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How can we save American democracy? This was the big question looming over a panel titled “Presidential Elections and the State of Our Democracy,” organized by the Democracy Solutions Project and ...

Join us at the City Club for a conversation with Michael Sandel on how to reinvigorate democracy. Join us at the City Club for a conversation with Michael Sandel on how to reinvigorate democracy, ...

Democracy proved to be a terrible campaign concept in November, but that hasn’t stopped Democrats’ musings. Speaking at the Obama Foundation Democracy Forum earlier this month, former President Barack ...

President Trump speaks to the press, accompanied by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Attorney General Pam Bondi, about deploying federal law enforcement agents in Washington to bolster the local ...

The Trump administration has made no secret of its desire to upend the Department of Education as it currently functions. It plans to lay off at least half of the department's workforce, more than ...

Most people think of democracy as meaning that when a majority of citizens wants something, the government does it. By that definition, however, democracy is impossible. It’s not just that democracy ...

The rule of law is society’s security blanket. Faith in the Constitution, enabled by the rigorous demand for free and fair access to the courts, provides everyone with rights unique to America. That ...

Public intellectuals must emerge out of self-imposed hibernation to contribute to national development and stop acting as ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Science and democracy need each other to thrive – and both require public trust. In a time of polarization and misinformation, how can we come together to create a new era of ...

Since his 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump has posed a serious threat to American democracy. From the start, he ...

Like many Washingtonians, I’m deeply invested in our state’s elections and the democracy we are building together. After each cycle, I go county by county, candidate by candidate to understand our ...