Here are the words that leave average Americans cold — and the language that could connect them to the billion-dollar fight to strengthen the country.

A drumbeat of hard realities echoed through the halls at this year’s Athens Democracy Forum, where participants noted trends that do not portend well for the form of governance.

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Across the globe, democracy is in retreat. More than 70 percent of humanity now lives under authoritarian rule—a staggering ...

Dear friends, thank you very much for inviting me here. Today, I want to share three messages with you all. My first message is that democracy is not just another ideology. Democracy is the system ...

Syria and the Strongman’s Democracy. Here, Syrian president Ahmad Al-Sharaa approaches the podium to speak during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, at ...

The United States has “about a year” before “democracy completely leaves us,” director Rob Reiner told Ali Velshi on MSNBC Sunday. Reiner cited recent deployments of National Guard soldiers to ...

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This fall, millions of college students arrived on campuses carrying more than backpacks and laptops — they hold the power to shape the future of our democracy. During this constitutional crisis in ...