The Phantom Menace, a veiled figure shadows all galactic happenings, exercising control over political systems and personal destinies.

As Supreme Chancellor Palpatine, Darth Sidious took control of the Star Wars galaxy in the precise way that Darth Bane once ...

Alexei Navalny is dead. And yet he lives. He lives to trouble Vladimir Putin, the authoritarian strongman of Russia who may ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he welcoms critism, calling it the "soul of democracy". PM Modi stressed the importance of constructive feedback for a strong democracy. He expressed concern that ...

He already has another film, Keeper, coming out later in 2025, but in a recent online Q & A, Perkins teased the desire to make a horror movie centered around Darth Vader. Someone needs to make ...

Minnesota’s GOP representatives in Washington aren’t sworn to the small businesses, working people, farmers or seniors in their district — just the Trump and Musk agenda.

It used to be common knowledge — not just among policymakers and economists but also high school students with a grasp of history — that tariffs are a terrible idea. The phrase “beggar thy ...

And that has resulted in the damaging and warping and siloing of us all, courtesy of many of the people I wrote about in my book Burn Book: A Tech Love Story ... of our democracy, it’s terrifying.

Ryan D. Enos is a professor of Government. Steven Levitsky is the David Rockefeller Professor of Latin American Studies and a professor of Government. Democracy is in greater peril today than at ...

By Edward Wong and Mattathias Schwartz The National Endowment for Democracy, a nonprofit that has had bipartisan support over decades for its work promoting democracy abroad, is suing the U.S ...

The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) has sued the Trump administration for cutting off funds for its democracy building overseas — the latest suit from a target of Elon Musk. The lawsuit ...

Ian McDiarmid almost didn't play Palpatine due to another actor's casting. McDiarmid's portrayal of Palpatine spans all Star Wars trilogies, solidifying his irreplaceable legacy. Lucas considered ...