Gerrymandering is almost as old as the US republic itself. It’s the process of drawing electoral district lines in sometimes absurd ways to fortify one political party at the expense of another.

When host Garry Kasparov created the Renew Democracy Initiative in 2017, the founding manifesto warned that “the liberal-democratic order is under attack from within and without.” Eight years later, ...

In politics today, negativity is a much easier sell than enthusiasm. For the first time in nearly a decade of polling, more than half of Americans say the country’s best days are already behind it.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The U.S. is in a new era of political violence — one that feels starker than any since the fraught days of 1968, ...

Students and faculty from the University of Connecticut came together to hear Angelia Wilson, a professor of politics at the University of Manchester, discuss the impact of the Christian right on ...

Only one American woman in politics, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, made Forbes’s 2025 list of most powerful women.

During my years as a Ph.D. student, I found myself for the first time in a familiar routine. For four years, my life settled into a predictable rhythm—weekly meetings with my supervisor, seminars to ...

The Panama Canal has long been vital for global trade, but new alternatives are now in discussion. During the Trump era, political and economic tensions put even greater focus on alternative shipping ...

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Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. New York City billionaire John Catsimatidis has long been immersed in ...