Before the American Revolution, Native nations guarded their societies against tyranny

When the founders of the United States designed the Constitution, they were learning from history that democracy was likely ...
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Is American democracy due for an overhaul?

In conversation with KPBS, journalist Osita Nwanevu argues that the United States is not a true democracy and needs to ...
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Contested democracy freedom, race, and power in American history edited by Manisha Sinha and Penny Von Eschen

Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation ...
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Jill Lepore Discusses New Book ‘We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution’ and the Future of American Democracy

On Oct. 6, First Parish Church was packed for Jill Lepore’s talk on her new book, “We the People: A History of the U.S.
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How Can We Fix American Democracy?

Democracy is getting to be one of those words that, at least in our day-to-day political debates, has become essentially ...

What ‘The American Revolution’ Says About Our Cultural Battles

In Ken Burns’s newest documentary, the war for independence was also a civil war. Amid a bitter fight over history, its ...

Dallas ISD students debating democracy during the longest government shutdown in American history

Students at the John Lewis Social Justice Academy in Dallas ISD meet in the school’s chambers to debate aspects of democracy.