On this day in 1987, Noor Hossain, who imprinted his bare chest and back with the slogans "Free democracy" and "Down with ...

Americans have re-elected Donald Trump, choosing a convicted demagogue who champions power over principle. This historic turn raises a sobering question: Is the West’s beacon of democracy slipping ...

Despite the middle class's reputation as a champion of democracy, Bryn Rosenfeld argued that in these countries, the middle class itself favoured autocracy, citing a mutually beneficial arrangement ...

Primers on environmental activism and a series on resisting autocrats offer a chance study up for the bumpy years ahead.

Though chosen by one of today’s political parties, autocracy is neither conservative nor liberal. It’s not on that ...

We are poised to relive that whole plunge into scientific darkness. Forget about Mars, folks, we are headed back to ...

I met with a government official preparing to resign and told him I was writing a book about the rise of authoritarian ...

Making and wielding the tools of war is at the center of the relationships among Russia, China, Iran and North Korea.

First they fascinate the fools. Then they muzzle the intelligent.” —Philosopher Bertrand Russell explaining the rise of ...

With billionaires on bended knee and criminal charges vanishing, America's strongman era begins. How can you react?

A writer and activist offers 10 detailed tips to help us prepare for and stay grounded during another Trump presidency.

The move is a reflection of a long-standing DOJ position that a sitting president cannot be prosecuted, a position cited ...