Gerrymandering is a symptom of the failure of representative democracy. Political minorities are surrounded by others who ...

Readers respond to a guest essay about the Proposition 50 redistricting proposal in California. Also: Erasing history.

Denver businessman Kent Thiry says he’s not abandoning the ideal of independent redistricting, but he doesn’t blame blue ...

The 2026 midterm elections should be the American people’s next best opportunity to issue a verdict on the direction of the ...

The stakes of the current redistricting debate threaten the health of our representative democracy. This is not hyperbole. Most elementary definitions of democracy indicate that free and fair ...

The organization “The General Strike” aspires to mobilize approximately 11 million people committed to coordinating a massive work stoppage. The magic number of 11 million equals 3.5 percent of the US ...

Democracy can be exhausting and frustrating, especially representative democracy, which takes the immediate responsibility of ruling out of the hands of ordinary citizens and puts it in the hands of ...

Map of the United States. The northwestern corner displays an American flag. The lower half of the map displays the U.S. Constitution showing the words, "We the People." John P. Pelissero is director ...

The vote came more than four hours after the House also advanced a first-in-the-nation plan that would overhaul Missouri’s ...

On New Year’s Day 2021, five days shy of a day that would live in infamy in American history and fundamentally reshape her ...