After decades of near-continuous rule, Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party is now governing as a minority under a more ideologically polarised leadership. A new era of fragmented, negotiated politics is ...

Readers hit out after Farage defends £9m Reform UK donation - YOUR VIEWS: Readers were incredulous that a Thailand-based ...

Joe Mathews is the Connecting California columnist for Zócalo Public Square and founder-publisher of Democracy Local.

Democracies that use proportional systems consistently show higher turnout, more accurate representation, more competitive ...

The prosecution will not be able to regain the public’s trust if it insists on appealing some cases while easily abandoning ...

Mexico distances itself from the US in its regional diplomacy while making common cause with its neighbor on vital bilateral ...

As states from Texas to California debate and vote on new electoral maps, Americans are both learning about – and often disgusted by – the scale of gerrymandering in their states. The result is that ...

Classical music has long been a field dominated by tradition, with its focus on concert halls, orchestras, and established venues. However, the digital age has introduced a new wave of change, one ...

In 2025, as more Filipino artists gain global recognition – from Sofronio Vasquez’s win on “The Voice” to Jessica Sanchez’s return on America’s Got Talent – Christian Bautista remains a steady ...

Utahans looking at the multiple rainbow colored redistricting maps currently before Judge Dianna Gibson in the litigation challenging the shapes of Utah’s four U. S. congressional districts could ...