Reinventing Democracy for a Changed World

A drumbeat of hard realities echoed through the halls at this year’s Athens Democracy Forum, where participants noted trends ...
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

To Protect Democracy, Tell a Better Story About Why It Matters

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 ...
Tribune Chronicle

Pettit lectures on ‘What, Why, and How of Democracy’

Upon the adoption of the Constitution of the United States in 1787, Benjamin Franklin was asked by a woman what kind of ...
The Nation

Democracy Gave Us This. There Has to Be a Better Way.

Brazilians held a lot of hope for democracy after the military dictatorship. But the past 40 years have proved that democracy comes at a great cost to those most marginalized. Demonstrators in São ...
The New York Times

Democrats, Your Job Is to Defend Democracy

Mr. Dionne is a contributing Opinion writer. Politics are often distorted by arguments rooted in false choices. It’s hard to find a better example than the one Democrats keep wrestling with: Should ...
WTHR

Hamilton County grassroots group celebrates democracy and the Constitution

CARMEL, Ind. — Not a rally. Not a protest. But, a festival. Voices4Democracy celebrated what they call the foundation of the United States – the Constitution – in its inaugural Democracy Festival in ...