The Trump administration has already gutted USAID, the main vehicle for U.S. humanitarian and development assistance, and wants to shut down the bureaus that work on democracy, human rights ...

I argue that the moral value of democracy requires parliamentarians to acknowledge the informed views of the wider community here, and to resist lobbying by church leaders on this issue.

It’s become common lately to claim that the United States is a republic rather than a democracy, as though these terms are contradictory. LNP | LancasterOnline published the May 19 letter “The ...

The former legislator was imprisoned for taking part in a primary election for pro-democracy politicians in 2020. (AP Photo/Jonathan Lee) Vehicles believed to be carrying former pro-democracy lawmaker ...

Their convictions highlight the crackdown on pro-democracy movements and civil liberties in Hong Kong. Listen to Story Convictions under security law crushed pro-democracy movement Security tight ...

The authors are political scientists who study how democracies come to an end. How will Americans know when we have lost our democracy? Authoritarianism is harder to recognize than it used to be.

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Across the country—and right here in Arizona—Republican leaders have become more loyal to Trump than to the people they represent. They’ve been advised to avoid town halls, choosing silence ...

Alisa Perales, 11, will become the youngest graduate of Crafton Hills College in Yucaipa when she dons her cap and gown this ...