As America approaches its 250th anniversary, the biggest question for our democracy is whether a system designed for the ...

As the nation observes its 250th birthday, historians can help settle one present-day dispute: Is the United States a ...

“When people have a stake in the economy, they gain a stake in the system,” writes Sarita Gupta.

America needs a Gerrymandering Partisan Index. Here’s what it reveals.

Surveys estimate that about half of the U.S. population expresses an unwillingness to support or oppose policies that ...

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The United States has one of the oldest constitutions still in effect, but it can seem hard to find true believers. Republicans claim its principles, but let Trump choose its meaning, abrogating ...

For the past ten years I have paid close attention to everything Donald Trump has said and done. This is my job—but it is also who I have become. At the school gates, in the office, online: friends ...

The goal of The Print Center in Philadelphia is to make people reflect and examine America's democracy.