Democracy

Wisconsin has high rates of participation, short lines and no problem with fraud, yet Republicans have remained uniquely fixated on enacting sweeping changes to how the state's elections are …

Both social movements and electoral movements are imperative for nonviolent social change and should work together, says Green Party member Michael Trudeau.

In an effort to please the United States, Japan's Parliament made NSA-like provisions law.

While those in power have changed, the economic dictator has remained constant. The IMF and World Bank have continued to manage the economy of Tunisia, despite the influence of …

New documents released provide more evidence that lobbyists and special interest groups are calling the shots within ALEC, undermining that group's latest PR spin that it is a “legislator-driven” …

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.