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Democracy

Vox’s coverage of the future of democracy in the US and around the world.

Future Perfect
Will AI mean the end of liberal democracy?Will AI mean the end of liberal democracy?
Podcast
Future Perfect

Fareed Zakaria on the age of revolution.

By Sean Illing
Politics
Don’t sneer at white rural voters — or delude yourself about their politicsDon’t sneer at white rural voters — or delude yourself about their politics
Politics

What the debate over “white rural rage” misses.

By Eric Levitz
Video
Why US elections only give you two choicesWhy US elections only give you two choices
Play
Video

We don’t like the two-party system. So why do we have it?

By Adam Freelander
Politics
What Trump has already taken from usWhat Trump has already taken from us
Politics

Democracy is a culture — and Trump is destroying it.

By Zack Beauchamp
Policy
Is America uniquely vulnerable to tyranny?Is America uniquely vulnerable to tyranny?
Policy

What a brilliant new book gets right — and wrong — about America’s democracy.

By Zack Beauchamp
The Gray Area
Democracy is the antidote to capitalismDemocracy is the antidote to capitalism
Podcast
The Gray Area

A new book explains capitalism, insecurity, and why democracy is worth it.

By Sean Illing
Politics
How book bans threaten democracyHow book bans threaten democracy
Podcast
Politics

The restrictions are escalating into threats to defund public libraries.

By Fabiola Cineas
American democracy is under threat. But what is that threat, exactly?
Explainers

Is it election theft, minority rule, voter suppression, or all of the above?

By Andrew Prokop
Politics
Why the right to vote is not enshrined in the ConstitutionWhy the right to vote is not enshrined in the Constitution
Politics

How voter suppression became a political weapon in American politics.

By Sean Illing