In Mississippi, 38 percent of residents are Black yet there are no Black statewide elected officials. The last time a Black ...

According to the 2026 edition of Freedom in the World, media freedom, personal expression, and due process registered the ...

Three major new studies on democracy and freedom all find the U.S. is slipping further away from democracy. Leaders of two of those studies say President Trump's goal is to rule as an autocrat.

An investigation by The New York Times found extensive evidence that the United Farm Workers co-founder groomed and sexually abused girls who worked in the movement.

In a civil lawsuit, two ex-agents argue that their constitutional rights were violated by politicized firings.

Few figures shaped late 20th-century American politics, like Jesse Jackson.

Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has ordered the release of 250 prisoners as part of a deal with ...

With legislation on the Senate floor designed to restrict voting rights, Republicans have changed their tune on the ...

Five Canadian authors are shortlisted for the 2026 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. The $40,000 prize is ...

Rep. Seth Moulton is challenging Sen. Ed Markey — and struggling to land his message with his past anti-trans comments haunting him.

Opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya thanked US President Donald Trump for his efforts and urged the release of those ...

In an episode of a new podcast called After The Call, former Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson says he has been ‘obsessed' with pornography and admits ‘there's some truth' to allegations he previously denied. He ...