Opposition parties, the judiciary, the press, and civil-society groups aren’t destroyed, but over time they lose their life, ...

Trump’s administration may seem chaotic, but Americans should not take the integrity of next year’s elections for granted.

In Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, he praised democracy as a government, noting the principles of liberty and equality ...

"Standing up for democracy and standing against authoritarians is a core American value," writes Jason Carter.

In the battle to save American democracy, some are paying a heavier price than others — both individuals and whole ...

Osita Nwanevu discusses his new book, how our political structure turned up the temperature after Charlie Kirk, and what ...

Yes, Donald Trump is a threat to democracy. But the country has a few attributes that make it more resilient than you might think.

Everything from threats to poll workers to the assassination of Charlie Kirk are examples of political violence that threaten democracy, experts say.

Democracy in the United States has never been a gift from the powerful. It has always been won, expanded and defended by those forced to live on the margins. And no people have done more to create, ...

80-year-old Dianne Shaw-Cummins and her son Ted Regnaud were members of the march. Shaw-Cummins, who lives in Arizona but ...

India has achieved greater visibility for women in politics with leaders and reforms, while the United States lags on representation despite being the oldest democracy.

The opening sentence of George Packer’s sobering new essay in The Atlantic: “We are living in an authoritarian state.” After detailing “the features of the modern authoritarian state,” he writes: ...