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Direct Democracy Is Upending the GOP’s Radical Agenda
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe most common argument for raising the threshold to pass a citizen-led ballot initiative goes...
Direct democracy can force governments to better represent the people -- but it doesn't always work...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade has led to a push for citizens initiatives to...
How a South Dakota priest inspired 125 years of direct democracy — and the fight to preserve it
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThanks to a rabble-rousing, socialist priest, it’s a milestone year for direct democracy in the U.S....
Missouri’s ballot petitions legalized weed, expanded Medicaid. Kansans lack the power
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 7 months agoFor more than 100 years Missouri residents have exercised more direct control over their democracy...
China says it's running on a new version of democracy that doesn't rely on elections. Experts say...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoParty and state leaders Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Wang Huning and Han Zheng meet with representatives...
Political calculus aside, listen to petitioners
Nebraska Examiner via Yahoo News· 1 day agoEven though speech, religion, press and assembly usually claim top billing on the First Amendment marquee, the right to petition, to ask for a “redress...
The failed Ohio amendment reflects Republican efforts nationally to restrict direct democracy
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAfter Ohio voters repealed a law pushed by Republicans that would have limited unions' collective...
Untangling the deep and troubled roots of democracy can help define its future
Salon via Yahoo News· 9 months agoPainting of leaders presenting the Declaration of Independence; African Slave Trade Photo...
What Leaving Abortion Up to the States Really Means
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoCHINE NOUVELLE/SIPA/Newscom A funny thing happens when you leave abortion access up to each state: Voters start to show politicians how they actually...
Missouri Senate debates curbing direct democracy amid campaign for abortion rights vote
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 3 months ago“We’re gonna be here to try to uphold democracy in the state of Missouri,” said Sen. Doug Beck, a...