Americans have moved from being in "a representative democracy that believes in free speech and free debate" to "not understanding that we live in a ...

Playing with representative democracy is a delicate game, one that can evoke strong emotions and foster resentments. Democrats have lost two elections in 2000 and 2016 where they won the popular vote ...

Gerrymandering is a symptom of the failure of representative democracy. Political minorities are surrounded by others who ...

The stakes of the current redistricting debate threaten the health of our representative democracy. This is not hyperbole. Most elementary definitions of democracy indicate that free and fair ...

The organization “The General Strike” aspires to mobilize approximately 11 million people committed to coordinating a massive work stoppage. The magic number of 11 million equals 3.5 percent of the US ...

Readers respond to a guest essay about the Proposition 50 redistricting proposal in California. Also: Erasing history.

Denver businessman Kent Thiry says he’s not abandoning the ideal of independent redistricting, but he doesn’t blame blue ...

Map of the United States. The northwestern corner displays an American flag. The lower half of the map displays the U.S. Constitution showing the words, "We the People." John P. Pelissero is director ...