By working to improve democratic education and to put a system in place that listens to and engages with young people, ...

The legislative session that begins Monday should not be held, and lawmakers should reject all of Ron DeSantis’ demands. But ...

Direct democracy – or legislating through the ballot – has been baked into the Golden State’s political system for well over a century, allowing voters to legislate and amend the ...

The once-fringe writer has long argued for an American monarchy. His ideas have found an audience in the incoming administration and Silicon Valley.

Ultimately, it’s voters who serve as the most direct guarantors of democracy because they can throw the bums out at the ballot box. Yet, across the globe, voters have reelected personalist ...

In contrast, direct democracy effaces boundaries and separations while subjecting everything to the public political imperative. This imperative repels the exploration of possibilities in ...

This content was published on Dec 28, 2024 Disinformation, election manipulation and online hate are unlikely to disappear – but some signs of hope for democracy can still be found. Read more ...

In February 2017, a month into the first Trump presidency, the Washington Post changed its tagline to a corny, cape-y slogan that captured the “Resistance” mood of the time: “Democracy Dies ...

Our California ballot-measure reporter heads to Switzerland on the 150th anniversary of its first federal referendum to see what a state mad about direct democracy can take away from the country ...