In late September, a dozen new students from Venezuela, some of the more than 15,000 asylum seekers bused to New York City by Texas Governor Greg Abbott, appeared at my child’s elementary school. At ...

The topic today is “Participatory Democracy”, which must be said from the onset is not a rhetorical concept — it either is or it isn’t. In simple terms, participatory democracy means the involvement ...

India. The United Kingdom. Brazil. The United States. The major headlines in these countries conveys "Democracy in peril," "Democratic backsliding," or "Populist threats to democracy." However, ...

Yet, the internet can play a role in transforming the representative democracy into a participatory democracy". He stressed the fact that deficiencies in the infrastructure, in the administrative ...

The organization “The General Strike” aspires to mobilize approximately 11 million people committed to coordinating a massive work stoppage. The magic number of 11 million equals 3.5 percent of the US ...

CT Mirror’s independent, nonprofit journalism depends on reader support. This is budget planning season for cities and towns all across Connecticut. From the largest cities like Bridgeport and ...

Elections have become nearly synonymous with democracy. We invest so much hope, energy, and money in elections and keep ending up with out-of-touch politicians, legislative gridlock, and violent ...

This guest column was written on behalf of the Black Nashville Assembly by Theeda Murphy of No Exceptions Prison Collective, Jamel Campbell-Gooch of Gideon's Army and Erica Perry of SONG Nashville.

Pundits' heads are spinning not knowing what Occupy Wall Street wants. They are surprised by the movement because it does not have any demands. The reason pundits are at a loss is simply that they are ...

Under our system, the authority to govern comes directly from the people. The United States Constitution famously begins with the words, “We the People . . . ordain and establish this Constitution.” ...