Democracy isn’t always tidy. The process can be frustrating, revealing, even entertaining. But when citizens engage, transparency works. Sometimes you should watch the sausage being made.

Countering disinformation and safeguarding our democracy By Andrea NaickerOne of the most enduring symbols of South Africa’s democracy is the ballot box -- a reminder of our collective struggle for ...

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Looming over Taylor's elevation is dark shadow of ascendant One Nation.

The responses to last November’s elections among election observers nationally and in Connecticut were generally celebratory because voter participation was higher than comparable elections in the ...

In the wake of ruthless arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort in Minneapolis, one Harvard political scientist is arguing something many of us have suspected for a long time: the US is ...

Michael Fischer’s recent book, How Books Can Save Democracy, is a worthwhile and timely short read for psychiatrists, therapists, and the general public. Fischer is the Dicke Professor in Public ...

So, it's very well entrenched — the democracy sausage. I urge people to look it up — it's a cultural motif for Australia. It doesn't fly anywhere else, but it just seems to be a thing that we're doing ...