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Except for the possible addition of slow-moving longshots before noon Friday, the fields are set for March 3 party-primary ...

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Sept. 15 is the United Nations’ International Day of Democracy, an annual moment to assess the health of democracy around the world. Unfortunately, as numerous studies have demonstrated, democracy has ...

Political fundraising is bad enough. But politicians are charging taxpayers to travel for the purpose of selling their time ...

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Former President Bill Clinton spoke Tuesday at the "World Forum 2025 on the Future of Democracy, Tech and Humankind" in Berlin: BILL CLINTON: I think a lot of this problem we’re facing today is not ...

This personal reflection is part of a series called Turning Points, in which writers explore what critical moments from this ...