Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From a man dressed in an inflatable squirrel costume shouting “Trump is nuts!” to a handmade sign that read “Proud anti-fascist,” ...
“The United States of America is a federal republic: a federation of states governed by written constitutions,” wrote Russell Kirk. The Constitution created a republican form of government. A ...
But the Founding Fathers, who favored a republic designed to temper the passions of large assemblies, would not have recognized themselves in the sea of subversives and malcontents at No Kings rallies ...
Across headlines and political speeches, we hear constant warnings about the “end” or “collapse” of democracy. The assumption is clear: democracy is a ...
Most Americans learn as schoolchildren that our country is the greatest democracy in the world. Democracy is part of our national myth and, as such, the pretext for many of our most consequential and ...
“Democracy” gets thrown around a lot in American politics. Usually, when someone wins, they say democracy worked. When someone loses, they say democracy died. Here’s the twist most civics classes rush ...
Five young people spearheading efforts around the world to bolster and restore democratic principles share what they have learned — and what needs to change. By Shivani Vora This article is from a ...
Ethiopia has attempted to transition to democracy twice. First in 1991, when a new government overthrew a dictatorial military regime. Second in 2018, when Abiy Ahmed took over as prime minister after ...
A conversation with Osita Nwanevu about the fatal flaws of our governing system, the need for a more egalitarian political economy, and his new book The Right of the People. There is no shortage of ...
Saturday, Oct.18, found my wife and I traveling to Valley City from our farm south of Nome to join in the “No Kings Rally.” After being told by House Speaker Mike Johnson that the crowd would consist ...
A little more than 80 years ago, a group of young military officers joined with Venezuela’s main opposition party to overthrow the country’s ruling dictator. The man who took power, Rómulo Betancourt, ...
From a man dressed in an inflatable squirrel costume shouting “Trump is nuts!” to a handmade sign that read “Proud anti-fascist,” organizers estimated more than 1,000 people marched and chanted ...