Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy is excoriating his same-party colleagues for joining with Republicans to end the government shutdown, appearing to argue that bipartisanship poses an ...

The recent government shutdown is just the latest reminder of dysfunction in American politics — stalemate, leaders unwilling to compromise and citizens left to pay the price. But beyond gridlock lies ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) As a teacher of History absorbed in Christian values one must admit there is always a warning before destruction, America, consider yourself warned! Signs have multiplied in recent ...

In recent decades, the American economy has been characterized by rising inequality, shrinking free time, and the growing concentration of economic and political power, increasingly undermining the ...

How can we fix American democracy? Preserving our democracy is as urgent a task as ever, but the question is how. Democracy is getting to be one of those words that, at least in our day-to-day ...

Democracy has a history that goes back millennia. In the 2532 years since the Ancient Athenians launched the first democratic experiment, it has faced countless trials. Democracy has failed, been ...