Direct democracy raised the minimum wage, legalized marijuana and overturned an abortion ban. An August ballot measure could ...

In the United States, internal divisions, political dissatisfaction, and institutional dysfunction have become so severe over the past year that the country is backsliding “much faster” than “any ...

Democracy is not in decline. The nation-state is. That distinction — between democracy and the nation-state — might seem strange because it is so rarely made. When people around the world talk about ...

Panelists joined a special edition of Washington Week With The Atlantic to discuss the state of democracy 250 years after the ...

There is a heightened concern about the current state of democracy around the globe. These include worries about a decrease in freedom, the growing number of autocracies around the world and citizens’ ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Democracy in the United States is declining faster than in any other ...

Along with concerns about the economy, the state of democracy in America was most on voters’ minds last month. CBS News’ national exit polls showed one-third of those who voted for president cited ...

A large majority of Democrats (86%) are dissatisfied with how American democracy is working. Around half of Republicans (51%) ...

Events of the past decade have prompted frenzied discussion of the state of democracy across the globe. In countries across Europe, Latin America, and Asia—as well as, of course, in the United ...

On June 3rd, South Korea held local elections. In Seoul and several major cities, polling stations ran out of ballots. Some ...

Former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, has urged Nigerians to stop viewing elections as perfect exercises, saying ...