Democrats and Republicans agree gerrymandering threatens representative democracy. Nevertheless, both parties have done it ...

In a post yesterday, Ned Foley took issue with the essay from Randy Barnett posted yesterday at NYU’s Democracy Project. Here’s an excerpt from Randy’s piece, so readers can understand the context of ...

The organization “The General Strike” aspires to mobilize approximately 11 million people committed to coordinating a massive work stoppage. The magic number of 11 million equals 3.5 percent of the US ...

Democracy can be exhausting and frustrating, especially representative democracy, which takes the immediate responsibility of ruling out of the hands of ordinary citizens and puts it in the hands of ...

When the Founders proposed government by the consent of the governed, they did not mean the adoption of policies most citizens abhor.

A handful of states led by Democrats could have attempted mid-decade redistricting to counter President Trump's push in ...

SAN DIEGO (KSWB/KUSI) – As cities across the nation, including San Diego, prepare for this weekend’s “No Kings” protests, organizers and political analysts alike are drawing sharp comparisons between ...

Map of the United States. The northwestern corner displays an American flag. The lower half of the map displays the U.S. Constitution showing the words, "We the People." John P. Pelissero is director ...

“This is what democracy looks like!” We raised our signs and chanted. However, I believe this is NOT what democracy looks like. On Saturday, I attended the Boulder “No Kings” protest. Thousands here ...

Ahead of the July 4 holiday, a new poll from NPR/PBS News/Marist sheds light on how people are feeling about the state of democracy, the political parties and the job President Trump is doing. Who ...

Vermont’s at-large Congresswoman hosted a panel discussion on the future of democracy Tuesday evening. Convening a panel of five experts in constitutional law, the courts and government relations, ...