For 15 years, I’ve photographed children at play in some of the hardest places on Earth — post-disaster Haiti, Middle Eastern refugee camps, war-scarred regions from Palestine to Bangladesh. Time and ...

Recent studies have shown declining levels of trust in democratic systems. We asked experts to consider democracy’s strengths ...

The actions and commitment of the people of Maui County, backed by a majority of councilmembers and Mayor Richard Bissen, epitomize leadership and democracy in action. Since the advent of smartphones ...

Our political environment has become marked by claims about a particular party being for or against democracy. How do we tell who is telling the truth? Why does it matter that we preserve democracy? A ...