With deep divides and polarization eroding civil discourse, we need the imagination and the skills that artists and designers ...

Five young people spearheading efforts around the world to bolster and restore democratic principles share what they have ...

India. The United Kingdom. Brazil. The United States. The major headlines in these countries conveys "Democracy in peril," "Democratic backsliding," or "Populist threats to democracy." However, ...

The legacy of Black voter empowerment continues from historic trailblazers like Ida B. Wells-Barnett to contemporary grassroots organizations like BLOC and Detroit Action. At a time when Black voters ...

Major cities have struggled with violent incidents and public perceptions of disorder. But sending in troops won’t restore ...

This essay focuses on recent proposals to confer decisional status upon deliberative mini-publics such as citizens’juries, Deliberative Polls, and citizens’assemblies. Against such proposals, I argue ...

Though last week’s primary election in the Mahoning Valley produced its fair share of winners and losers, perhaps the biggest defeat of all was socked to the health of participatory democracy. In a ...

Much has been written lately about “the state of our democracy in crisis.” We read the headlines and feel a rise in anxiety. But what does it actually mean? It means that the checks and balances that ...

Idaho 50501, in collaboration with Indivisible and the American Civil Liberties Union, organized a "No Kings" rally on ...

Kenya is a nation governed by democratic principles. In recent years, we have made significant strides in improving our governance. According to Article 1 of our constitution, sovereign power belongs ...