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This form of government leaves power in the hands of a few: Oligarchies explained
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOfficially, our form of government in the U.S. is a representative democracy. This means citizens...
Column: When cost-benefit is the basis for whether to vote, democracy is threatened
The Herald-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn order for a representative democracy to work, it has long seemed to me we must learn to live with...
Untangling the deep and troubled roots of democracy can help define its future
Salon via Yahoo News· 10 months agoPainting of leaders presenting the Declaration of Independence; African Slave Trade Photo...
No more fast-tracking legislation. Kentuckians deserve participation in the lawmaking process.
The Courier Journal via Yahoo News· 6 months agoOur representative democracy rests on a basic principle: The people have a right to participate in...
Democracy is part of the American way. Why is the Republican Party ashamed of it? | Opinion
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoIs GOP ashamed of democracy? Webster’s Dictionary of 1828, often described as the first American dictionary and a useful reference to determine the meaning of words used by the framers of our ...
Every voice must have expression for democracy to work | GARY COSBY JR.
The Tuscaloosa News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA man named W.H. McKellar, writing in "The Rotarian" in 1939, said this: "Optimism laid down the...
Shellys: Warnings are clear about the fragile state of our democracy
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen thinking about American society today, there is no clear, easy path to follow. It is almost...
Justice Alito's abortion opinion puts America on a path toward further division | Opinion
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMany Americans may find it increasingly difficult to convince their international peers that the...
Reimagining democracy: Technology may negate need for Congress
United Press International via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe modern representative democracy was the best form of government that mid-18th-century technology...
Why the future of democracy could depend on your group chats
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 12 hours agoIs your social media group a budding democracy or someone's fiefdom? John Trumbull's painting,...