Condemning Kirk’s assassination, Obama described these attacks as threats to “the central premise of our democratic system,” namely that “we have to be able to disagree and have sometimes really ...

“THE top 10% own three-quarters of global wealth, while the bottom half holds only 2%.” So states the World Inequality Report 2026. Can democracy survive when capitalism concentrates wealth so ...

If democracy is to endure, it must tame capitalism, not merely coexist with it.

How did we get to this rock-bottom moment, and how do we find our way out? The economic order of the last 50 years has generated widening economic inequality and a pervasive cynicism and despair ...

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 U.S. Capitol at dawn in Washington, D.C., on July 1, 2025. Reporter Americans across the political spectrum believe democracy is under threat as partisan divisions deepen and politically motivated ...

Political science scholars examined worldwide democratic backsliding and emphasized the need to strengthen pro-democracy coalitions during a Wednesday event titled “Global Challenges & Responses to ...

Ahead of the July Fourth holiday and the country's 249th birthday, three-quarters of Americans say democracy is under serious threat, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. Nearly three-quarters ...

Democracy has had its fair share of critics. So what is it, and what should it be? A government by the people, for the people sounds like a good idea. But is democracy really all it’s cracked up to be ...

How can we fix American democracy? Preserving our democracy is as urgent a task as ever, but the question is how. Democracy is getting to be one of those words that, at least in our day-to-day ...

Let me be clear: I am a woman of deep faith. I believe in the power of prayer, the importance of community and the need for spiritual guidance in uncertain times. But what I do not believe in — and ...

The early 20th-century American intellectual, sociologist, and civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois wrote prolifically about the meaning of race and the democratic ideal. He also thought deeply about ...