A 1935 painting depicts the 1787 meeting that adopted the U.S. Constitution.
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Right from the very beginning of the nation, there have been rules that limit the ability of the people to choose their leaders.
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Extremists benefit when we use euphemisms that confer on them an air of legitimacy.
How people vote isn’t always reflected in how elections are decided.
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There are many ways bad mathematics interferes with our democracy. Assigning delegates is just one example.
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It’s been 35 years since Aotearoa New Zealand’s first private network brought real competition in the television news market. Yesterday Warner Bros Discovery announced an end to all that.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo (right) with Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto (left).
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Soeharto’s oligarchy, not Prabowo, is subverting Indonesia’s democracy
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When parliament blocked a radical MP from taking his seat in parliament, Burke warned that ignoring the people’s democratic will could have disastrous consequences.
New York City could be described as a news oasis – the city’s density and wealth mean there are many news outlets competing.
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The number of nonprofit news outlets is holding steady as they go out of business just as fast as they are founded.
A protester holds a placard reading ‘down with Ecowas’ during a rally in Bamako on 1 February 2024.
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Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso have much to lose if they cannot migrate to and from neighbouring countries in Ecowas.
The legacy of Alexei Navalny lives on.
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Alexei Navalny, a persistent thorn in the side of Russian President Vladimir Putin, died on Feb. 16, 2024, in prison, authorities said.
Billionaire media owners can’t change inhospitable market dynamics.
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How can an industry experiencing systemic failure get back on its feet?
Protesters in El Salvador declare ‘Yes to democracy. No to authoritarianism’ during a demonstration on Jan. 14, 2024.
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A survey of people across 24 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean found widespread concern over the economy and crime.
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Voter turnout, or the amount of people that turn up to vote in an election, is key to upholding democratic values. Does it matter on which day a country goes to the polls?
Like at this pro-PTI protest, the smoke has yet to clear following Pakistan’s election.
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The PTI, the party of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, won the most seats of any one party – but fell short of reaching the threshold for a majority government.
John Dewey was a proponent of active learning.
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Educational philosopher John Dewey saw America’s schools as a place for students from different backgrounds to learn from one another.
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Politicians often wheel out the phrase, but what does it really mean? We examined newspaper articles from before Federation to track how it was used.
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As the country prepares to go to the polls on February 14, will the low representation of women in parliament improve? Given the systemic barriers in place, probably not.
While mini-publics have been capitalized on by governments around the world, their potential has been overlooked by member-based organizations.
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Mini-publics, a type of participatory process, can help revitalize democracy in democratic member-based organizations.
Leaders of Ecowas at a meeting in Abuja, Nigeria on 10 December 2023.
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Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger announced their intention to leave Ecowas. This may be a pointer to a deeper crisis in the Sahel region.
Gearing up for the election.
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As many as 204 million Indonesians are registered to vote in what will be the world’s largest single-day election in 2024.
A Senegalese gendarme stands near burning tyres during a protest in Dakar on 29 May 2023.
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Senegal is considered west Africa’s most stable democracy because it has never suffered a coup d'etat. But all its former presidents have attempted to extend their tenure of office.