Pew Research Center

8 ways that U.S.-style democracy stands out globally

As the U.S. celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence this year, here are eight ways its political ...
The Associated Press

Fewer Americans say democracy is central to country’s identity, AP-NORC poll finds

As the U.S. prepares for an extravagant celebration of its founding principles, fewer Americans see their country as exceptional, a new poll finds. The ...
New Republic

Democracy Is in Peril, Just Not the Way We Thought

Eight years on from Donald Trump’s descent down the escalator, the democratic doom boom in American commentary shows little sign of dissipating. “Democratic backsliding,” a term originating in ...
YES! Magazine

Can We Fix Our Democracy?

Democracy is a simple concept: People exercise their collective agency to rule themselves so they can ensure their own well-being. Democracy is the opposite of autocracy, serving as a disavowal of ...

Democracy ‘under assault’ from significant third parties at 2025 federal election, parliamentary inquiry finds

Parliamentary inquiry recommends new laws to police behaviour at polling booths ...
WSIL News 3

Let Freedom Sing: Marion Community Choir to ‘Sing Democracy 250’ at Concert Tonight

Voices will unite in harmony as Southern Illinois celebrates America's 250th birthday with an evening of patriotic music and ...

Giridharadas: DSA is social democracy, not gulag socialism-center-left ideology that we can have nice things

Wednesday on MS NOW's "Morning Joe," Anand Giridharadas argued against "Cold War baggage" that is making the American people ...

Democracy and the Declaration of Independence

“The principles proclaimed in the Declaration of Independence were always more important than a single man,” writes James ...
Arkansas Times

Court rules seven statutes limiting direct democracy unconstitutional

Brooks sided with the state on a handful of claims -- but it was overall a good outcome for the future of direct democracy in Arkansas.