Individuals exercise political control over the form and functions of government. We vote in senators, representatives and presidents. If we decide we don’t like the person we voted for, democracy ...

I was working in El Salvador when President Nayib Bukele declared a state of exception. In 2022, after a sudden spike in homicides, he suspended due process and sent soldiers into neighborhoods.

Most Americans learn as schoolchildren that our country is the greatest democracy in the world. Democracy is part of our national myth and, as such, the pretext for many of our most consequential and ...

In the aftermath of the killing of the far-right ideologue Charlie Kirk, the Trump administration has vowed to “dismantle,” “target” and “destroy” all domestic political opposition. These hysterical ...

William Partlett is the Stephen Charles Fellow at the Centre for Public Integrity Australians are rightly happy their democracy has avoided the radical, anti-democratic movements sweeping through the ...

After six-and-a-half hours of sifting through ballots in Boston City Hall on Sunday, election workers and volunteers determined that the Sept. 9 preliminary election results were accurate in placing ...

Karrin Vasby Anderson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

So, Apple has just released the next major version of its iPhone operating system, called iOS 26. If you have an iPhone model newer than the XS, you can update to iOS 26 for free right now. But the ...

Sign up for The Morning Report with all your must-read news for the day. There’s lots of talk these days about the death of democracy. In National City this week, a ...

Africa’s democratic gains are eroding, a new report warns, citing neoliberal economics, colonial currencies and leaders clinging to power. The Open Society Foundations’ latest report, ‘Analysis of the ...

Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has described Nigeria as a 'typical example of where democracy is dying,' citing a lack of accountability and elite capture of the state. Obi ...

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and Governor Wes Moore have been outspoken in their denunciations of President Donald Trump, frequently citing him as a threat to democracy. Yet while they rail against ...