The "inequality emergency" is leaving billions hungry and could worsen under the United States' "law of the jungle" approach ...

There was a time when politics was simply a struggle for power, especially in the Philippines. Political parties in this country had no ideology at all.

After the most election-heavy year in recent history, democracy has hit a record low around the world, according to a new study. The global democracy index score is at just 5.17 out of 10, its lowest ...

Social democracy is a political, economic and social system that combines the principles of a free market economy with the values of social justice. This was my topic a week ago. However, I noticed ...

Is the contest in the world today between democracies and authoritarian societies an updated version of the contest between capitalism and communism? It has been clear for over three decades that we ...

How corruption and weak institutions can erode democracy, from developing countries to the US, and why accountability matters ...

Almost everyone in Myanmar wants democracy, yet few have considered what kind of democracy best aligns with the country’s political realities. Myanmar has endured decades of political instability, ...

Following Guinea’s widely contested (and largely boycotted) constitutional referendum on September 21, 2025, Professor Mohamed Saliou Camara argues that the military junta has exploited the electoral ...

Over the last five or so decades, American elections have become increasingly defined by what they don’t accomplish. The classical liberal model of free and fair elections to select representatives ...

Wealth inequality is a global emergency that threatens democracy and social cohesion, experts warned on Tuesday, urging G20 leaders meeting in South ...