The DSA has clearly made the reverse choice: socialism over democracy. True, its leadership is selected by election, and its ...
Nwanevu makes three main claims: “that democracy is good, that America is not a democracy, and that America should become a ...
Civility protects the processes that give everyone a voice and a chance to participate. Disagreement, even when passionate or ...
In his first book, “The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding”, journalist Osita Nwanevu ...
As a college student, I used to think that I could not talk openly about American politics with my peers. Polling indicates ...
A drumbeat of hard realities echoed through the halls at this year’s Athens Democracy Forum, where participants noted trends ...
While there remains room for improvement, particularly in increasing voter turnout, school boards nevertheless exemplify the ...
The United States has "about a year" before "democracy completely leaves us," director Rob Reiner told Ali Velshi on MSNBC ...
The writers recount how Americans have risen up in the past to assert their freedoms, and they call on their generation to do it again.
This change is mostly — but not solely — attributable to rising optimism among Republicans. In June 2022, more than half ...
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The Supreme Court v. Democracy

The Nation’s justice correspondent previews the court’s coming term—and explains why it will never stand up to Trump.
The second Trump presidency’s focus on immigration and crime is mirroring a shift to the right among voters in South America.