In a post yesterday, Ned Foley took issue with the essay from Randy Barnett posted yesterday at NYU’s Democracy Project. Here’s an excerpt from Randy’s piece, so readers can understand the context of ...

The organization “The General Strike” aspires to mobilize approximately 11 million people committed to coordinating a massive work stoppage. The magic number of 11 million equals 3.5 percent of the US ...

A handful of states led by Democrats could have attempted mid-decade redistricting to counter President Trump's push in ...

When the Founders proposed government by the consent of the governed, they did not mean the adoption of policies most citizens abhor.

Democracy can be exhausting and frustrating, especially representative democracy, which takes the immediate responsibility of ruling out of the hands of ordinary citizens and puts it in the hands of ...

“When Democrats defend democracy, we must take care to defend all the programmatic achievements of democracy: Medicaid, ...

Map of the United States. The northwestern corner displays an American flag. The lower half of the map displays the U.S. Constitution showing the words, "We the People." John P. Pelissero is director ...

The right loves to argue we’re a republic, not a democracy. What’s the difference? THOMAS P. COSTELLO/USA TODAY NETWORK THOMAS P. COSTELLO/USA TODAY NETWORK / USA TODAY NETWORK If you hang around with ...

The more citizens use their power to advance their interests via ballot iniatives, the more some lawmakers attack the process.

Vermont’s at-large Congresswoman hosted a panel discussion on the future of democracy Tuesday evening. Convening a panel of five experts in constitutional law, the courts and government relations, ...