Our name means “the people.” It is the root word of democracy, and it reminds us that the true source of our greatness is the diversity of our people. The SAVE Act would gut third-party voter ...

An estimated 139 workers died during the construction of the Swannanoa Gap rail line, which includes a 1,832-foot-long tunnel. For 95 years, from 1880 to 1975, passenger rail ran from Biltmore ...

Yoon’s opponents urged prosecutors to appeal the ruling. The leftist NGO People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, which has been leading candlelight vigils in support of Yoon’s ...

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For the first time, rail passengers in England are being shown how often trains are cancelled and delayed at the railway stations they depend upon. The Transport Secretary, Heidi Alexander, said ...

What is the history of democracy in Ukraine? Ukraine has a history that goes back centuries. Aspirations for freedom and justice were often central to its nation-building project, but the history of ...

“We do not distrust the future of essential democracy,” he declared in his inaugural address. “The people of the United States have not failed. In their need they have registered a mandate ...

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Once a beacon of opportunity, Thailand’s vibrant condo market for Chinese investors is now dimming, as economic clouds gather over China’s middle class. Stephen Yao, a former Chinese investments ...

Why allow people to run cabinets and agencies who lack knowledge and plan to decimate those entities that are necessary for a vibrant democracy? I read and hear analyses and explanations from ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. President Donald Trump’s first month in office has been dizzying for U.S ...

The biggest change came from Bangladesh, which dropped 25 places. Rebuilding democracy there will be an enormous task after the ouster of Sheikh Hasina, the country’s longtime autocratic ruler.