Historically, there has been the proverbial argument about whether the United States is a democracy or republic. The answer is the United States is both. But that question pales in comparison to the ...

The decision by the Supreme Court in the Citizens United case has made a mockery of the notion of “free speech” by allowing money spent on behalf of a political candidate to be labeled such. The ...

"Oligarchy is a system in which a small number of extremely wealthy individuals control the economic, political, and media life of a nation. It is a system in which ordinary people have very little ...

The labor movement has been at the forefront of social change for much of American history. Unions and labor leaders have been instrumental in many political movements that helped to shape the society ...

"While in the short term--militarily--the North won the Civil War, in the long term--ideologically--victory went to the South. The continual expansion of the Western frontier allowed a Southern ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Naturally, a democratic socialist is more inclined than a conservative Rust Belt Democrat to push the idea that America is run by ...

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a two-time presidential candidate and prominent figure in progressive politics, slammed Donald Trump’s presidency and laid out a populist vision for American democracy at ...

Exploring how trust, truth, and accountability shape democracy, with insights from Plato’s philosophy and its relevance to ...