Iran’s government seems to be welcoming decisions by the United States — even though they happen to come from a man Iranian ...

The lion’s share of money for civil society in Iran has come through the US State Department’s Near East Regional Democracy fund, known by the acronym NERD, which grew as an American response to the ...

Among these was the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran ( PMOI/MEK ), which has remained steadfast in its commitment to ...

theocracy, white supremacy and more. Where do you think democracy fits on this list in 2025? Karel Creason, Bellevue The Seattle Times closes comments on particularly sensitive stories.

America is a liberal democracy. Its greatest blessing is freedom, the right to live and act in accordance with one’s ...

Only dismantling this theocracy can pave the way for peace, democracy, and liberation from this destructive empire. A member of Iranian militia forces (Basij) gestures during an anti-Israeli march in ...

The reference could well be to either change the form of government - from democracy to say a dictatorship - or simply de-seat one administration and replace it with another. Be that as it may ...

For example, the Iranian theocracy has laws concerning women ... Coming to secular democracies, as our democracy is set up to be, you could say that the law is the religion, in the sense that ...

Should this be considered a bad thing in a democracy? I can see why it would be unhelpful in an autocracy, or a plutocracy, or a theocracy. Democracy, however, is essentially a popularity contest.