In order to save our democracy, we must not merely defeat the Republican Party.

One scholar’s quest for a modern equivalent to the General Will

The Netflix show portrays the awkward dance between ceremony and democracy.

Rethinking liberal triumphalism—and its limitations

What would it sound like if someone proposed the Electoral College for the first time today?

Having failed in its first effort to subvert democracy, the Trump administration has found subtler means to achieve its end.

The president's slurs and his administration's policies are an attack on U.S. democracy itself—all in a desperate bid to cling to power.

How a long-standing Supreme Court precedent is hindering constitutional challenges of partisan gerrymandering.

The Supreme Court ruling on partisan electoral districts highlights bigger problems with how maps are drawn and how representatives are chosen.

If Democrats vying for the presidency want to enact any of their proposals, countering recent assaults on voting rights has to be a top priority.

The Supreme Court ruled Trump officials needed a better reason to tinker with the census; Democracy watchdogs aren't waiting for them to find one.

Republican attempts at voter suppression have inspired a movement to restore and expand access to the polls.

Why the revolutionary left has always been bad news for democracy

The quest for radical equality in the American grain

On the growing appeal of socialism in an age of inequality

If citizens are encouraged to help shape climate justice, they will be far more likely to join the project.

What are they afraid of? A truly representative democracy.

Three cases being heard this term could amplify the imbalance of power and influence in U.S. politics.

The president is using his executive power not to address a legitimate crisis, but to satisfy a political goal.

Jason Lutes's graphic novel "Berlin," about the break-up of the Weimar Republic, is both unsettling and uplifting in its timeliness.