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# democracy


## democracy


* ![A stack of transcrips of depositions are shown during the third day of open hearings in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump, Nov. 19, 2019.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0cb49f7dcd89436a/698a066c16d884679bc37583/whistleblowers-in-america-2019.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 21, 2019  
## [Whistleblowing Is an American Tradition–and a Bad Sign for Our Democracy](https://time.com/5735420/whistleblowers-in-america-2019/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Tom Mueller
* ![Tax March](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0f83e61908f3fd33/698a057a4ee26252bf3168d3/tax-march-rally.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 7, 2019  
## [The Resistance Won't End When Trump Is Out of Office. Here's Our Top Priority for What Comes Next](https://time.com/5721374/indivisible-resistance-grassroots/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Ezra Levin and Leah Greenberg
* ![Mexican Presidential Election](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt244abe219f3cbcac/698a020386f68e04cc6ed79a/ballot.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 27, 2019  
## [Latin Americans Are Souring on Democracy. That’s Not So Surprising Considering the Region’s History](https://time.com/5662653/democracy-history-latin-america/)  
[HISTORY](/section/history/)  
by Marie Arana
* ![Portrait of Larry Diamond.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt112213cd76e211ad/69894b23db2987cfe1262748/stanford-expert-mr-democracy-interview.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 13, 2019  
## [‘It’s a Dark Period.’ The Stanford Expert Known as 'Mr. Democracy' on the Shrinking Free World](https://time.com/5606244/stanford-expert-mr-democracy-interview/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Karl Vick
* ![2019-elections-narendra-modi-benjamin-netanyahu](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5b69edee7168ab48/6989429f8fd2ee83ef35d826/2019-elections-narendra-modi-benjamin-netanyahu.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 3, 2019  
## [5 Elections to Watch in 2019](https://time.com/5491619/2019-elections-to-watch/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Billy Perrigo  
* ![ARMENIA-POLITICS](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0229aa8bc2eb329c/6989353a096a94d1766a2e67/gettyimages-955982142.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 12, 2018  
## [Meet 4 Crusaders Who Are Keeping the Dream of Democracy Alive](https://time.com/5336769/democracy-alive-crusaders/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Vivienne Walt, Naina Bajekal, Billy Perrigo and Ciara Nugent
* ![Democracy Will Prevail](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt29b91bfee69417a4/69893527929fad0a73bf10d9/democracy-will-prevail.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 12, 2018  
## [Democracy Isn't Perfect, But It Will Still Prevail](https://time.com/5336615/democracy-will-prevail/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by James Stavridis
* ![Ohio Supreme Court Voting](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcba224d7960a799f/698932ffab6d77016f6b2f21/ohio-supreme-court-voting-ruling.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 14, 2018  
## [What Does the Supreme Court’s Ohio Decision Mean for Voting Rights?](https://time.com/5311961/supreme-court-voting-rights-ohio/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Abigail Abrams
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Feb 12, 2018  
## [There’s a War on Books in Prisons](https://time.com/5144400/theres-a-war-on-books-in-prisons/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by The Aspen Institute
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Oct 31, 2017  
## [Facebook Is Hurting Innovation](https://time.com/5003666/facebook-is-hurting-innovation/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by The Aspen Institute  
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Aug 22, 2017  
## [This Smart Label Will Tell You When Your Food is Spoiled](https://time.com/4910567/this-smart-label-will-tell-you-when-your-food-is-spoiled/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by The Aspen Institute
* ![This picture taken on December 10, 2010](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt94e9bca64e9a83f7/6988d54d22fb858853e21eca/gettyimages-107603032.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 13, 2017  
## [China's Nobel Laureate Liu Xiaobo Dies a Prisoner at 61](https://time.com/4848696/liu-xiaobo-dies-china-nobel-prisoner/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Charlie Campbell
* ![Indonesia Jakarta Election](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltea37f31c19cd35ee/6988ba68196cf42a9a03ee0d/ap_17046135063507.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 15, 2017  
## [Jakarta Elections Seen as Barometer of Indonesian Secularism](https://time.com/4671464/indonesia-elections-islam-jakarta-ahok-democracy/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Yenni Kwok
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Jan 10, 2017  
## [Stop Using Speakerphone](https://time.com/4630082/stop-using-speakerphone/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by The Aspen Institute
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Dec 22, 2016  
## [How to Get Americans to Eat Vegetables](https://time.com/4616518/how-to-get-americans-to-eat-vegetables/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by The Aspen Institute

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