As Ethiopia formally counts the votes following Monday's election, attitudes toward democracy appear to be shifting across ...

A research study had AI models like Claude, Gemini, and Grok in charge of various worlds. Things took a dark turn in Grok’s ...

Steven Olikara believes movies and TV can help Americans move beyond caricature, contempt and political division.

Successive South African presidents haven’t taken advantage of the power at their disposal, but future leaders should ...

If we take Sharp’s theory of power seriously, the answer cannot lie solely in resistance. Withdrawing cooperation from unjust systems is a vital tool. But it is only half of the equation. The other ...

America needs a Gerrymandering Partisan Index. Here’s what it reveals.

Unconventional ideas, such as shifting to a European-style proportional representation system, have gained adherents. Another ...

Ghana’s economic "Reset Agenda" secured an emphatic vote of confidence on the global stage yesterday when President John Dramani Mahama’s visit to the United Kingdom (UK) triggered a £215-million fres ...

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — U.S. Rep. Frederica Wilson has announced that she will not be seeking re-election in the midterm election.

“When people have a stake in the economy, they gain a stake in the system,” writes Sarita Gupta.

The Smithsonian’s Civic Education resource hub offers educators ready-to-use tools and inspiring stories designed to turn ...

Democracies can either defend rights in the digital age, or drift into complicity as the architects of a new, global ...