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Bringing in proportional representation is the best way of defending and rebuilding the legitimacy of our democracy, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The exchange between Carla Denyer and Thangam Debbonaire set just the right example, says the political journalist Anne Perkins

Think back to the last time you scrolled through your social media feed and encountered a political ad that perfectly aligned with your views – or perhaps one that outraged you. Could you tell if it was from a legitimate campaign, a shadowy political action committee or even a foreign…

In "Democracy in Retrograde," Emily Amick and Sami Sage argue activism can be good for mental health

Danish historian who transformed our understanding of the way Athenian democracy functioned

Good news for democracy in Iran – words which in recent times, particularly in western news reports, are rarely seen in the same sentence. But the election of Masoud Pezeshkian as president of Iran must be seen as a positive development.

Democrats will be impotent messengers on democracy as long as they remain beholden to the feudal culture this crisis has exposed

The Atlantic article sparks debate by suggesting President Biden should resign for democracy's sake, proposing Vice President Harris as successor.

With democracy at a moment of maximum peril, millions were pinning their hopes on the Democratic party as a last wall of defence – but the debate changed that

The journalist, and critics, accuse the Italian PM of leading the country towards authoritarianism

President Biden's response to Trump's potential re-election and the global struggle between democracy and autocracy.