Warning signs are sobering. Local reflections can be discouraging. But despair is not the answer. The story of democracy is not written by leaders alone … it is written by ordinary citizens. The good ...

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 ...

Since 2013, political violence in America has surged, making public service and activism increasingly dangerous. From assassination attempts to the killing of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, attacks ...

The Trump administration has made no secret of its desire to upend the Department of Education as it currently functions. It plans to lay off at least half of the department's workforce, more than ...

MICHEL MARTIN, BYLINE: The Trump administration has made no secret of its desire to upend the Department of Education as it currently functions. It plans to lay off at least half of the department's ...

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Governor Wes Moore have been outspoken in their denunciations of President Donald Trump, frequently citing him as a threat to democracy. Yet while they rail against ...

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 ...