Following eight years of decline, 2025 marks a stabilisation of democracy scores that suggests an end to the global democratic recession. -- The index shows remarkable stability in the higher-ranked ...

WASHINGTON — Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) filed an amicus brief in Anthropic’s lawsuit in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ...

In a previous article, we examined the concentration of power and erosion of democracy in Cyprus. This article advances that discussion, focusing on the 2025 Democracy Index from the Economist ...

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered Thursday evening, July 17, for the annual “Good Trouble” rally, an event inspired by civil rights leader and former U.S. Rep. John Lewis, to protest what organizers ...

In big wins for civil liberties to protect abortion access and voting rights, and defy fearmongering, voters built the momentum needed to carry the fight forward to future elections. In big wins for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Donald Trump’s “attacks on the press, academia, civil liberties, and dissenting voices” as reasons to downgrade the US ...

The Philippines fell sharply in a global democracy ranking, signaling deeper institutional strain even as democratic conditions elsewhere show signs of leveling off, according to the 2025 Democracy ...

Introduction: Presidents and civil liberties : Scenes from the White House ; Poor custodians of American liberties ; Presidents and America's core values -- pt. I. The early years. Woodrow Wilson and ...

Recent incidents involving federal immigration enforcement agents and the fatal use of force in Minneapolis have sparked intense public debate, raised urgent questions about the appropriate scope of ...