Evan Osnos on how the rise of the ultrarich—and their increasing detachment from reality—could be the downfall of democracy.

It is often considered impolite to talk about religion or politics in public. Admittedly, these conversations often diverge ...

I am Noemi Di Segni, President of the Union of Jewish Communities in Italy. We are the body that represents Italian Jewry and ...

The funeral for former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, was held Saturday morning at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis, after the couple were killed in what ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued decisions on the final six cases that were left on its docket for the summer, including ...

History educators must reevaluate how to teach the subject to empower students to sit with historical tensions.

The Swiss canton of Glarus has voted this way since medieval times—with the goal to find a solution that's “a little bit OK ...

The huge economic divide between rich and poor today is unacceptable with so much wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, ...

International students are increasingly targeted by the Trump Administration. Not only did the the president threaten to shut down Harvard to them, but he suspended visa interviews for all foreigners ...

President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles, over the objection of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, represents a structural threat to democracy. The law on which Trump ...

That's Roman nonsense. Democracy is a daily exercise. It is (or can be) practiced in your workplace or family or place of learning, because those units are the most basic and consequential to ...