Electoral losses in Kentucky and Virginia send conservatives down a rabbit hole of illiberalism.

Parents of young kids need to get serious about climate change. And that starts by showing up to vote.

As has been true for over 200 years, the next president will be chosen by an eighteenth-century anachronism. American voters deserve better.

Lewis Powell once drafted a how-to guide for maximizing political power. Only one party took his advice. Here's how Democrats can catch up.

The Supreme Court ruling on partisan electoral districts highlights bigger problems with how maps are drawn and how representatives are chosen.

New evidence confirms the Trump administration wants a citizenship question on the census for one reason: To suppress Latinx votes.

Republican attempts at voter suppression have inspired a movement to restore and expand access to the polls.

For the first time, female voters are set to outnumber male voters in the world's largest national election.

Forget the Mueller report. Russia is still meddling in democracies everywhere, and Ukraine is trying to fight back.

A blast from a now-unimaginable past

Chike Ukaegbu is the youngest presidential candidate in Nigerian history. His campaign is being run by an improbable and eccentric cast.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Catholic Church has become a powerful voice for democracy. Now, it is trying to ensure a fair election.

Republicans have made voter suppression a key tactic for winning elections. What can Democrats do about it?

A Brazilian newspaper says private companies have illegally spent millions to put Jair Bolsonaro, a free-market homophobe who talks fondly of military dictatorship, into office.

What Jair Bolsonaro's 47 percent plurality means for women, minorities, and democracy

Evo Morales has done remarkable things for his country. But now, he is rejecting term limits—and Bolivians are taking to the streets to stand up for the rule of law.

In an election that will give its winner unprecedented powers, Turkey's formerly weak opposition has banded together, using the authoritarian president's own tools against him.

To understand the Iván Duque Márquez victory this weekend, you need to understand the man behind him: former president Álvaro Uribe Vélez.

The strange case of Mexico's formerly defeated Andres Manuel López Obrador.

Term limits enforced, oligarchy on the run—all thanks to a targeted, disciplined protest campaign.