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The Democratic Crisis in the Digital Age: State Surveillance vs. Civil Liberties

Democracy is in crisis. Not long ago, that line belonged to the political fringe. Today judges, scholars and policymakers across the spectrum say it with a straight face. But most...

Trump Has Adam Przeworski Very Worried

What is democracy, and is it in crisis?

The West Has a Crisis of Hope

A former president of Estonia on the growing tide of global protest—and how today’s leaders can win back ordinary people.

Democracy may be dying. Conservatives can’t sit this one out.

U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) told an audience at the University of Chicago that she wants future investigations of Trump administration officials to send a deterrent messa...

Πανευρωπαϊκή κρίση για τα κόμματα του Κέντρου

Το φαινόμενο ανάγεται στο αίσθημα του κοινού ότι η φιλελεύθερη δημοκρατία αδυνατεί να εκπληρώσει τις υποσχέσεις της για ευημερία, ιδιαίτερα για τους νέους και την εργατική τάξη.

Israel's imminent constitutional crisis exposes a bigger problem with modern democracy

The separation of powers was designed to prevent governments from accumulating unchecked power. But in the 21st century, corporations, banks and algorithms increasingly wield power...

Is our democracy dying?

Democracy requires much more than voting every few years. It requires people to have the time, security and mental capacity to understand political choices, consider Read the full...

Who is responsible for saving democracy?

For Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, former Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the problem facing democracy begins with what people expect it to provide. Recalling his university yea...

Unrest Across Europe Is the Result of the Collapse of the Social Contract

European governments cannot uphold the social contract as systemic shifts have stripped monetary control and constrained fiscal policy.

When the law is not enough to protect democracy

Democracy cannot be sustained by legal authority alone, the evening’s honoree Supreme Court of Canada Justice Andromache Karakatsanis warned in Toronto, arguing that laws must serv...

How to Protect Democracy

The emergence of Germany’s far right as a political force represents an old dilemma.

The End of American Exceptionalism?

Liberal democracy is in worldwide retreat, including in its birthplace — the United States.

Can We Save Democracy?

Osita Nwanevu Hélène Landemore’s case for an alternative system of popular government. The post Can We Save Democracy? appeared first on The Nation.

American democracy on the brink

When Trump threatens voting rights to undermine midterms, we should believe him The post American democracy on the brink appeared first on Washington Blade: LGBTQ News, Politics, L...

Artificial intelligence threatens the democratic bargain

We Are At A Crux

[Essay]There are certain points in time that take a radical turn—like the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, or the Robber Barons cornering all the wealth right before the...

“When the Guardrails Erode” Series

Bringing together expert analysis that traces this erosion, assesses the risks for democratic governance, and outlines pathways to rebuild or even reinvent these safeguards. The po...

Common elements of disillusion and rage

Violent protests in France always raise questions as to the health of democracy in the land which inspired a spirit of revolution in many nations. The French uprising is not the on...

A Democratic Reckoning in India

The battle on the streets over the foundations of the state.

Preparing for a Constitutional Crisis

The administration may attempt to thwart the midterm election results. How can communities prepare to defend the vote? The post Preparing for a Constitutional Crisis appeared first...

Who values democracy?

This paper examines the conventional view that redistribution is central to the democratization process using data from stock markets. Consistent with this view, democratizations h...

The USA and Dictatorship – Gödel’s Loophole

ROME, September 9 (IPS) - Observing some of the changes over the last year and a half in the Government of the USA, one question that comes to mind is whether the greatest democra...

A Debt-Fueled “Doom Loop”

Some democracies seem caught in a trap: Spend more and risk market panic, or cut benefits and empower the far right.

To protect democracy, Democrats should talk about corruption – not authoritarianism | Jared Abbott and Joan C Williams

The party needs to thread the needle between college-educated and working-class voters. Our survey offers a wayResisting authoritarianism is the second-highest priority for Democra...