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

We’re seeing politicians target civil society, undermine freedom of the press, weaponize the justice system. And no one is ...

A drumbeat of hard realities echoed through the halls at this year’s Athens Democracy Forum, where participants noted trends ...

María Corina Machado, a Venezuelan opposition leader driven into hiding since a disputed election last year, has been awarded ...

The murder of Charlie Kirk last week follows a litany of violent acts against political targets. Historian Jon Meacham talks ...

President Donald Trump’s repeated calls to ban vote-by-mail through executive order have drawn sharp constitutional ...

People in a democratic society need freedom to make harsh, even extreme political statements with a minimum of cultural editing. The Second Amendment protects access to lethal weapons. This ...

Former Vice President Mike Pence praised former Vice President Kamala Harris in an interview with Meghan McCain on her ...

Nearly 100 Illinois high schools are part of an initiative to strengthen civics education. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin went to their ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger have taken opposite sides of a top issue going into the 2025 elections.

A group of Saudi dissidents, most of them in exile, on Wednesday announced the formation of a party to push for political reform in Saudi Arabia in defiance of de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin ...

A new report by philanthropists suggests words to use and avoid when talking about ways to save local news. Including the ...