Robin D. G. Kelley on the midterm elections.

They may seem the cornerstone of democracy, but in reality they do little to promote it. There's a far better way to empower ordinary citizens: democracy by lottery.

The recent electoral success of a party with Nazi origins must be understood as part of the long history of white Swedes’ desire for racial homogeneity.

David Hogg and Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz discuss replacement theory, the gunman’s manifesto, and how we organize against violent white supremacy.

Center-left parties should learn that small-bore solutions are a waste of time.

Support for pro-Trump Republicans remains driven by relatively well-off whites in fast-growing, rapidly diversifying suburbs—not by economic despair in rural America.

Basic norms exist for political parties; Republicans don’t meet them.

Part two of a conversation on voter turnout, vote counting, and what we can expect now. 

Trump is only the latest to exploit it. A new path forward must address the structures that sustain it.

Without pressure from social movements, they won’t produce meaningful and deeply needed reform.

Some candidates who lose elections strengthen democracy, but others threaten the democratic system itself.

Some think it would cure two-party gridlock. But what works in parliamentary governments might not help in our presidential system.

Trump’s secret to success is that he expresses his base’s deep sense of alienation and grievance—cultural and social far more than economic.

Obama refused to fight the political battles necessary to forge sustainable policies and a presidential legacy.

We may not like it, but when it comes to U.S. politics, polarization may very well be part of the solution.

Citizens of African countries are expected to accede to a lower political standard than real democracy. Not only does this perpetuate the old colonial imagination, it is also fundamentally wrong.

Could Germany's left-wing parties unseat Angela Merkel in Sunday's election? Only if they bury the hatchet.

Elections are now used to legitimate authoritarian regimes, not herald liberal democracy. Nowhere is this more apparent than in Kenya.

Russiagate is causing more stress than glee for Putin, who always thought Hillary would win.

After Turkey's failed 2016 coup, retribution has become a farcical national obsession.

Bernie Sanders sat down with us to talk about the future of progressive politics. This is what he said.

New theories of voting behavior explain bad outcomes, but are they convincing?

Here's the real reason the GOP made peace with Trump.