Democracy Support Declines in the Americas
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Coalition of Burlington voters demands reminders, accountability and democracy contacts: People for Democracy – FaRied Munarsyah (802)272-8339People...
In 2019, residents of Evanston launched the Evanston Voter Initiative, a grassroots effort to give voters a direct voice in...
US President Joe Biden gestures after driving Hummer EV Image credit: Reuters In its recently released report on the state...
This story originally appeared in Common dreams on Nov 8, 2021. It is shared here with permission under a Creative...
Leach, a Republican from Iowa, served in the House of Representatives from 1977 to 2007. American political history can be...
The 1/6 uprising highlighted the fragility of American democracy. Its consequences offer an opportunity to strengthen democracy that we should...
On November 2, Colorado voters will have an important decision to make that not only cuts property taxes, but also...
Sometimes it seems like no one likes California direct democracy except the voters. Some lawmakers seem to resent it. In...
Sometimes it seems like no one likes California direct democracy except the voters.Some lawmakers seem to resent it. In the...
In summary Courts and the legislature should avoid challenges to referendum and initiative processes that would hamper the will of...
In our system, the power to govern comes directly from the people. The Constitution of the United States begins with...
by Matt Qvortrup | August 18, 2021 "When you take responsibility away from people, you make them irresponsible," proclaimed English...
Section 1, Article II of the Philippine Constitution states: âThe Philippines is a democratic and republican state. Sovereignty resides with...
The participatory budget has been practiced in Porto Alegre since 1989. Courtesy of Ricardo André Frantz / Wikimedia. by Joe...
Direct democracy will guide the future of Tulcea in Romania The city plans an online platform to submit and vote...
More than 25 states have initiative and referendum processes, where voters circulating petitions can place policy questions directly on the...
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney in Edmonton on February 25, 2021.JASON FRANSON / The Canadian PressAlberta is gearing up to give...
A citizen climate council met for the last time this weekend to finalize proposals for climate change laws aimed at...
Voters voted in Vista West on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 (Dan Cepeda, Oil City) CASPER, Wyoming. - Wyoming and the...
The violent occupation of the United States Capitol has shaken us. If there is no doubt that on January 20,...
The recently concluded district-level elections in Jammu and Kashmir could potentially trigger a tantalizing role reversal: the state handing power...
GraphicFriday July 24, 2020 On Tuesday, five council members did what many lawyers couldn't, agreeing that state law, not Boulder's...
Instead of simply begging their representatives to make things right, Americans can use the tools of direct democracy to support...
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Many Christian and political conservatives in the United States support legislation to deny sexual and gender minorities...
The Federal Palace in Bern, where the new Swiss parliament began to sit last week. Keystone / Peter Klaunzer The...
Political chaos in Britain - and the state of British politics is chaotic - may be the basis of two...
Populist parties across Europe often support direct democracy, for example through frequent referendums. Do their constituents also support these initiatives...
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch recently suggested that the Supreme Court need not address the issue of partisan gerrymandering because...
In the state's 107 years of existence, New Mexicans have only once used a referendum to repeal a law passed...
California State Capitol. (Kevin Sanders for California Globe) California has three forms of direct democracy and they are set forth...
California has just established a new governor and a new legislature. But our state is not governed so much by...
California voters will face 11 proposals in November, but the ballot could have taken longer. The supporters of three other...
"Nothing excessive". This motto, also known as "the golden mean", was displayed in the ancient sanctuary of Delphi. Such restraint...
Ezra Klein's "13 Reasons Washington Fails" is worth a read - and I say that as someone who certainly does...
I am in conflict with direct democracy. I want to stay in the tradition of the Californian progressives who, in...
There are living citizens of Britain who were born before mass representative democracy. Not all women had the right to...
Many Americans don't know that they don't live in a direct democracy. But with a little digital assistance, they could...
Advertising'When the legend becomes reality, print the legend' - ahead of the June 23 referendum on Britain's membership of the...
Is American democracy still "by the people, for the people?" According to recent research, this may not be the case....
Gay marriage advocates scored a big double victory in two cases decided by the Supreme Court on Wednesday. But one...
Sunday August 19, 2007, 12:35 a.m.Press Release: New Zealand Direct Democracy Party "Direct Democracy": Frequently Asked Questions(A publication of the...