Editorial: History reminds us again and again that political change is not always achieved simply by removing a single individual from power.

Nearly 6 in 10 voters say the economic and political systems are stacked against people like them, tying a record high over roughly 40 years of national NBC News polling.

Our political system is unable to build a bipartisan consensus to address the major issues of our times. Hyper-partisanship is rampant. As a result, faith in our government and our institutions is at ...

Explore Iran's political system, its unique structure of power, and the historical context shaping its current challenges.

Three years ago, I wrote a Roll Call column entitled “Anger has been the drug of choice for our political system for too long.” In it, I said, “We live in a political system that constantly stokes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spain has shown relative resistance to the rising far-right tide, and it is currently one of Europe’s only left-wing governed ...

Protests that began in late December over rising prices and a collapsing currency have now spread to most of Iran’s 31 provinces, with demonstrators taking aim at the country’s rulers. The ...

Margaret Koenig considers why Stanford, compared to its peer institutions, falls behind in political engagement.

Political alienation is a profound sense of estrangement or disconnection from the political system and its processes. It manifests in various ways, including apathy, distrust, and a feeling of ...

Why do so many politicians struggle to tell the truth or be transparent? The uncomfortable answer: The political system rewards survival, not honesty. Telling the truth often means admitting ...

We are weeks away from the U.S. presidential election—and every other lawn in my Berkeley neighborhood has been taken over by political yard signs for school board positions, our hotly contested ...

A “cross-partisan” grassroots group aimed at improving Colorado’s political system visited Sterling Tuesday to ask the questions, “How can we build a more courageous and representative democracy?” and ...