Best Democracy

Wangari Maathai was the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, recognized for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy, and peace. She founded the Green Belt Movement, which f...

Aung San Suu Kyi spent decades as a symbol of the struggle for democracy in Myanmar. Under house arrest for nearly 15 years, she became a global icon of peaceful resistance against military dictatorsh...

Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson explore the delicate balance between state power and societal freedom. They argue that liberty flourishes only in a 'narrow corridor' where the state is strong eno...

Lech Walesa was the leader of the Solidarity movement in Poland, the first independent trade union in a Soviet-bloc country. His leadership of the strikes at the Gdansk Shipyard challenged the communi...

Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson argue that the rise of extreme inequality in the US is the result of deliberate political choices and the influence of organized interests. They show how policy changes h...

Vaclav Havel was a playwright and dissident who became the moral conscience of the Czechoslovakian resistance against communism. His essay, 'The Power of the Powerless,' provided a philosophical frame...