Across party lines, 84% of survey participants say democracy is in crisis or facing serious challenges, with distinct divides ...

Stengel is an MSNBC analyst and the former Editor of TIME. The Berlin Wall opening in Berlin, Germany on Nov. 1989. Stengel is an MSNBC analyst and the former Editor of TIME. In 1989, the Berlin Wall ...

Anti-democratic efforts are not new in America. We don’t have to import history lessons from abroad to learn of dangers and atrocities a successful collapse of democracy can bring. Some of the 28 men ...

When the Soviet Union collapsed nearly a quarter-century ago, it led to triumphalism about the "end of history" and the ultimate victory of liberal democracy over other forms of government. Since then ...

Last October, two-thirds of Americans said the erosion of democracy over the next decade was the nation’s most pressing threat. It took just a few days into his second presidency for Donald Trump to ...

Since his 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump has posed a serious threat to American democracy. From the start, he ...

Public dissatisfaction with democracy continues to outweigh satisfaction across 12 high-income countries that Pew Research Center has surveyed consistently since 2017. Across that set of countries – ...

On the Monday, November 3, 2025 episode of The Excerpt podcast: On July 4th 2026, America will celebrate its 250th birthday. How has our grand experiment in democracy evolved since our founding? USA ...

One year on from failed presidential power grab, South Korea celebrates its resilient democracy, and tries to heal deep ...

Trust in politics has hit rock bottom – we hear it on the doorstep all the time. Too many people feel unheard in decisions that shape their lives. As Labour’s manifesto made clear, “there is now a ...

When Yoon Suk Yeol was running for president, he had the word “king” written on his palm. South Koreans dismissed – and ridiculed – it as a shamanistic ritual that reflected his desire for top ...