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The ACLU report details 76 ways it says the Trump administration’s immigration policy is undermining fundamental American freedoms and democracy.

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The United States has one of the oldest constitutions still in effect, but it can seem hard to find true believers. Republicans claim its principles, but let Trump choose its meaning, abrogating ...

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For the past ten years I have paid close attention to everything Donald Trump has said and done. This is my job—but it is also who I have become. At the school gates, in the office, online: friends ...

I have noted an uptick in various persons reminding me (and you) that the United States is not a democracy. I've heard it from political panels on TV, during interviews with politicians, and most ...

The first two months of the new year have shaken American political and civic life. The immigration crackdown in Minneapolis that led to two deaths and thousands of arrests sparked widespread public ...

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham is a believer in looking to the past for lessons on the best path forward. It's a ...

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 ...

Elena Kagan argued the Supreme Court's gerrymandering and campaign finance rulings are destabilizing democracy and driving ...

Most Americans learn as schoolchildren that our country is the greatest democracy in the world. Democracy is part of our national myth and, as such, the pretext for many of our most consequential and ...