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 ...

Charles Barnes marches through downtown St. Louis carrying an American flag during the 'No Kings' protest on Saturday, June 15, 2025. Demonstrators made their way through downtown demanding the ...

On April 29, 1999, precision-guided NATO bombs tore through the brick facades of two defense-ministry buildings in Belgrade, the capital of the rump state of Yugoslavia. The targets were chosen more ...

Despite growing up in the Soviet Union, host Garry Kasparov admired American values—believing America was one of the good guys. But is that still the case? In the final episode of the second season of ...

The American political system today is indeed in crisis. Government function is in doubt, the administration has politicized and weaponized a previously independent justice system, judicial rulings ...

Barack Obama has remained relatively silent as President Donald Trump has systematically attacked America’s multiracial democracy — and the former president’s legacy. One can only imagine how this ...

Many philanthropists, be they foundation-based or individual grantmakers, are committed to defending democracy in America amid its present peril. Over the past decade, these donors have spent billions ...

That familiar phrase has been the cry of many a young child on a car trip that seemed never-ending. Now that phrase is being asked and answered by many adults when it comes to what was once democracy ...

The major public opinion survey institutions in the US (Pew Research, Gallup, and others) and the UK (YouGov UK, Ipsos UK, and others) are telling the same story. The citizens of both countries are ...

Mr. Edsall contributes a weekly column from Washington, D.C., on politics, demographics and inequality. Capitalizing on Democrats’ weakness, President Trump is winning his battle to undermine ...

Interviews, internal documents and audio show how Lake squandered a chance to become Arizona’s governor — a defeat that carries warnings for the GOP in 2024. The requests, sent to multiple counties ...