Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From an oligarchy to a democracy to a constitutional monarchy, there are many ways government can operate. The government is a ...

Often when politicians take actions to undermine democracy, they loudly proclaim that their actions are necessary to “save democracy.” It reminds me of the Vietnam-era line about destroying a village ...

Do you know who is known as the Father of Democracy? Discover the ancient leader who gave power to the people, changed Athens ...

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

Professor of History Andrew Donson and the University of Massachusetts History Department held the second and final lecture panel in a series discussing the meaning of democracy in Herter Hall.

Friends, I am committed to updating you here every other week with my reflections on philanthropy, civil society, and democracy in America. Alas, a sprawling and recalcitrant draft has conspired ...

A Quinnipiac University poll conducted in late August found that 67 percent of U.S. adults think “the nation’s democracy is in danger of collapse.” That is what President Biden said in Philadelphia, ...

I recently finished reading a wonderful book by historian Jon Meachem entitled “Franklin and Winston - An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship.” This traced the enormously consequential partnership ...

From an oligarchy to a democracy to a constitutional monarchy, there are many ways government can operate. The government is a representative democracy, meaning citizens vote for their government ...