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It means breaking with hundreds of years of tradition, but it can’t wait. As hard-right figures spread division and laud autocrats, a fail-safe is vital, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

It took only a few words for Donald Trump to once again remind the nation that he doesn’t know how democracy works, or simply doesn’t care about it.

Even before the ballot, the 25 October presidential polls in Côte d'Ivoire can already be described as a loss to democracy and democratic values. Incumbent president Alassane Ouattara is running for a fourth term. With his two main contenders barred from participating, the president will most likely win by a…

Women’s political participation is often treated as a measure of a country’s commitment to equality and democracy.

In the context of the temporary suspension of Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show on ABC, commentators have rightfully raised concerns about free speech, First Amendment rights and press freedom, linking them to the larger issue of American democracy in decline.

Political attacks on teaching about gender in colleges and universities are about more than just gender: They are part of a grander project of eroding civil and human rights, limiting personal freedoms and undermining democracy in the name of “traditional” values.

"Inquietude: Freedom and Democracy" is the title of the exhibition at the Casa Encendida in the Spanish capital, organised by the Montemadrid Foundation and the Commission for the Commemoration of Fifty Years of Spain in Freedom.

In Australia, where turning up to vote is mandatory, deliberately spoiling your ballot is one of the only legal ways to protest or opt out.

There’s political propaganda, and then there’s the president of the United States uploading a video of himself dropping sh*t on his own citizens. When America is already rigged with questions of power and democracy, the latest stunt from Donald Trump feels less like a meme and more like a mirror.