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NBC10 Boston Political Commentator Sue O’Connell weighs in on the president’s speech and what it could mean ahead of elections.

President Joe Biden issued a warning against extremism on Thursday night, urging Americans to continue to protect the country’s ideals. “This is a nation that rejects violence as a political tool… We are still an America that believes in honesty and decency.”

History tells us that blind loyalty to a single leader and a willingness to engage in political violence is fatal to democracy,” President Joe Biden said Thursday.

During a primetime speech on Thursday night, President Joe Biden laid into the political divide he says is being enflamed by former President Donald Trump. “There’s no question that the Republican party today is dominated, driven and intimidated by Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans, and that is a threat to this country.”

President Joe Biden on Friday stressed the importance of a House committee’s hearings on the U.S. Capitol riot. “I know together… we can unite and defend this nation, Democrat and Republican. Allow no one to place a dagger at the throat of our democracy.”‘

France’s Emmanuel Macron looks set for a second term as president, with exit polls predicting he will comfortably beat his far-right rival Marine Le Pen in Sunday’s election.

For the first time, the U.S. was considered a backsliding democracy in 2021, according to the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. Sixty other countries also earned this title, meaning for the 16th year in a row democracy is declining globally. Ian Bassin, co-founder of Protect Democracy, breaks down the signs that democracy is under attack in the U.S....

We’ve all said it at least once, “I hate politics,” and honestly, we get it. When it feels like Congress endlessly debates and makes no progress on the same issues, it’s natural to want to disengage with politics. But do you care about climate change? How about racial justice? Maybe you’re really passionate about education or women’s rights. These issues don’t...

Large majorities say the U.S. is going in the wrong direction, that they are falling behind economically and that political polarization will continue.

Populist parties and politicians lost support all over the world during the pandemic, a survey of more than half a million people has found.

President Joe Biden has expressed alarm about a “backward slide” of democracy around the globe at a virtual Summit for Democracy

Emily Lau, a former Democratic Party member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council, said some people fear they have lost important freedoms.

“People don’t really understand how serious the threat is,” says former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp

Our country is closer to a collapse of its democracy than most of us realize. The Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol suggests that an extreme prospect like a civil war may not be so far-fetched. So what will it take for America to avoid disaster? NBCLX’s Noah Pransky talked to four experts from different fields to get their...