Recent studies on economic growth report that preventing the abuse of state power through democratic institutions is critical to a nation's development. However, there has been little prior research ...

We need an economy where marginalized communities have a sustained seat at the table and are empowered decision-makers on the matters that most impact their lives. Our country has been deliberately ...

Since the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, University of Chicago Prof. Robert Pape has been closely observing the threats to our democracy. Now, the renowned terrorism expert and director of ...

If you were to ask democracy scholars what they consider the greatest threat to American democracy, you might assume it is voters who support undemocratic practices or policies. But the real answer ...

Hall explained that some Americans tolerate politicians undermining democracy on a conditional basis if it means those entities enact policies they favor, but then they don't like those same ...

In a Times/Siena survey, respondents’ concerns about democracy often diverged from typical expert analysis. By Nate Cohn A rally called Save America last week in Mesa, Ariz. People have very different ...

The busy Shibuya district, Tokyo's commercial and financial hub, in November. After World War II, Japan's elites embraced democracy, and economic growth surged ...

Veteran director Rob Reiner is worried America is one year away from becoming a hellish “full-on autocracy” under President Donald Trump — and he said it is the media and Hollywood’s “job” to educate ...

Four young leaders explain how they became involved in the global democracy movement and what they have learned so far. By Shivani Vora This article is from a special report on the Athens Democracy ...

Former President Donald Trump accused President Joe Biden of turning the United States into a “Banana Republic” on Monday, building on Trump’s increasingly incendiary rhetoric that encourages distrust ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Israelis at a protest in Tel Aviv against the government's controversial judicial reform bill, March 9. (Jack Guez/AFP via Getty ...