Most Americans say democracy in the United States used to be a good example for other countries to follow but has not been in recent years.

Engaged California asks residents to deliberate on major issues facing the state, weigh in on policy options and create plans ...

G rumbling about the health of democracy can sound abstract. But its decline shows up in wars, coups, contested elections and ...

Democrats are all about defending democracy. Until they lose. Then they want to change the rules. Here in California, the ...

Since the Citizens United decision of 2010, the justices have dismantled Americans’ voices. The only solution is at the ballot box ...

A new study from the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University and Public Agenda finds that Americans are deeply concerned about the state of U.S. democracy and that growing divisions within the ...

The signatures of two dead Brooklyn voters appeared on a Democratic candidate’s nominating petitions — and now she’s at risk ...

Is the US a democracy or a republic? That’s a misleading question, writes a historian of early America. The values of ...

Donald Trump made a bizarre reference to former FBI director James Comey when the topic of Jimmy Lai was raised ahead of the ...

For generations, public education has been tasked not only with preparing students for careers but also with preparing them to be good citizens. Alaska lawmakers now have an ...

A new law passed last week says county election commissions will no longer be mandated to notify affected voters of district changes nor changes to their polling places. However, the GOP did allot ...