It is no secret that American democracy is in crisis. From the 2020 flood of actions and disinformation that culminated in the events of Jan. 6, 2021, to the repeated threats to weaponize the rule of ...

Former minister Frank Nweke Jnr says only accountable leadership and secure citizens can restore public trust.

The mainstream American news media have failed as an institution to properly confront the country’s worsening democracy crisis in the Age of Trump. He is America’s first elected autocrat. His appetite ...

New research from the University of Southampton has found that trust in representative institutions, such as parliaments, governments and political parties, has been declining in democratic countries ...

On Thursday, July 17, the National Urban League declared a “State of Emergency” in Black America. It cited attacks on civil rights, democratic principles, and past progress. The report, titled “State ...

SAN DIEGO – To promote better neighborhood connections across differences, the public is invited to watch “Join or Die” on July 1. The screening of the 93-minute non-religious documentary at ...

Remember last winter when Democratic National Committee officials struggled to explain their convoluted rules on gender diversity to an uncomprehending public? Now DNC officials are implicitly saying ...

Events of the past decade have prompted frenzied discussion of the state of democracy across the globe. In countries across Europe, Latin America, and Asia—as well as, of course, in the United ...

One year on from failed presidential power grab, South Korea celebrates its resilient democracy, and tries to heal deep ...

WITH EARLY VOTING HAPPENING IN THE UNITED STATES, CANDIDATES TRUMP AND HARRIS ARE REACHING OUT TO LATINO VOTERS IN SWING STATES BUT AS THE DATE NEARS THE FEARS ARE GROWING ABOUT HOW THE COUNTRY WILL ...