Democracy

Written by Walker McKnight (9 yo) Well here’s the fact. The way I want the future of America to be and how it actually is today are two very different universes. What America is good at is making or imagining a better place. …

There is no question that democracy is under attack In America and in countries around the world. We see it in Ukraine. We saw it in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. We see it in the efforts of many states to restrict voting rights, to ban books…

Based on a fresh report from NBC’s Allan Smith, several GOP insiders are saying the reason they’ve lost so many close and/or winnable elections in the Trump era is because....get this.....too many paid door-knockers lie and cheat on their reports: "The problems, six people said, are pitfalls of the right’s…

We are heading into the final chapter of the history of the autocrats, who we can now collectively label as a ‘Decline of Dictators’. Much like phrases like ‘A Murder of Crows’ or ‘A Conspiracy of Ravens’, “decline” works well for today’s autocrats. Dictators are in trouble. There are only…

Let’s Harness the Momentum of Minnesota’s New Policies — This article is a summary of recent laws that have come out of Minnesota in the past few months, as of today, June 1st, 2023. The recent legislation is an array of sweeping reforms impacting many aspects of daily life— from education to labor laws, from housing to health —…

He says so. I don’t doubt that he will try. — Of course, the left was destroyed a long time ago. Between Reagan, Clinton, and Thatcher, any left that remains in the either the UK or US is in name only. The role of the left was never the implementation of human rights — that used to be shared between both…

In an ever-evolving world where progress and innovation are the norm, outdated systems are inevitably replaced by newer and more advanced alternatives. However, despite the rapid advancements in technology and communication, democracy has remained relatively unchanged for centuries. The fundamental principles of democracy have remained largely the same since their…

According to Wikipedia By definition democracy is, “Democracy (from Ancient Greek: δημοκρατία, romanized: dēmokratía, dēmos ‘people’ and kratos ‘rule’) is a form of government in which the people have the authority to deliberate and decide legislation (“direct democracy”), or to choose governing officials to do so (“representative democracy”).” Our choice…

The ironically self-proclaimed Freedom Caucus, consisting of the most extreme, far-right faction, would rather burn down our country than attempt to do serious work. They have blocked any bill, no matter how much it helps the American people — from health care reform to infrastructure spending. The Freedom Caucus doesn’t…