Democracy

Ten years after the coup d'etat that ousted the democratically-elected government of Jean-Bertrand Aristide in Haiti, political persecution and repression continue.

Tom Engelhardt: Citizen protest around the world is sparking not just disorganization, but what looks like, to coin a word, de-organization at a global level.

Nearly everyone is hailing this putsch and ignoring that it was spurred on by neo-Nazi militias, Robert Parry reports.

Excess wealth, widespread poverty, and inequality are all poisonous to our nation. These poisons threaten our economy, our democratic process, academic integrity, our justice system and our culture.

The authors of “Toward a New Common School Movement” argue for defending a not-yet-realized “public” in public schools.

What words best describe present-day Washington politics? “Tacit consensus,” would be a good start.

This week, we re-launched It's Our Economy, a project dedicated to reporting on and assisting the growing movement for economic democracy.

Pioneers in creation of co-op business start-ups met in New York City and exchanged success stories and dreams for their democratic work movement.

In ‘Imagine Living in a Socialist USA,’ Frances Fox Piven argues that the guarantee of a universal income would facilitate a new economic fairness and stability to a financial …

A decision by the Obama administration to consider a drone strike against a US citizen brings the conflict of executive authority and civil and constitutional rights back in the …