California’s governor has been touted as the Democrats’ best shot in 2028. But first he’ll need to convince voters that he’s not just a slick establishment politician.

They weaponized decency, the last incorruptible defense we have against absolute misery and evil.” TO MAKE THE STORY EVEN MORE DISTURBING: Liam isn’t the only child or even the only 5-year-old jailed ...

In her book, Natalia Rogach Alexander discusses how the celebrated thinker on democracy and education can still enlighten ...

As the title implies, this column is about democracy and the necessity of protecting it against people who seize power and lust for more. For our democracy to flourish – and in the words of Jimmy ...

A newly prefiled bill for the 2026 legislative session, SB 21, would bar naturalized citizens from holding most political offices in Alabama. If passed, it would prohibit people like me from serving ...

President Donald Trump during a news conference at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, on Jan. 3, 2026, the day U.S. forced captured Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro Credit - Nicole ...

Appearing on national television Thursday morning, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison delivered a pointed message about accountability, democracy, and the rule of law — themes that have defined ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Victor Pickard, an expert on the U.S. media and its role in democracy, was born and ...

WHAT IS AMERICA’S plan for Venezuela? Three days after Nicolás Maduro was whisked out of Caracas by American special forces, the Trump administration struggles to give a clear answer. If the raid was ...

Frank Chouraqui is a non-active member of the Dutch political party Groenlinks-PvdA (center left) We find ourselves in the midst of a crisis of truth. Trust in public institutions of knowledge ...

We find ourselves in the midst of a crisis of truth. Trust in public institutions of knowledge (schools, legacy media, universities and experts) is at an all-time low, and blatant liars are drawing ...

If the struggle for daily sustenance once diverted broad sectors of society from democratic concerns, the situation has since grown immeasurably worse as a result of the catastrophic war Syria has ...