Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor calls dynastic politics a grave threat to Indian democracy. He argues power should be ...

When families falter, the social fabric of democracy itself begins to fray. A strong democracy depends on strong families. It’s within families that children first learn empathy, responsibility and ...

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Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Friday said her historic Nobel Peace Prize isn’t just a victory for her embattled nation — it’s also a tribute to President Donald Trump, whose ...

The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on Friday to Venezuelan political opposition leader Maria Corina Machado "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for ...

María Corina Machado, a Venezuelan opposition leader driven into hiding since a disputed election last year, has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for keeping “the flame of democracy burning ...

A drumbeat of hard realities echoed through the halls at this year’s Athens Democracy Forum, where participants noted trends that do not portend well for the form of governance. By Serge Schmemann ...

A global swing by governments seeking to assert control has meant repercussions for women, including attempts to delegitimize them and limit their rights, experts said. By Ginanne Brownell Nikolina ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to understand how parents of kids ages 12 and younger approach their children’s technology use and screen time. For this analysis, we surveyed 3,054 parents ...

Beloved around the world in books, cartoon strips, TV series and movies, the Moomins are coming to the big screen. Moomin Characters and Annapurna announced today that they are bringing the creatures ...

Zohran Mamdani’s surge has brought the group new prominence. Let’s take a look under the hood. Joshua Muravchik, a former chairman of the Young People’s Socialist League, is author of “Heaven on Earth ...