If any leader were to take a vote to put them in office for some temporary period of time to be a total transfer of power ...

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Through the campaign, to lusty cheers, Trump promised to use presidential power over the justice system to go after his ...

Democratic governors and attorneys general are set to reprise their roles in battling President-elect Trump's policies.

Trump’s victory is a call to action for those who value our system of checks and balances. Join us Thursday at 3 p.m. ET for ...

Rachel Maddow speaks to Americans who do not want to surrender democracy to Donald Trump's authoritarian management and ...

Shortly after NBC News’ Decision Desk called the presidency for Donald Trump at 5:31 a.m. ET, MSNBC ‘s Jen Psaki talked about ...

As an electorate besieged by disinformation turned to Trump, trust in traditional media has imploded. What comes next?

Morality and law are not matters to be resolved at the polls. Yet, popular opinion, supported by contemporary social sciences, tends to reduce democracy to the third element. On this view, the higher ...

When we dare to listen to people who disagree with us, it can be strangely nourishing: an antidote to despair, malaise, and ...

Pro-Palestinian and other modern activists are resonating this new musical about a group of Egyptian college students during ...

Forty-seven percent are “very worried” and 39% are “somewhat worried” about the future of America’s democracy. Partisans on ...