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I fell in love with democracy before I fully understood it. In high school civics classes in the 1990s, I learned about a ...

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This summer, America turns 250. From Los Angeles to Philadelphia to Trenton, communities across the country will mark a quarter‑millennium of self‑governance. There will be parades and fireworks, ...

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Amid the United States’ celebration of the 250-year anniversary of the American Revolution, journalist Osita Nwanevu says it may be time for the country to wipe the slate clean and build a new ...

Across Africa, democracy is being tested – by rising authoritarianism and military coups as well as a growing disconnect between citizens and the institutions meant to represent them. The latest ...