The following is an excerpt from “Democracy InAction: How Citizen Apathy Threatens America and What We Can Do About It,” ...

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Jerren Chang urged using civic engagement and technology to rebuild democracy and strengthen communities for future ...

As America marks its 250th year, the debate over AI's impact on self-government hinges on a crucial tension: while pessimists ...

Zimbabwe's recent legislation threatens democracy, stripping citizens of their voting rights. As South Africa approaches its ...

But the democracy half of that composite is the one that has most nurtured what Lincoln called our “better angels.” Democracy ...

The United States’ reputation as an exemplar of democracy appears to be eroding. In a poll taken earlier this year, almost three-quarters of U.S. respondents agreed that the country’s democracy “used ...

As a presidential election year approaches, Americans are returning to a familiar ritual: debating who deserves our vote. In early October, on the nation’s most-watched cable news channel, the ...

In the run-up to July 4, surveys have revealed broad and growing pessimism about the direction of the country.

A majority of Americans worry this year’s general election will be tainted by fraud, according to a recent NPR/PBS News/Marist poll released earlier this month—an ominous indication of the state of ...

Five years ago, white plumes of tear gas arced through Hong Kong's humid air. Hundreds of thousands of angry protesters were on the streets, demanding their Beijing-appointed leader resign and calling ...

Democracy is a simple concept: People exercise their collective agency to rule themselves so they can ensure their own well-being. Democracy is the opposite of autocracy, serving as a disavowal of ...