From 5-7 May, the Constitutional Court will hear two of the multiple challenges to the NHI Act. Sasha Stevenson, Executive Director of SECTION27, considers what will be on the line in these first ...

Wietse Van Ransbeeck is the CEO and Co-Founder of Go Vocal, on a mission to make democracy more inclusive, participatory, and responsive. The journey to building a strong digital democracy demands ...

Former first lady Michelle Obama spoke at the Culture of Democracy Summit on Monday, where she claimed that democracy in the U.S. is "fading." Obama made the remarks as part of the summit's keynote ...

On Nov. 5 and the weeks leading up to Election Day, La Plata County voters participated in our democracy making their voices heard through their vote – one method of participatory democracy. While ...

I’m glad to begin another year with you – one spent highlighting the work of MLive journalists and being transparent about how and why we do it. But it wouldn’t be Jan. 1 without a resolution. Or, in ...

Much has been written lately about “the state of our democracy in crisis.” We read the headlines and feel a rise in anxiety. But what does it actually mean? It means that the checks and balances that ...

This fall, the University of California, Santa Cruz will host the 2024 U.S. Elections Forum Series: Power, Politics, and Our Democracy, a six-part event series designed to foster open dialogue and ...

It has been over a decade since participatory democracy was introduced to the European Union, especially after the principle was enshrined in the Lisbon Treaty in 2009. While various initiative and ...

At a time when democratic backsliding is no longer an abstract warning but a lived reality across continents, feminist leaders are quietly — and often at personal risk — holding the line. From ...

As our democracy dims and hypocrisy corrodes the very institutions meant to protect us - the Presidency, Congress, and the Supreme Court - Americans across red, blue, and purple states are left ...

"Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country" is a phrase that originated as a typing exercise in the early 1900s. Like many things in our lives, it has more impact than just ...