“Democracy” gets thrown around a lot in American politics. Usually, when someone wins, they say democracy worked. When someone loses, they say democracy died. Here’s the twist most civics classes rush ...

Democracy has had its fair share of critics. So what is it, and what should it be? A government by the people, for the people sounds like a good idea. But is democracy really all it’s cracked up to be ...

Docs for Democracy is a two-night film screening series happening this weekend, Aug. 16-17 at the Gene Siskel Film Center, before hitting the road nationwide. The films spotlighted were created with ...

Opinion editor’s note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here. One year ago, an editorial in this space chided the major candidates for ...

President Joe Biden and the Democrats talk a lot these days about the need to “defend democracy.” But what does that mean? A president is the sole U.S. elected official chosen by all the people. But ...

Can Trump nationalize elections? What president’s latest bid to transform US democracy means - 'What he is saying is outlandishly illegal', says Chuck Schumer after president urges 'takeover' of elect ...

But democracy does not mean that a vociferous minority will automatically be right, and they cannot decide what truth is. It does not mean that anyone can say anything, and democracy must be able to ...

With the constant barrage of news, it is easy to focus on the president’s newest outrage. Less obvious, permanent damage is being done to our republic’s founding principle of “democratic capitalism.” ...

One year ago, an editorial in this space chided the major candidates for president — at that time, Joe Biden and Donald Trump — for each man’s prediction that American democracy was doomed unless he ...