What is the difference between representative government and the government in ancient Athens? In a representative government, there is no institutional role for the assembled people. However: ...

A major source of that private debt for younger generations is student debt. Younger citizens use credit to finance a wide ...

While there remains room for improvement, particularly in increasing voter turnout, school boards nevertheless exemplify the ...

The original suit was brought by ballot committee Save AR Democracy and the League of Women Voters of Arkansas, which is in ...

The Nation’s justice correspondent previews the court’s coming term—and explains why it will never stand up to Trump.

Lawmakers want to prevent chatbots capable of human-like conversations from encouraging teens to hurt themselves or engaging ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — Two ballot titles that would strengthen direct democracy in Arkansas have been approved to begin collecting enough signatures to earn a spot on next year’s ballot, but they ...

Nearly 100 Illinois high schools are part of an initiative to strengthen civics education. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin went to their ...

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Once again, Republicans in the Missouri legislature have shown that they have no respect for the voters in Missouri, or democracy. An article in the News-Leader on Sept. 9 detailed how they are ...

NBA star Kyrie Irving, who Jones chastised for seemingly promoting alleged antisemitic literature, posted a series of ...

In 2025, state legislators have introduced 148 bills designed to curb direct democracy. At the same time that Congress and the Supreme Court are abdicating their powers to the president, voters’ ...