New Greek law blocks far-right party from running in upcoming election

Checking in on democratic peace: Part II

Checking in on democratic peace: Part I

US could stand to dial down democracy, says economist

S3 E5 (The Wrong Apocalypse) – Democracy! (Yawn)

Ai Weiwei: Hong Kong security law ‘the last nail of the coffin’

Hong Kong national security law to take effect; Iran sentences journalist to death; Koalas could be extinct by 2050 in New South Wales

Never before have threats to US democracy been so grave, says political scientist

‘Smart vote’ protests in Russia deal Putin’s party a blow in elections

Laws are chipping away at democracy around the world

Autocracies that look like democracies are a threat across the globe

The claim that democracy fares better in the West than in Africa is a fallacy

Survey: Democracies facing a severe crisis of public faith

Former Secretary of State Tillerson warns of US ethical crisis

John Oliver Is the Best Thing To Happen To Voter Apathy Since 2008’s Barack Obama

Hong Kong democrats seek to recapture lost ground in by-elections

Jailed Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong has been found guilty of contempt of court

What theoretical physics says about the future of our government

Venezuela’s violent protests have claimed 31 lives so far

Things just got shaky for the last liberal democracy in Central Europe

Is Turkey’s referendum a vote for more efficient government, or a power grab?

Make America Kind Again

How trust eroded within America’s democracy

Cuba’s most controversial artist sketches the island’s post-Fidel future

Trust, Faith & Trump

These elected officials are among the few who were born outside the US

How do US elections stack up?

Turkish authorities owe their very survival to the free press they attempt to throttle

Are authoritarians gaining ground globally? (Hint: It’s complicated.)

Facebook’s new ‘angry’ emoji has become a powerful weapon for Hong Kong activists

Burundi exile to US’s Samantha Power: ‘You shake the hand of the killers’

In Myanmar, a pink pinkie is a sign of hope

Elaborate rituals and lions roaming the palace grounds are just part of what sets autocratic Ethiopia apart from its neighbors

Why we’re still waiting for the Internet to revolutionize politics

Meet the Burmese activists who risked their lives for the right to carry a USB drive

LGBT activists are excited for Ireland’s refendum, but still wary of popular votes

Egypt’s first democratically elected president becomes a convict

Burma at the Crossroads

A new leader in Nigeria sparks new hope for efforts against Boko Haram

Goodnight for Goodluck: Nigeria’s president concedes election defeat

Nigeria’s choices for president: a former military ruler or a corrupt incumbent

Hope is all but gone in Syria, but some in the country still work for change

Lines snake through Moscow as thousands mourn Boris Nemtsov

In 2014, Americans still vote like it’s 1776

Loved or loathed, Hong Kong’s new generation of student protest leaders pushes for change

In central Hong Kong, the protest movement keeps growing

Hong Kong’s ‘Umbrella Revolution’ isn’t deterred by clashes with police

Peaceful protests in Hong Kong become violent clashes with police

Hong Kong students are cutting classes for the sake of democracy

Parliamentary-style debates take off in China — even if some topics are off limits

When Facebook goes out in Hong Kong, residents suspect Beijing flipped the switch

Tweet from the Spanish throne — I’m outta here

Tweet from the Spanish throne — I’m outta here

It was just a tweet, but this former construction worker might go to jail for it

You think American politics is a mess? Check out Turkey

In Egypt’s constitutional referendum, only the turnout is in doubt

Egypt’s government escalates campaign to uproot the Muslim Brotherhood

Does South Africa hold a lesson for the Middle East?

Video: Church’s view of democracy is limited in Poland

Greek government cancels plans for referendum on European Union bailout plan