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 ...
Modern despots increasingly mimic the language and rituals of democracy while concentrating power through manipulation, ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Democracy or autocracy symbol )Adobe Stock Images) First of all, is America really a democracy? How can a single election pose a ...
When I lived in China, a decade ago, I often saw propaganda billboards covered in words that supposedly expressed the country’s values: Patriotism. Harmony. Equality. And … Democracy. Indeed, China ...
Claims that democracy is in crisis are certainly not new, but recent history has given the claim a new urgency. Over the past decade or so, there has been no shortage of people expressing concern that ...
In February 2021, a group of Brazilian political scientists were concerned that the recent US Capitol riots of January 6 would provide a blueprint for the anti-democratic movement in Brazil. Seeking ...
The ancient Greek orator Dio Chrysostom (1st-2nd century CE) said in his speech To the People of Alexandria that there were two kinds of democracy: one good and one bad. According to Dio, one form of ...
Did you know the word "democracy" comes from two Greek words that mean "people" and "power"? Democracy is a form of government in which. Instead of a single king making all the decisions, everyone has ...