U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings was an avid advocate for children and their civic education, famously saying, "Children are our messengers to a future we will never see." His longtime friend and fellow ...

Students, alumni and professors celebrated the importance of voting and reflected on the role of American democracy in global affairs at the Democracy Day International Luncheon this Tuesday. Stanford ...

As state legislatures threaten American democracy with gerrymandering, voter suppression and election subversion, congressional inaction threatens to reprise its past institutional failures. Each ...

The most obvious shift? How easily people can reach those in power. Filing a complaint once meant letters, queues, or town-hall nights. Today it might be a service portal, a tagged post, or a virtual ...

Despite growing up in the Soviet Union, host Garry Kasparov admired American values—believing America was one of the good guys. But is that still the case? In the final episode of the second season of ...

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Five Harvard Kennedy School professors discussed the role of dissent and discussion in democracy and on university campuses at an Institute of Politics forum on Thursday. The event — moderated by HKS ...

Philanthropy is crucial to sustaining and strengthening democracy, now more than ever. Trust-based philanthropy, like democracy, happens through practice. Both require commitment, rigor, and ...

For most Johns Hopkins undergraduates, the college experience is filled with a long list of firsts—including the first election in which they are eligible to vote. With that in mind, JHU held its ...

The above headline was the subtitle of my column of December 1, 2024. In it, I argued that Donald Trump was unfit for the ...

On November 21st, TV companies worldwide will unite to celebrate World Television Day, a reminder of the powerful role multiplatform TV plays in society. Established by the United Nations, this annual ...