"... There are a few things we must faithfully stand by as members of our nation. One of these we opened with above: mercy." ...

No famine has ever taken place in the history of the world in a functioning democracy,” observed Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen in his 1999 book “Development as Freedom.” My recent ...

Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Bangladesh Michael Miller has said they want to see ...

As President Donald Trump redesigns U.S. policy to reflect his America First agenda, major change seems to be ahead for efforts to promote democracy overseas. The foreign assistance budget has ...

Her recent guest essay for The New York Times is headlined “Are We Sleepwalking Into Autocracy?” Professor Scheppele, welcome back to Democracy Now! Why don’t you answer your question?

A crowd of more than a thousand marched from Boston Common to the JFK Federal Building in protest of the Trump administration ...

Denial is a defense mechanism. We deny what is right in front of us because it is too disconcerting to face. We deny to ...

Are we sleepwalking into an autocracy? We hope not, and would be glad if the threat does not materialize. But as close observers of people and places where democracy has come under pressure and ...

Democrats and Republicans don’t know the first thing about democracy. In fact, they don’t know the second or third things ...

Democrats and Republicans don’t act like they know the first thing about democracy. In fact, the second or third things ...