That CPAC held an event in Budapest is just brain-melting. And yet our media barely paid attention. This is how democracy dies.

You won’t find it in the tenets of neoliberalism.

The White House’s support for labor organizing will become critical if Democrats get locked out of power at the federal level in November.

Voting rights and democratic institutions are under attack nationwide. Unions, with their 14 million members, may be the best hope for fighting back.

A chance to reimagine American foreign policy abroad is a chance to shore up our tattered institutions here at home.

American government succeeded, Tocqueville thought, because it didn’t empower the people too much.

The 14th Amendment requires Congress to punish states that restrict the right to vote. Will Democrats finally revive it?

Our democracy is teetering, and there are not two sides to this issue.

Cory Booker, Mary Trump, Anthony Scaramucci, and others weigh in on the worst-case scenario.

They’re sowing disruption and disinformation, and they have their eyes on 2024.

The right wing is intent on restricting the vote. How far will it go to hold onto power?

Intra-nation conflicts are on the rise—and no, the United States is not immune.

Our exclusive survey reveals that a majority of Republicans believe the January 6 insurrection was an “act of patriotism.”

Putin’s aggression is only part of the grim story of why democracy is in retreat.

A study of strongmen misses deeper reasons for democratic collapse.

Fidesz’s victory Sunday was the culmination of many events that, once upon a time, we thought couldn’t happen here.

Here’s what the president can do, now that major reforms are dead in the water in Congress.

Polls show that both Democrats and Republicans are rallying around Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion. Too bad the Capitol riot on January 6 didn’t inspire the same unity.

We have to prove that democracies can still solve major problems.

A proposal to reform House elections and give more power to the people is gaining traction with activists. Now they just have to convince the electorate to fight for it.