If you got an extra $2,500 after filing your taxes, who would you thank? The president? Congress? Your governor? How about H&R Block? One of the biggest problems facing democracy is whether voters can ...

In the aftermath of the US 2024 election, I’ve been seeing some back and forth on whether or not democracy just doesn’t work past a certain size. I am of the belief that democracy doesn’t have a ...

In the last decade, the ecosystem working toward a healthy democracy has grown from dozens to thousands of organizations tackling everything from electoral reform to civic education, bridge-building ...

The fight to reclaim American democracy has to begin with our oligarchic political economy. This piece is excerpted from the author’s The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American ...

With a record number of countries holding elections in 2024—including the U.S., where Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are battling it out for the White House this week—the future of democracy feels ...

MinnPost’s reporting is always free, but it isn’t free to produce. We rely on donations from our readers to fund our independent journalism. Last Wednesday, as my husband Andy and I walked over to the ...

It is hard enough to promote or save democracy when the public is relatively united in its desire to do so. The experience of the “color revolutions” in former Soviet Republics offers powerful ...

For our Econ Extra Credit segment this month, we’re exploring the documentary, “Join or Die: A Film About Why You Should Join a Club.” The film chronicles what it calls the “unraveling” of the country ...

When Vice President Kamala Harris took over as Democrats' presidential nominee, she shunted President Joe Biden's old messaging about the "soul of the nation," leaning instead into "joy" and the ...