The idea has existed for years and, as Donald Trump prepares to take office, it will begin on day one: Make thousands of ...

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After Trump's win, Rachel Maddow looks at how other countries have dealt with authoritarian leaders and gives Americans a ...

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Americans who care about democracy have every right to feel appalled and frightened. But then they have work to do.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) announced on Wednesday a nonpartisan state-level initiative ...

In a year filled with elections, the state of democracy is thriving by many measures. But there are dark clouds on the ...

Germany's political parties agree on few things after Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition collapsed last week following months ...

Some have argued that this variation and decentralization could, in the event of another contested result, pose a danger to ...

The question of restricting democracy came up because people tend to vote in ways that are contrary to their own interests in ...

Those fearing an impending dictatorship underestimate the robustness of our institutions and overstate the power of any ...