Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding" with author Osita Nwanevu. In a text that spans democratic theory, the American Founding, our aging political system, and the new Gilded Age, ...

Affordable health care stole the spotlight Tuesday at Northern Kentucky University’s Scripps Howard Center for Civic ...

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Event speakers from a diverse array of Michigan communities discussed the resilience of local-level democracy.

“Well, I just don’t understand the White House visit,” Charlamagne said. “Now, granted, you know, I’m glad it’s a peaceful transition of power; but what happened to the ‘threat of democracy’ talk?

Orwell got it. Tyrants from across the political spectrum understand what Nazi Goebbels and Communist Stalin said – “He who controls the language controls the world.” The contemporary meaning of words ...

In this preview of an interview to air on “CBS Sunday Morning” April 6, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders talks with CBS News’ Robert Costa about the influence of billionaires such as Elon Musk on the ...

Illinois educator Joe Brewer talks about the importance of civics education and how connecting students to their communities ...

Here’s some nuts and bolts of why recovering democracy might be tough if a dictatorial president and his associates overstepped traditional boundaries and chose to retain power permanently. We can’t ...

Re: “Newsom is acting to defend democracy” (Page A6, Aug. 26). Barry Gardin says efforts by Texas to minimize the voices of certain voters while maximizing the voices of others go against the ...