This fall, millions of college students arrived on campuses carrying more than backpacks and laptops — they hold the power to shape the future of our democracy. During this constitutional crisis in ...

Like many, my heart sank as I heard news of protesters being shot in Kathmandu. Just a week prior, I had been there discussing approaches to urban peacebuilding. The signs of unrest were already ...

Experts at the Athens Democracy Forum this week will explore the challenges to democracy, from artificial intelligence and subversion to complacency and inequality. By Steven Erlanger Steven Erlanger ...

Voters in Guinea headed to the polls on Sunday for referendum on a new constitution intended to pave the way for a return to democracy in the West African nation, which has been under military rule ...

Roxie Nafousi knows a thing or two about transformation. She wasn’t always the embodiment of confidence and calm that she is today. In fact, prior to becoming one of the world’s leading voices in ...

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The USG candidate debate was held on Feb. 24, 2025. The debate allowed students to asking questions to candidates running for president, vice president, comptroller and chief diversity officer. Photo ...

Arnold Schwarzenegger shared his fears about the future of democracy as he reflected on the assassination of Charlie Kirk. On Monday, the 78-year-old actor and former Republican governor of California ...

From military crackdowns to silencing dissent, this Constitution Day reminds us all that we must fight to uphold our rights and preserve the rule of law. In 1952, seven years after the end of the ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio likened the assassination of Charlie Kirk to a "death in the family" for the White House, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that such political ...

From around 2014 to 2021, two important, long-needed “reckonings” were happening. The mainstream media was reevaluating its coverage of politics and beginning to recognize that its attempt to cover ...

For Jon Meacham, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, and author of "The Soul of America: The Battle for Our Better Angels," this past week has been disturbing — and all too familiar. Asked what is ...