Democrats and Republicans agree gerrymandering threatens representative democracy. Nevertheless, both parties have done it and are now in the midst of a “gerrymander war.” It is the political equivalent of mutual assured destruction, in this case destruction of our democracy.

France has been experiencing an unprecedented political crisis since President Emmanuel Macron dissolved parliament in June 2024. For political scientist Rémi Lefebvre, this deadlock is not only institutional: it reveals a crisis of representative governance fuelled by mistrust, social fragmentation and the erosion of majority rule.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will take the extraordinary step of rehearing Louisiana v. Callais, a case that could effectively eliminate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, the nation’s central safeguard against racially discriminatory redistricting.

Upon the adoption of the Constitution of the United States in 1787, Benjamin Franklin was asked by a woman what kind of government had been created, to which he famously replied, “A republic, madam, if you can keep it.

When politicians act like managers rather than representatives, accountability, transparency and scrutiny suffer.

Town halls, so strenuously avoided during the most recent congressional recess, are a vital forum for citizens looking to exercise their voice.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is blocking Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.) from being sworn in, denying representation to 800,000 people in Arizona’s 7th District and potentially risking

Once again, Republicans in the Missouri legislature have shown that they have no respect for the voters in Missouri, or democracy. An article in the News-Leader on Sept. 9 detailed how they are determined to silence the voice of the people by making it ...

Sixteen candidates—including five Republicans, seven Democrats, three Independent candidates and one Green Party candidate—are running for U.S. Representative District 18 in the upcoming Nov. 4 election.

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 disastrous national decisions. When we invaded ...

The earliest candidate to announce his intent to run against Mohammed Ben Sulayem in the upcoming FIA Presidential election, Tim Mayer, has declared the race as over. The American executive was the first candidate to announce his intent to run against Mohammed Ben Sulayem in this year’s FIA presidential election,