After citizens in Republican states used ballot measures to protect abortion, expand Medicaid and raise the minimum wage, ...

Hélène Landemore is a political theorist at Yale and the author of “ Politics Without Politicians: The Case for Citizen Rule.

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 ...

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Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie has been persona non grata in MAGA circles since he co-sponsored the bill that forced the release of the Department of Justice files on late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

This is a big year. In 2026, the United States will celebrate its 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It’s an occasion to reflect on the journey our country has taken, ...

The major public opinion survey institutions in the US (Pew Research, Gallup, and others) and the UK (YouGov UK, Ipsos UK, and others) are telling the same story. The citizens of both countries are ...

About half of Americans say democracy is performing poorly, according to a survey. The Charles F. Kettering Foundation/Gallup Democracy for All Project survey found that 51 percent of respondents ...

The homeless man, kindly yet befuddled, stands underneath the awning of a long-abandoned Kansas City storefront and searches his shopping cart for an umbrella. This desolate stretch of road not far ...

How can we fix American democracy? Preserving our democracy is as urgent a task as ever, but the question is how. Democracy is getting to be one of those words that, at least in our day-to-day ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I have noted an uptick in various persons reminding me (and you) that the United States is not a democracy. I've heard it from ...