"The American Revolution," the latest work from filmmaker Ken Burns, begins this Sunday on PBS. The six-part, 12-hour history ...
The relationship between capitalism and democracy in America isn’t always easy—and it has been that way since 1776. After the American Revolution, no one was more responsible for setting capitalism’s ...
In the final installment of the “Reimagining Democracy” speaker series, Condoleezza Rice examined the sources of distrust in ...
In conversation with KPBS, journalist Osita Nwanevu argues that the United States is not a true democracy and needs to ...
The exhibit aims to explore the history of American democracy and encourage local civic engagement. Local events will include discussions of historical artifacts and a mock election for children.
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 ...
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How Can We Fix American Democracy?

Democracy is getting to be one of those words that, at least in our day-to-day political debates, has become essentially ...