests were scheduled around Indiana on Labor Day, including at the Statehouse. It was part of a nationwide movement focusing on “Workers Over Billionaires.” “Our goal ...

Moldova has recently reached an important democratic milestone, celebrating 34 years of independence from the Soviet Union. Moreover, in one month, the country will experience another significant ...

The Brown County League of Women Voters is a non-partisan local resource for information on empowering voters and defending democracy. In meeting this mission, the League plans to provide educational ...

The philosopher Hannah Arendt once dryly noted: “truth and politics are on rather bad terms with each other” (1961, p. 227) No kidding. Right now, truth and politics in the U.S. seem to be not only on ...

My partner Darlene and I would like to thank the New Hampshire Humanities for sponsoring a provocative and stimulating lecture in Plymouth by professor Josh Duclos from St. Paul School. Such a timely ...

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