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In the return of exiled opposition leader María Corina Machado, citizens see new hope for the future and for democratic freedoms.

Leaders and governments worldwide congratulate Lula on dramatic comeback seen as an important signal to rest of Latin America Lula supporters celebrate election victory – in pictures Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , the Brazilian president, has vowed that dictatorship and fascism will never return to Brazil after winning a historic fourth term in power by defeating his far-right opponent, Flávio Bolsonaro. “This is God’s work – and it’s thanks to all of you,” Lula told tens of thousands of supporters who had gathered in central São Paulo in the early hours of Monday to celebrate his dramatic election comeback. Continue reading...

If New York can't somehow return to the days of competitive elections where politicians actually have to earn the majority's votes, the state will keep spiraling down.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado arrived in Caracas Sunday night, capping a daylong journey through five states that drew crowds of supporters and raised expectations for a return to democracy.

Exiled Nobel laureate María Corina Machado has returned to Venezuela for the first time since December and is testing the U.S.-backed government.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado reappeared in Venezuela on Sunday for the first time since December, about a month before the U.S. military deposed the country’s then-President Nicolás Maduro. Machado announced her arrival on social media, writing “I am here. With you.” Meanwhile, Venezuela’s opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez […]

Opposition leader and Nobel laureate Maria Corina Machado reappeared in Venezuela Sunday for the first time since December, about a month before the U.S. military deposed the country's then-President Nicolas Maduro.

Brazil, Israel, Serbia and the US are holding elections within the space of 10 days. Will the authoritarian right cement its global gains, or can pro-democracy forces make a comeback? Four elections on four continents within 10 days could profoundly reshape global politics, propelling the world further along its current authoritarian trajectory or marking a limited comeback for democratic norms. In all four contests, basic democratic norms are at stake at a time when autocracy is advancing worldwide at an alarming rate. According to the Sweden-based V-Dem Institute , which uses multivariable assessment tools, the democratic freedoms enjoyed by the average global citizen are down to levels last seen in 1978 – long before the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of communism in Europe. Continue reading...

Four takeaways from India’s protest movement, at a moment when democracies around the world are under pressure.

The Justice wants judges, not elected officials, to draw Congressional maps.

Citizenship is a cornerstone of democracy. Today, how citizenship is interpreted and who becomes a citizen have been pivotal topics of debates in Western democracies.

Wesleyan University computer science professor Sebastian Zimmeck argues that artificial intelligence poses a threat to democratic citizenship by encouraging cognitive surrender and requiring both individual critical thinking and robust regulatory oversight to protect personal agency.

Months after the U.S. removed Venezuela’s autocratic leader Maduro, it remains unclear when elections will be scheduled.

Justice Elena Kagan warned that Supreme Court rulings on gerrymandering and campaign finance have created a democracy that "doesn't work" for everyone.

Elena Kagan argued the Supreme Court's gerrymandering and campaign finance rulings are destabilizing democracy and driving political polarization.

Much has been written about the erosion of Indians’ voting rights and other democratic norms under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Why are India’s youth drawing a line now?

Liberal justice says recent decisions on redistricting and campaign finance have undermined democracy and polarized US even more US politics live – latest updates Elena Kagan criticized rulings made by the US supreme court’s conservative majority this week, arguing that its recent decisions on redistricting and campaign finance had undermined America’s democracy. “The court has kind of blinded itself to the very deleterious effects of their rulings on how the political system works,” said Kagan, one of the court’s three liberal justices, during a discussion at Catholic University’s law school in Washington DC on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. Continue reading...

Socialists are calling for an overhaul

Justice Elena Kagan says decisions by her conservative Supreme Court colleagues have increased political polarization and weakened democracy in the U.S. She spoke Tuesday, two weeks before the midterm elections, criticizing rulings that weakened the Vo...

The liberal Supreme Court justice took aim at various recent rulings, including one that paved the way for rampant partisan gerrymandering of legislative districts.

Tunisia sparked a regional revolution in 2011 and but then acquiesced to dictatorial rule. Now protests hint at a public recognition that economic opportunities flourish better under democratic ideals.