Democracy

Are you too dumb to vote? Are you too dumb to vote?

Sure, ignorance is rampant among the American electorate, as Rick Shenkman argues. But without The People, there would be no Democracy as we know it.
By Louis Bayard Jun 5, 2008

  • Tiananmen's bloody lessons for Tehran

    When the rulers are willing to open fire, all the tweeting and YouTube videos in the world are as good as dust
    By Andrew Leonard June 19, 2009

  • Of war and cancer

    Five years after Bush invaded Iraq, anti-Americanism has metastasized. But we can still beat it.
    By Gary Kamiya March 18, 2008

  • African recessions lead to democratic concessions

    How bad weather contributes to the toppling of tyrants
    By Andrew Leonard February 28, 2008

  • Time to start over

    The American people are looking for a change this year, and so am I.
    By Garrison Keillor February 6, 2008

  • "Musharraf has much to answer for"

    After Bhutto's death, the press in South Asia and Europe fear for democracy's future in Pakistan, which could go up in "turbulent smoke and bloody dust."
    By Edward M. Gomez December 28, 2007

  • When is a military dictator a freedom fighter?

    When war is peace and ignorance is strength. A selection from "The Collected Works of George Bush."
    By Andrew Leonard November 21, 2007

  • Her sexy T-shirt says "Kitty Not Happy" -- is that OK at work?

    I know this young woman has problems at home, but I think she might need a good slapping!
    By Cary Tennis June 14, 2007

  • Has Taiwan screwed up China's chances for democracy?

    Seven years of chaos and political gridlock equals a terrible public relations campaign for freedom
    By Andrew Leonard June 12, 2007

  • How Bush's war bolstered Syria

    The chaos in Iraq has emboldened Bashar Assad's authoritarian regime and given Syria new power to meddle in the Middle East.
    By Mohamad Bazzi May 31, 2007

  • It could happen here

    In an excerpt from his new book, Salon's columnist explains why, for the first time since the resignation of Richard M. Nixon, Americans have reason to doubt the future of their democracy.
    By Joe Conason February 19, 2007

  • A veil of uncertainty

    While some Arab women embrace the rise of Islamist political parties, others fear they could end up groaning under Taliban-like regimes.
    By Shahnaz Taplin Chinoy June 13, 2006

  • The Egyptian sphinx lashes out at Washington

    Mubarak's criticism reflects his anger at Bush's policies -- and uneasiness about his growing domestic opposition.
    By Juan Cole May 25, 2006

  • Peddling democracy

    Convinced of our superiority, Americans keep trying to impose freedom on the rest of the world. It's arrogant, immoral -- and it hasn't worked.
    By Chalmers Johnson May 3, 2006

  • Israel, meet the Arab street

    Hamas' victory marks a turning point in Mideast history -- and has Israel scrambling to adjust.
    By Aluf Benn February 6, 2006

  • Bush's war and the Egyptian elections

    Mubarak's rigged victory shows that right-wing predictions of an "Arab spring" were wishful thinking.
    By Juan Cole September 19, 2005

  • Why women matter

    Some Iraq warriors insist women's rights can wait until later, but democracy and development flourish when women are treated as equals.
    By Nancy Soderberg August 31, 2005

  • Tunnel vision

    For Bush, it's always either the day after 9/11 or the day before the Iraq invasion. He needs to rethink his war on terror.
    By Sidney Blumenthal July 21, 2005

  • A broken body

    Under DeLay's leadership, the work of the House has become trivial, and corruption cannot be investigated, much less rebuked.
    By Sidney Blumenthal June 16, 2005

  • Keep on reforming

    We've made progress in the way we elect our representatives, but we need to lose the winner-take-all system.
    By Steven Hill June 13, 2005

  • Democracy -- by George?

    President Bush and his supporters are taking credit for spreading freedom across the Middle East. Here's why they're wrong.
    By Juan Cole March 16, 2005
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