Democracy

John Roberts knows he was appointed to be a Supreme Court justice for one reason: to decide relevant cases on behalf of corporate interests, which he has done with …

A new definition of terrorism - one that better addresses the crimes of these times - is required.

The McCutcheon decision appears to acknowledge that big donations to independent Super PACs can be useful to candidates — and arguably, pose a risk of corruption.

A UN Human Rights Committee excoriates the US civil and political rights record, enumerating 25 lapses - including torture, drone attacks, police violence, racialized justice, Guantanamo, criminalization of homelessness …

It has become more and more apparent that those who represent the public are not listening to the people.

Activists should learn from Occupy about the dangers of being co opted.

In a Democracy Now! exclusive, one of the nation's most prolific transparency activists, Ryan Shapiro, reveals he is suing the NSA, FBI and Defense Intelligence Agency in an attempt …

If the Obama administration wants to improve its relations with the region, it could start by joining the rest of the hemisphere in accepting the results of democratic elections.

The world's most populous democracy will go to the polls from April 7 to May 12 to elect the lower House of parliament and ultimately determine the - at …

To avoid waste, reduce inequality and maintain some semblance of market efficiency, income taxes should be used to make money as meaningful to a millionaire as it is to …